Month: August 2024

Donald Trump’s Campaign Says Hit By Hackers, Blames “Foreign Sources”

August 10, 2024 admin

In 2016, a hack of Democratic National Committee emails exposed internal party data. (Representational) Washington: Donald Trump’s campaign said Saturday it had been hacked, blaming “foreign sources” for distributing internal communications and a dossier on running mate J.D. Vance. Trump’s campaign implied Iran was behind the move as news outlet Politico reported it had received…

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How will Sheikh Hasina’s exit impact India?

August 10, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi on June 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: A week after protests in Bangladesh boiled over, forcing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India, there’s little clarity about her future. While the Narendra Modi government has…

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Zelensky Acknowledges Army Operation In Russia’s Kursk Region For 1st Time

August 10, 2024 admin

Volodymyr Zelensky had previously stayed silent about the operation. (File) President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and said the operation was part of Kyiv’s drive to restore justice after Russia’s 2022 invasion. Russia said Ukrainian forces pushed into Kursk region last Tuesday…

World

Will the new Saudi law help migrant domestic workers?

August 10, 2024 admin

The story so far: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest recipients of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), will roll out a new domestic workers law in September. The six GCC states (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain) employ close to 5.5 million migrant domestic workers, and all of them…

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EAM Jaishankar inaugurates India-funded water and sanitation project in Maldives

August 10, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar is in Male on a three-day official visit from August 9-11 Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over a major water and sanitation project worth USD 110 million to the Maldives, funded by India. The project spans 28 islands. S Jaishankar, who is in Male on a three-day official visit…

Nation

Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh Dies At 93: Report

August 10, 2024 admin

K Natwar Singh was born in 1931 in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. (File) New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh passed away on Saturday night after prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 93. He breathed his last at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram near Delhi, where he had been admitted for the past…

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13-Year-Old Boy Kills Self After Being Scolded By Father In UP: Cops

August 10, 2024 admin

Police arrived at the scene on receiving information about the incident. (Representational) Saharanpur: A 13-year-old boy took his own life on Saturday after being scolded by his father in the Deoband area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain said Umar, a Class-5 student, was the son of Shamsher,…

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Turkey Unblocks Access To Instagram After 9 Days

August 10, 2024 admin

The platform had been blocked since the morning of August 2 (Representational) Istanbul: Turkey began unblocking Instagram Saturday evening after depriving access to millions of users for nine days. “Following our negotiations with representatives of Instagram, we will unblock access starting from 9:30 pm (1830 GMT) after they agreed to respond to our demands,” transport…

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India has a lot more scope to pursue progressive capitalism: Joseph Stiglitz

August 10, 2024 admin

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues in his new book The Road to Freedom: Economics And The Good Society that unregulated ‘free’ markets actually reduce economic opportunities for the majority and help individuals siphon wealth from the many to the few. In a video interview, he elaborates on his vision for an alternative approach. You…

Business

USA Win 4x400m Relay Gold In Paris Olympics 2024, Botswana Runners-Up

August 10, 2024 admin

Rai Benjamin in action as USA win 4x400m relay gold at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Rai Benjamin anchored the United States to victory in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s 4x400m relay in Paris on Saturday. Benjamin, the winner of the 400m hurdles gold, helped the US quartet also featuring Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood and Bryce Deadmon…

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