Politics
Thousands Descend On Barcelona For Reboot Of MWC Mobile Tech Show
The great and good of the mobile communications world have flocked to their annual jamboree in Barcelona, all armed with this year's musthave tech: a negative COVID19 test, an FFP2 face mask and a digital badge for contacttracing.
Cong MP A Revanth Reddy Appointed New Telangana PCC Chief, Azharuddin as Working President
The party chief also appointed five working presidents of the Telangana Congress, including former cricketer Mohd Azharuddin, and 10 senior vice presidents.
Business Highlights: Infrastructure Deal, Bank Stress Tests
President Joe Biden has announced a bipartisan agreement on a pareddown but still huge infrastructure plan. The agreement with a group of Republican and Democratic senators on Thursday would make a start on his top legislative priority and validate his ef...
Kentucky To Allow College Athletes To Earn Off Likeness
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing the state's college athletes including players on the nationally renowned Kentucky and Louisville men's basketball teams to make money through the use of their name, image or likenes...
BJP Trying To Grab Posts Of Zila, Kshetra Panchayat Chairpersons, Claims Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of using fear and greed to grab the posts of chairpersons of the zila and kshetra panchayats. In a statement issued here, Yadav said, "BJP is hell bent on insulting the public and...
Police Tear Gas Indigenous Protest For Land Rights In Brazil
Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of indigenous people protesting on Tuesday outside Brazil's Congress against a bill lawmakers were about to debate that would undermine recognition of protected reservation lands.
SC to Hear Pleas of CM Mamata Banerjee, Law Minister in Narada Case on Jun 25
At outset, Justice Saran said that the matters are fresh for the bench and they needed to go through the files before the hearing.
BJP Gets into Campaign Mode in UP With Focus on Free Vaccination, Twin Free Ration Schemes for Poor
A majority of the population in the state (which has a population of 24 crore) would now get covered by both the ration schemes.
Sena MLA Writes to Uddhav to 'Join Hands With BJP' So They 'Wont' be Harassed' by Central Agencies
Sarnaik, who represents Thane's Ovala-Majiwada constituency in the state Assembly, said that while the BJP and Shiv Sena are no longer allies, their leaders still have strong ties, which "we should make use of."
Arvind Kejriwal in Amritsar Tomorrow, May Recruit Former Head of Kotkapura SIT
The Punjab and Haryana high court had trashed the findings of that SIT and given a clean chit to Badals in the firing case, triggering a huge political crisis.
'Shiv Sena Too Can Go Solo in Future, But No Time for Politics Now': Uddhav's Rebuttal to Congress
Recently, the Congress in Maharashtra expressed a wish to contest the next Assembly elections in the state on its own and install a chief minister from the party.
As Dissent Brews In Punjab Congress, CM Amarinder Singh Allegedly Holds 'Secret' Meet to Avert Crisis
With the crisis far from over, the chief minister has now gone on an overdrive to reach out to the rebels.
Foam Containing 'Forever Chemicals' Used Against Plant Fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters and groundwater across the U.S., officials said Thursday.
Mayawati Aide Satish Chandra Mishra Behind BSP Crisis? Sacked MLAs Say Leader ‘Created Differences’
At least three of these MLAs whom News18 spoke to said they had no anger or issues with Mayawati but blamed Mishra for creating the gulf of misunderstanding between them and the party chief.
'Pilot Never Demanded Any Post': Rajasthan Rejig Delayed Again as Gehlot Cites Doc's Orders to Skip Meet
The panel appointed by Congress to sort out the differences between Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot are yet to come up with a solution.
A Divided Peru Waits For Next President As Vote Count Nears Completion
Peruvians were still waiting for their next president to be confirmed on Monday, more than a week after a polarizing runoff vote, with socialist Pedro Castillo clinging to a narrow lead that would tilt the country firmly to the left.