Month: July 2024

Bangladesh PM’s Office, Police Websites Hacked Amid Unrest Over Job Quota

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Bangladesh Unrest: Over 100 people have died in the protests over contentious civil service hiring rules. Dhaka: Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself “THE R3SISTANC3”. In identical messages on all three sites, “Operation HuntDown,…

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Nancy Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris as Democratic Party’s presidential candidate

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File picture of Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi, who has endorsed Kamala Harris | Photo Credit: AP Top Democratic leader and former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would…

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Centre Has Increased Its Budget For Welfare And Empowerment Of Women

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Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present budget today in parliament. New Delhi: The Indian government has increased its budget for the welfare and empowerment of women, marking a 218.8 per cent rise from FY14 to FY25. The surge underscores India’s commitment to transitioning from women’s development to women-led development, as highlighted…

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Internet Says Kamala Harris Is “Brat”, And Her Campaign Is Embracing It

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Joe Biden has supported Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place for November election. Washington: Kamala Harris is not yet the Democratic Party’s candidate for president but her status online is already clear: she is a meme. In the latest testament to her viral presence among Gen Z, British pop sensation Charli XCX name-checked…

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Israeli parliament approves bill to label U.N. relief agency UNRWA as a terror organisation

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A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinians a terrorist organisation and proposes to…

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US Ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Kamala Harris For US Presidential Polls

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US Presidential elections will be held in November this year (File) Former speaker of the US House of Representatives and leading Democratic Party figure Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday that she was backing Kamala Harris to replace President Joe Biden in the November election.  With immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future, I…

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‘No Proposal For Offshore T20I Series Against India’: Pakistan Cricket Board

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File image of India skipper Rohit Sharma and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday made it clear that it has made no proposal to play an offshore T20I series against India, and its current focus is on the smooth conduct of the Champions Trophy. There have been…

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Yemeni port still burning days after Israeli air strikes

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A satellite image of burning oil tanks in Yemen’s port of Hodeida on Sunday. AFP | Photo Credit: AFP Firefighting teams on Monday were struggling to contain a massive blaze at Yemen’s Hodeida port, days after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi targets damaged oil storage facilities and endangered aid ships in the harbour. Heavy…

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Experts Urge Centre To Remove 18% GST On Mental Health Services

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Lack of mental health professionals is crippling in India, an expert said. New Delhi: The government must remove or limit the 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on mental health services, and allocate resources strategically to help India become a mentally resilient society, experts said on the eve of the Union Budget presentation…

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Karnataka Cabinet Gives Nod To Resolutions Against NEET Exam, Delimitation

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The cabinet is also said to have cleared the ‘Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024’. Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet that met on Monday night under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has given its approval for adopting three resolutions, including one against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), PTI reported quoting official sources. The other two resolutions…

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