WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the decision. In choosing Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion … Read more
Matt Hudson-Smith missed out by four-hundredths of a second on a first British gold in the men’s 400m since the flying Scotsman Eric Liddell in 1924, but a slew of silver medals keeps Britain neck-and-neck with France in the Olympic medal table. It was a lightning-quick affair at the Stade de France with both Quincy … Read more
Binary options trading presents a unique financial opportunity for investors to speculate on the direction of an asset, typically within a very short timeframe. This form of trading requires precision, as it hinges on whether an asset’s price will rise above or fall below a specific point at a predetermined time. Given its binary nature—yielding … Read more
Thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered across England and formed human shields to protect asylum centres after police warned of unrest from more than 100 far right-led rallies. Holding placards saying “refugees welcome” and “reject racism, try therapy”, people took to the streets in towns and cities nine days after the country was shaken by the … Read more
Hyderabad: Justice Surepalli Nanda of the Telangana High Court took on file a writ plea challenging imposition of penal charges of over Rs 1 crore on Radha Smelters Private Limited by Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd (TSPDCL). The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by the firm, which alleged that TSPDCL had imposed … Read more
Many elements of Irvine Welsh’s Crime are extremely old school. Its fashionably tailored lead, Ray Lennox, is a grizzled detective with substance abuse issues (played with brooding intensity by Dougray Scott). Mysterious characters from his past may be the key to solving the case. We meet corrupt, powerful figures, who have ties to a criminal … Read more
New Delhi/Paris: An entire nation’s hopes were crushed under the weight of 100 grams. With hours to go before her gold medal bout on Wednesday, Vinesh Phogat stood on the scale — for her 50 kg category bout, she was 100 gm overweight, leading to an automatic disqualification on perhaps the biggest day of her … Read more
Students are out in force on the streets of Dhaka, no longer protesting but working to put a city back together after the dramatic events of the past few days. After Monday’s resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, subsequent looting and pockets of violence meant the initial jubilation quickly turned to concern. There were … Read more
New Delhi/Dhaka: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh will take the oath on Thursday, Army Chief Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman said. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka on Wednesday, Gen. Zaman said the interim government is likely to be sworn in at 8 pm on Thursday and the advisory council may have 15 members. Meanwhile, … Read more
Robert Jenrick has been criticised by a rival for the Conservative leadership and Muslim parliamentarians for saying police should “immediately arrest” any protesters shouting “Allahu Akbar”, the Arabic phrase that means God is great. The former immigration minister was speaking on Sky News about the accusations that police have been treating far-right marches and violence … Read more