While hundreds of Afghans wait for an opportunity to flee their home country as soon as possible, more than 100 Afghans decided to return to the Taliban-controlled country. A total of 106 Afghan nationals who were stranded in India since Taliban took over Afghanistan decided to return to their home country on their free will.…Continue Reading
A political wrangle has erupted in Odisha over allegations of inadequate representation to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the reservation of seats for the upcoming three-tier Panchayat elections. Reports collated from various places in Bhadrak, Bargarh, and from Malkangiri to Mayurbhanj, voices of dissent against neglect to OBCs reservations in the draft list for Zilla…Continue Reading
Aditi Maheshwari, 21, from Rajasthan’s Chittaurgarh district, aspiring to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), became the British High Commissioner to India for a day by winning the ‘High Commissioner for the Day’ contest.The event is organised annually since 2017 to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the British High…Continue Reading
India and China on Sunday held the 13th round of Corps Commander talks at Moldo, on the Chinese side, for eight hours to resolve their border dispute in eastern Ladakh.Both the countries discussed Phase 3 of disengagement and also overall de-escalation along Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.Deliberations took place over remaining friction areas…Continue Reading
The craze for Kannada actor Yash is spreading like a wildfire across the country as well as overseas. Meanwhile, anticipation for his upcoming movie KGF Chapter 2 is mounting high with every passing day. Rocking Star Yash, who was earlier limited to the Kannada Film Industry (KFI) within the regional film spectrum, rose to fame…Continue Reading
MELBOURNE — Australia’s energy minister on Monday rejected a call from the lobby group for the country’s biggest companies to set stricter emissions limits on polluters but gave no indication what targets the government may announce ahead of UN climate talks this month.Prime Minister Scott Morrison is working on securing support from the Liberal party’s…Continue Reading
As September ended, the cryptocurrency markets recovered from the so-called “September curse” handsomely to hit a market capitalization of $2.32 trillion. The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been an integral part of this growth. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols grew more than 20%, from $113.5 billion on Sept. 28 to hit $137…Continue Reading
© Reuters. (Reuters) – Australia’s workplace watchdog said https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/news-and-media-releases/2021-media-releases/october-2021/20211011-cba-litigation-media-release it has sued the country’s largest lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia (OTC:) and its brokerage arm for not paying more than 7,000 workers around A$16.4 million ($12 million) in entitlements.The issues around unpaid entitlements date back to 2010 and were self-reported by CBA to the Fair…Continue Reading
Author of the article: Bloomberg News Kyunghee Park and Juliette Saly(Bloomberg) — Singapore is keen to work with Australia, New Zealand and Japan on quarantine-free travel as the city-state pushes on with its strategy of living with Covid, Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran said.“Certainly, Australia is a very important partner country for us. And there’s…Continue Reading
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Evergrande Group, with $305 billion in liabilities, is facing its biggest test yet in public debt markets as the distressed developer scrambles for funds ahead of what could be one…Continue Reading