The officials on Sunday said that a Jammu and Kashmir cloudburst in Ganderbal district has damaged a road, leading to the closing of the arterial Srinagar-Leh national highway, reported news agency PTI. “The traffic on Srinagar-Leh road has been suspended till further notice due to road damage at Kacherwan in Ganderbal district,” an official of…
India needs a comprehensive policy solution to mushrooming coaching institutes, the Congress said on Saturday and called for a revision of syllabi, more resources for all exam-takers and investments in the quality of education. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said data shows that GST collections from coaching institutes have risen rapidly between 2019…
A rescue operation underway after a landslide, in Wayanad. | Photo Credit: PTI Gandhi-King foundation plan runs into FCRA hurdles Four years after then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, U.S. and Indian officials are trying to overcome the hurdles posed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which has held up funding…
Middle East tensions soared on August 3 as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war. Israel’s ally the United States said it would move warships and fighter jets to the region, while Western governments called on their citizens to…
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally held with Republican vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants…
Evan Gershkovich. Illustration. Sreejith R. Kumar Evan Gershkovich was on a reporting assignment in Yekaterinburg, some 1,400 km off Moscow, when Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) picked him up from a local bistro on March 29, 2023. The press accreditation by the Russian Foreign Ministry notwithstanding, the FSB slapped espionage charges against the 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter and…
Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital on August 3, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. Authorities have declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of last Sunday’s election but have yet to produce voting…
People participate in a protest march against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called an emergency meeting with university vice-chancellors and college principals on Saturday…
The Indian Meteorological Department(IMD), in its latest weather updates, issued a red alert for Pune and Satara districts with prediction of heavy to very rainfall till August 4. As per an official statement, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has asked the administration to be on high alert and take all necessary safety measures to protect…
People gather as an ambulance carries the mortal remains of an unidentified woman killed in an explosion at the Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, August 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS An al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing at least 32 people and wounding scores more,…
