Monthly Archives: November 2024
A building housing the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) branch office stands behind a Chinese national flag in Beijing January 24, 2014. — Reuters BEIJING: China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.40 trillion) debt package on Friday to ease local government financing strains and stabilise flagging economic growth, as it faces fresh pressure from the re-election of Donald […]
Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with US President-elect Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. — Reuters ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan sought to reset Turkiye’s strained ties with the United States by inviting President-elect Donald Trump to visit, and said Trump […]
Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul Over 1.5 years after their wedding, Indian cricketer KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty surprised their fans and well-wishers by announcing their pregnancy. The celebrity couple took to social media where they posted a special picture with the text “Our beautiful blessing is coming soon. 2025.” In just a […]
India’s forex reserves decline for fifth week (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell for the fifth consecutive week after reaching an all-time high last month.In the week ending November 1, forex reserves declined by $2.675 billion to $682.130 billion, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on […]
The BJP-RSS combine and Sangh Parivar have consistently stirred controversy through their efforts to “reform” India’s education system, which they claim bears “Leftist” and “Western” influences. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat repeatedly stressed on the “need” to transform education to reflect “Bharatiya” (Indian) values, which he claims current curricula, shaped by “foreign” ideologies, lack. Evidently, the […]
Last Updated:November 08, 2024, 19:32 IST Alia Bhatt’s Diwali attire was filled with light, love and warmth. Alia Bhatt opted for a stunning re-ceremonial saree. Though Diwali may be over, stunning photos and videos of our favourite celebrities continue to pour in. From intricate lehengas to stylish Indo-Western ensembles, Bollywood actresses set the festive fashion […]
He was 18 years old, homeless and living in the woods when a South Carolina deputy arrested Brian Gilbert for stealing food from a supermarket deli. Gilbert said he didn’t have a direction in life, missing more school than he attended and sleeping in a tent behind a shopping center in the Midlands region. A […]
Jharkhand is heading for a polarised Assembly election, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raising the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration and vowing to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), and the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) banking on its tribal leadership and its demand for a separate code for the Sarna tribal religion to gain […]
The 2024-25 NHL season turned one month old this week. That’s too small of a sample to draw too many conclusions, right? Forget it. For this edition of the Power Rankings, we’ll be taking a look at the preseason over/under point total futures from ESPN BET compared to each team’s current points pace. Which teams […]
A ban on baby milk price promotions should be overturned to stop parents “paying over the odds” for formula, a government watchdog has suggested. The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) interim report on baby milk formula said the market needed a shake-up to help parents struggling to afford it. Recommendations included the government issuing NHS-branded […]