Adam Schiff | Photo Credit: AFP Representative Adam Schiff on July 17 became the most heavyweight Democrat so far to publicly urge U.S. President Joe Biden to step aside for another candidate to face Donald Trump. He called on his ally to “pass the torch.” Mr. Schiff, a key congressional powerbroker, praised Mr. Biden but…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the BJP headquarters in New Delhi and meet party workers on Thursday. According to ANI sources, PM Modi will reach party headquarters at 6 pm, where he will address and meet party workers at the office. According to the ANI report, sources also said that PM Modi…
An 18-year-old woman died after falling off the terrace of her residence while talking over the phone in Maharashtra`s Nagpur on Wednesday, police told PTI. As per the PTI report, the incident occurred in the Pratap Nagar police station area of the city this afternoon, they said. The deceased, identified as Mansi Abedwar, lived in a…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday informed that the first installment of the Ladki Bahin Yojana will be released during the Rakshabandhan festival next month. Fadnavis, along with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, was in Gadchiroli district for the foundation stone-laying ceremony for Surjagad Ispat Pvt. Ltd. After attending the event, Fadnavis noted that…
A laboratory assistant from a school in Latur district in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 400 from a woman who needed her sister`s school leaving certificate, an official told PTI on Wednesday. The woman had sought her sister`s school leaving certificate to help her avail of the benefit under…
Daily Quiz | On leaders who have survived assassination attempts Four decades ago, a bomb at Brighton Hotel nearly claimed the lives of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and other Ministers. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | This leader once alleged that the U.S. wanted to topple his government. He was the first…
Watch: How the elderly in China are feeling young again From dancing to doing pull-ups, more senior citizens in China are heading to parks to keep fit. According to studies, by 2050, China is projected to be “super-aged”, where the population of people above 65 years is more than 20% of the total population. According…
North and South Korea began removing mines at two sites inside their heavily fortified border on October 1, 2018, as part of their deals to ease decades-long military tensions. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korean landmines could be swept into South Korea by flooding, South Korea’s military warned on July 17, after the North…
The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) will hold the `Aarakshan Bachao Janyatra` on the reservation issue in parts of Maharashtra from July 25, party chief Prakash Ambedkar said, reported news agency PTI. Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Ambedkar demanded that the Kunbi caste certificates issued without the people applying for it be cancelled and political parties…
U.S. former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on at the conclusion of the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP As questions swirl over how a would-be assassin managed to get anywhere near Donald Trump,…
