July 21, 2024 4:56 PM

views 63

Bangladesh Supreme Court scraps most jobs quota that sparked violent protests

Bangladesh Supreme Court scrapped most of the quota in the government jobs that sparked countrywide clashes between police and university students claiming over 100 lives. With the Top Court's ruling, just 5 per cent of civil service jobs instead of 30 per cent would remain for the relatives of war ...

July 21, 2024 7:39 PM

views 185

Nepal PM K.P Sharma Oli secures trust vote with two-thirds majority

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has secured a vote of confidence with a two-thirds majority from the House of Representatives (HoR). A total of 188 out of 263 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) present in the meeting voted for the proposal on the vote of confidence to the government presente...

July 21, 2024 4:06 PM

views 59

Japan sees highest number of bankruptcies since 2014  

In Japan, corporate bankruptcies surged 22 percent in the first half of the year due to rising costs, labor shortages, and waning financial support. According to a recent survey by a credit research company, the total number of bankruptcies from January to June came to 4,887, the highest since 2014....

July 21, 2024 9:24 PM

views 76

Women’s T20 Asia Cup: India beat UAE by 78 runs in Sri Lanka

In the Women's Asia Cup T20 Cricket, India secured a comfortable 78-run victory over UAE in Dambulla, Sri Lanka on Sunday. With this victory, India all but guaranteed themselves a semi-final spot. Put in to bat after UAE won the toss, India scored 201 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. C...

July 21, 2024 2:25 PM

views 23

Parliament’s Budget Session: Government Seeks Cooperation at All-Party Meeting

Government today convened an all-party meeting ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament in Delhi. During the meeting, the government sought cooperation from all political parties to ensure the smooth functioning of both the Houses of Parliament. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ra...

July 21, 2024 2:26 PM

views 19

PM Modi to inaugurate World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi this evening

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi at 7 PM today. Mr Modi will also address the gathering on the occasion. India is hosting the World Heritage Committee Meeting for the first time which will continue till the ...

July 21, 2024 2:16 PM

views 33

Heavy Rainfall Forecast for Konkan, Goa, and Central India, Says IMD

India Meteorological Department has forecast fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over West, Central, East and South Peninsular India during next five days. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is very likely over Gujarat from today till ...

July 21, 2024 2:15 PM

views 60

PM Modi Lauds India’s Best-Ever Performance in International Math Olympiad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed pride that India has come fourth in its best-ever performance in the International Maths Olympiad. In a social media post, Mr Modi said the contingent has brought home four Gold and one Silver Medal. He stated that this feat will inspire several other young...