THE UP government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn 274 recovery notices to pay damages for destruction caused to public property during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in December 2019, which were issued prior to the enactment of a 2020 law laying down the recovery procedure — and that tribunals…Continue Reading

The Union government is looking to promote India’s medical facilities and infrastructure under a new ‘heal in India’ campaign, with plans to standardise processes and treatment packages for foreign nationals.The initiative is meant to reframe the industry to steer away from the connotations that come with the tag medical tourism, officials said.“When talking about medical…Continue Reading

The Journey: From Shackles and Chains to the White House, a new book by Donald B. Armstrong, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. This book offers a comprehensive and thorough account of the Black experience in America from the early 1600s to the present time. From the journey endured by kidnapped Africans to…Continue Reading

Kaylie’s Mountain Farm Adventures, a new book by Reneé Halay, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Written by a grandmother about her children and granddaughter, Kaylie’s Mountain Farm Adventures will capture your child’s imagination and place a smile on their face. Positive and uplifting, both parents and children alike will enjoy reading about…Continue Reading

A Stranger In Papa Ben’s Cabin, a new book by Michelle Tangen, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. When someone close to them vanishes, Arlington Maine Detectives Corey Banks and Sean McDonald travel to Vermont to investigate the disappearance. For both men, for two very different reasons, this case is personal. Though Corey…Continue Reading

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including an assault on the capital, as tensions spiked along the militarized border with attacks that the West called “false-flag” operations meant to establish a pretext for invasion.A humanitarian convoy was hit…Continue Reading

Image Kamila Valieva was confronted by her coach as she stepped off the ice on Thursday.Credit…Chang W. Lee/The New York Times The president of the International Olympic Committee on Friday called the treatment of a teenage Russian figure skater by her coaches “chilling” a day after the skater, Kamila Valieva, tumbled out of medal contention…Continue Reading

America’s biggest banks are being warned and prepped for a possible Russian cyberattack as tensions with Ukraine escalate. FOX Business has confirmed officials at JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other big money center banks had meetings this week with government officials to review tactics Russia could use, along with warnings on Russian cyber activity.Ticker…Continue Reading

The National Archives and Records Administration confirmed on Friday that it found classified material among the boxes of White House documents that former President Donald Trump improperly took to Mar-a-Lago.”NARA has identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes” that have been returned to the agency from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, Archivist David…Continue Reading

Six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia – will be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce their own mRNA vaccines from a scheme headed by the World Health Organization.The groundbreaking project aims to assist low- and middle-income countries in manufacturing mRNA vaccines at scale…Continue Reading