Month: July 2024

Biden Cancels Another $1.2 Billion In Student Debt As Presidential Vote Nears

July 18, 2024 admin

Last month, Joe Biden cancelled debt owed by 160,000 people (File) Washington: US President Joe Biden said Thursday he was extending his student loan forgiveness program by canceling the loans of an additional 35,000 Americans as he seeks reelection. The latest move – amounting to $1.2 billion in student debt – brings to 4.76 million…

World

32 Dead In Bangladesh Unrest, Protesters Set Fire To State TV Headquarters

July 18, 2024 admin

Anti-quota protesters clash with the police in Dhaka Dhaka: Bangladeshi students set fire to the country’s state broadcaster on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people. Hundreds of protesters demanding reform of civil service hiring rules fought back…

World

India vs Pakistan: Players To Watch Out For In Upcoming Women’s Asia Cup Clash

July 18, 2024 admin

The first day of the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup on July 19 will see the big clash between India and Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium. India come in as the defending champions and have won the tournament seven times. They also have an 11-3 lead over Pakistan in women’s T20I…

Sports

Nepal’s future is ‘bright’: Newly-appointed PM Oli

July 18, 2024 admin

Newly elected Prime Minister K.P. Oli is being sworn in by President Ram Prasad Poudel, unseen, at the Presidential residence in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Newly-appointed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on July 18 said that Nepal’s future is “bright”, but its current scenario needs to be changed, amidst…

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Delhi Court Refers BRS leader K Kavitha To AIIMS For Medical Check-Up

July 18, 2024 admin

K Kavitha was arrested in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case on March 15 (File) New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday referred BRS leader K Kavitha, lodged in Tihar jail in two cases related to the alleged excise scam, to AIIMS for a medical check-up. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC was taken…

Nation

Indian Fintech Sector To Reach $420 Billion By 2029: Digital Payments Body

July 18, 2024 admin

The Indian fintech industry is projected to reach $420 billion by 2029. (Representational) New Delhi: The Indian fintech industry is projected to reach $420 billion by 2029, at a cumulative annual growth rate of 31 per cent from around $110 billion this year, Ajay Kumar Choudhary, non-executive chairman and independent director, the National Payments Corporation…

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Fix Your FASTag On Windshield Else Pay Double. See New SOPs

July 18, 2024 admin

The Centre has issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). New Delhi: To deter users from deliberately not fixing FASTag on the windscreen of the vehicle, the National Highways Authority of India has issued guidelines to collect double toll fees from such users. The Centre said deliberate non-affixation of FASTag on the windscreen leads to…

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Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Supershoes’ have changed running but do they confer unfair advantages?

July 18, 2024 admin

Sha’Carri Richardson wins a heat women’s 100-meter run as her shoe appears to come untied during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Friday, June 21, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. | Photo Credit: AP On the face of it, competitive distance running appears not to have changed much since the Olympic Games were revived…

Science

Historic Debut: Kavin Quintal Becomes 1st Indian Rider At World Superbike Championships

July 18, 2024 admin

Indian rider Kavin Quintal is all set to make a historic debut at the World SBK SSP300 competitions, becoming the first Indian rider to participate in a World Superbike Championship. “Thanks to the opportunity provided by the Irish team, ‘Team#109 ‘ and its management company, Gaman Racing Global Service, Kavin’s entry is accepted…

Sports

I Am Going All-Out To Win Gold In Paris: PV Sindhu

July 18, 2024 admin

Badminton ace PV Sindhu says she is “going all-out” in her quest to become the first Indian to win an unprecedented third individual Olympic medal in Paris, drawing on her experience from a successful past. Sindhu stands on the brink of history as she pursues the gold medal in the upcoming Games, having…

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