Yearly Archives: 2024
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed back Friday against Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s suggestion that the governor’s weakness at the top of the ticket in the Empire State cost Democrats the House. “I’ll tell you this, no governor in the history of the state of New York has worked harder to elect members of […]
Dreame has unveiled a slew of robotic and smart vacuum cleaners in India. The new lineup includes three robot vacuum and mop combo — Dreame L10 Prime, Dreame D10 Plus Gen 2, and D9 Max Gen 2. The Dreame D10 Plus Gen 2 and D9 Max Gen 2 offer 6,000Pa suction power, while the Dreame L10 Prime […]
Democratic kingmaker Nancy Pelosi has come to be pegged as the chief force behind President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from his reelection campaign — a claim that she refuses to dignify much. While Pelosi no longer wields the Speaker’s gavel, its absence hasn’t done much to stifle her power within the party. She’s […]
Sea lions congregate at San Carlos Beach while local authorities decided to temporarily close the beach due to the large crowd of these marine mammals in Monterey, California, US, August 22, 2024. —Reuters MONTEREY: Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to close the area […]
A slogan spray-painted on a gate to mark the recent anti-government protest that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka University area, August 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI On August 19, professor Abdul Bashir, the dean of the Faculty of Arts at Dhaka University, was forced to resign by a group of students. […]
WATCH | Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed in conversation with former Union Minister of Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan The veteran politician argues that the new Bill is a thinly veiled attempt to wrest control of Muslim religious endowments. | Video Credit: Interview by Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed; Camera: Rabi Debnath; Editing by Samson Ronald K.; Produced by: […]
Last night at the Democratic National Convention, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders urged Americans to support Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the presidency. Simple enough? Well, maybe not. Any astute observer knows that Sanders has a notoriously testy relationship with the Democratic establishment. And he’s been sparing in his words of praise for Harris’ campaign […]
Deals 20 August 2024, 8:36 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that India’s antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights. It is the biggest setback so far to the planned Disney-Reliance merger, which […]
Business & Finance 20 August 2024, 8:33 pm 1 minute Reuters was first to report on State Street’s partnership with Swiss crypto company Taurus to offer new digital asset services, including turning real-world assets into tradeable tokens, to tap growing institutional demand for such investments. Through the partnership, State Street, which provides crypto fund administration […]
Business & FinanceEconomy 19 August 2024, 8:25 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Japan’s national and Tokyo governments are seeking a 700 billion yen ($4.7 billion) valuation for Tokyo Metro as they prepare to list the subway operator as early as October-end, in what would be the nation’s biggest IPO in roughly six years. The […]