DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yunus landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International … Read more
Paris: Some of the world’s top athletes from the Olympics and Paralympics have shared their favorite warmup tracks, revealing what gets them pumped before a crucial game, meet or match. The results range from The O’Jays to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Drake, spanning genres and eras — all of which can be found … Read more
There are strong indications that the Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, secretly helped create, and encourage, anti-government protests in Bangladesh, supporting efforts to remove Hasina from power. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and left the country to ensure her safety. After her departure, social media in Pakistan was filled with celebrations over … Read more
Childish truculence is writ all over the Narendra Modi-led new minority government’s reaction that the water leaking in the grand lobby of the new Parliament building was a minor matter, a “so what, huh!” event. For the far bigger and more politically consequential matter of the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe sub-categorisation by state governments, … Read more
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha, replying to a discussion on the Finance Bill 2024 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 07 2024 | 11:19 PM IST The new amendments to the Finance Bill 2024 would not impose any additional tax burden concerning the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on … Read more
Dhaka: A key organizer of Bangladesh’s student protests Tuesday called for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus to be named as the head of a new interim government, a day after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country after weeks of deadly unrest. Nahid Islam, the organizer, in a video post in … Read more
Suva [Fiji]: President Droupadi Murmu expressed India’s readiness to partner with Fiji to build a stronger, resilient and prosperous nation. She stressed that India and Fiji must work together to unlock the full potential in partnership for the mutual benefit of the people of the two nations. Addressing the leaders in the Fijian Parliament, President … Read more
WASHINGTON: A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a … Read more
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
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