Jeff Mason MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday accused “angry mobs” of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against left-wing extremism. On a day when seven U.S. […]
Alistair Bell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months. The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, […]
India: Uttar Pradesh police charge Supriya Sharma, executive editor Scroll.in A lady Mala Devi lodged an FIR at Varanasi’s Ramnagar police station in Uttar Pradesh on June 13, alleging Ms Supriya Sharma misrepresented her interview in Domari village, Varanasi. Accordingly, local police charged Ms Sharma under section 501 and 269 of the IPC for allegedly […]
Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares extended gains for a sixth session and the Nifty crossed the 10,000 mark for the first time since March 13, as Asia’s third-largest economy gradually comes out of COVID-19 lockdowns and risk appetite picks up in global markets. The NSE Nifty 50 bluechip index .NSEI rose 1.32% to 10,110.55 […]
The Emmy-award winning director, who helmed two episodes of the Netflix hit ‘Never Have I Ever’ unpacks the show’s identity politics. By Ankur Pathak HUFFPOST INDIAA still from ‘Never Have I Ever’ Among the many things that director Kabir Akhtar did not anticipate about Never Have I Ever’s global success was the fact that it would be […]
The girl’s father, a daily wage labourer, has not had a job for over two months during the lockdown, according to reports. By Akshita Jain SIVARAM V / REUTERS Representative image. On Monday, as thousands of students in Kerala began attending virtual classes, a 14-year-old girl died by suicide in Malappuram district, allegedly over not having access to […]
Tamil Nadu’s reported cases breached the 1,000 mark for two consecutive days and Chennai accounted for a lion’s share. By Meryl Sebastian ARUN SANKAR VIA GETTY IMAGES A shopkeeper arranges a protective suit for sale on a mannequin at a garment shop after the government eased a nationwide lockdown, in Chennai on May 28, 2020. […]
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Kerala began the new academic year with online classes for students. Newsroom SCREENSHOT Kerala’s online classes on Victers channel At least 45 lakh students in Kerala began attending virtual classes organised by the state education department at the beginning of the new academic year on Monday in a bid to ensure that they do […]
The fracas around the TTD’s auction lays bare the contradictions between the ritual renunciation of wealth by shrine’s devotees and the staggering wealth and hardball political intrigue behind one of India’s most famous temple trusts. By Nikhila Henry UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad, TELANGANA […]
Saifullah Mir, who follows in the footsteps of Burhan Wani and Riyaz Naikoo, once repaired medical equipment and was conferred with a certificate of excellence for it. By Riyaz Wani BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT. Saifullah Mir, a 31-year-old Kashmiri, was appointed the chief operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen in May. SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir ― Clad […]
