Bangladesh after the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is reminiscent of a carnival on the morning after. The revellers are now left with the remains of the night. Will they be able to sweep away yesterday and start anew? The indications so far are not encouraging. The obsession, as in the case of most … Read more
Getty Images France’s new prime minister has had a long career in politics, but Michel Barnier is best known even in his native France as the EU’s chief negotiator in the Brexit years. His task was to represent the European Union during talks with the UK government. Born in the mountainous Savoie region in south-east … Read more
In an era where sustainability is increasingly shaping the fashion industry, lotus fibres are emerging as a remarkable solution, blending age-old traditions with contemporary design. These fibres, once primarily used in Southeast Asian textiles, are making a notable comeback, transforming into modern fashion staples like sarees, kaftans, and scarves. The result is a unique fusion … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Sep 05 2024 | 10:30 PM IST Country-wide cleanliness campaign Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), launched a decade back, contributed to preventing deaths of 60,000-70,000 infants and children under five annually from 2014 to 2020, according to a study in an international peer-reviewed scientific journal. The research paper … Read more
He calmly but firmly negotiated the UK’s departure from the EU after years of British squabbling over Brexit, and he prefers consensus to political punch-ups. But Michel Barnier faces his toughest challenge yet as France’s new prime minister amid the country’s biggest political crisis in decades. The discreet rightwinger, 73, known for his sensible anoraks, … Read more
The sound of silence. After more than a decade of Tory governments, many of us had become inured to the chaos. We had come to think of dysfunction as routine. Incompetence, stupidity, corruption, narcissism were a steady background noise. Just a normal working week. So it’s come as something of a surprise to find that … Read more
Sahara India Pariwar | Credit: Company website 5 min read Last Updated : Sep 05 2024 | 11:20 PM IST The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Sahara Group to deposit Rs 1,000 crore in a separate escrow account within 15 days and allowed it to enter into a joint venture for developing its land … Read more
The federal judge presiding in Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution over alleged 2020 election meddling said she would not let his presidential campaign or the election affect how and when the case should proceed. The US district judge, Tanya Chutkan, held a crucial hearing in Washington DC on Thursday to listen to arguments from the prosecution … Read more
Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s only surviving son, will plead guilty in a federal tax avoidance trial that began in Los Angeles on Thursday, a last-minute maneuver that appeared to catch prosecutors by surprise. Abbe Lowell, a defense attorney, told the judge in the case about Hunter Biden’s plans to change his previous plea of not … Read more
BBC 17-year-old Jordan DeMay killed himself after being targeted by the Ogoshis Two brothers from Nigeria who targeted a 17-year-old in a sextortion scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in jail in the US. The Ogoshi brothers, from Lagos, lured Jordan DeMay into sending them explicit images by pretending to be … Read more