The elections for the Mayor of Odisha’s Smart Capital City has been long overdue. Here is a reality check on the performance of the BMC when the top civic body of the State has been ranked at 25th nationally in the Municipal Index 2021.As per the Municipal Performance Index 2021, Bhubaneswar with a score of…Continue Reading
Picture of a Russian armoured vehicle in Ukraine. — AFPBulk of Russian ground forces outside Kyiv, says UKUkraine says humanitarian corridors threatenedEU to impose new sanctions on RussiaLVIV: Ukraine accused Russian forces on Saturday of killing seven civilians in an attack on women and children trying to flee fighting near Kyiv, and France said Russian…Continue Reading
Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an international conference in Islamabad, Pakistan February 17, 2020 (left) and Pakistan’s star cricketer Shahid Afridi. — Reuters/Wikipedia/FileShahid Afridi says PM Imran Khan should have come into power with proper homework.”There are good and bad people in both the Opposition and the government.”Afridi does not rule out joining politics;…Continue Reading
Supermodel Hailey Bieber was ‘hospitalised’ near Palm Springs, California a few days ago following ‘brain-related medical emergency’, according to reports.The 25-year-old model, who is wife of Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, was admitted to a hospital after suffering a ‘medical emergency’ related to her movement, according to TMZ.In an update posted later in the day, Hailey…Continue Reading
A child receives a polio vaccination during an anti-polio campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 1, 2015. — ReutersHealth workers killed in separate attacks northern province of Kunduz.”The arrested men have confessed to their crime,” police says.Police blame National Resistance Front for attacks on health workers.KUNDUZ: Two suspects have been arrested in Afghanistan in…Continue Reading
A representational image of a person standing behind bars. — AFPThe number dwarfs 67 executions reported there in all of 2021 and 27 in 2020.Saudi Arabia denies accusations of human rights abuses and says it protects its national security through its laws.The state SPA news agency said the accused were provided with the right to…Continue Reading
National “I’m a firm believer that . . . if kids see that books can be funny and silly, they’ll hang around long enough to see all the other cool things that books can be.” Toby Price with his wife, Leah. Toby Price By Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post March 12, 2022 | 12:59 PM When…Continue Reading
National There is no evidence to support the claims, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department have all unequivocally denied. By Linda Qiu, New York Times Service March 11, 2022 WASHINGTON — Prominent social media users and conservative voices have amplified a baseless theory promoted by Russian…Continue Reading
National “We’re beginning to hear from employees, in particular young employees who are — believe it or not — concerned.” Translating opportunities for networking, mentoring and advancement to the virtual world isn’t easy. (Gracia Lam/The New York Times) By Corinne Purtill, New York Times Service March 10, 2022 During his internship at a major bank…Continue Reading
The prospect of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States seemed, until recently, to have ended with the Cold War. Threats by Russian President Vladimir Putin to use the weapons to keep NATO out of the Ukraine conflict have revived those decades-old fears. The threats come amid the fraying of nuclear arms control…Continue Reading
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