Defence Minister Peter Dutton has compared the rise of China to Nazi Germany in the 1930s saying that the world is “grappling with a regional environment far more complex and far less predictable than at any time since the Second World War,” a media report said on Wednesday. The activities and rhetoric of Chinese officials had grown […]
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Biggest recruitment drive in TCS: Check eligibility
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services company, has launched its biggest recruitment drive for women professions seeking a new job opportunity. In a statement, TCS said that the new programme to hire women professionals named Rebegin is an opportunity for talented experienced women professionals to inspire, reinvent and […]
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‘Maidaan’ director, reveals how Ajay Devgn has prepared himself
Amit Sharma’s Maidaan honours the legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. The biopic sees Ajay Devgn stepping into Rahim’s shoes for the biopic. “There is no legend in the field of football to equal Syed Abdul Rahim. Ajay sir prepared for the part from scratch—right from training in football to the Hyderabadi […]
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Coinbase calls out SEC after threat to sue over cryptocurrency lending product
Coinbase slammed the US Securities and Exchange Commission late Tuesday after saying the cryptocurrency exchange had received a warning from the regulator over its upcoming Lend program. In a series of tweets, CEO Brian Armstrong accused the SEC of “really sketchy behavior” and “creating an unfair market.” Coinbase disclosed in a blog post Tuesday […]
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Amazon-Future-Reliance case: SC stays proceedings before Delhi HC
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed all the proceedings before the Delhi High Court relating to the Amazon-Future-Reliance case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked all statutory authorities including National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Competition Commission of India (CCI) not to pass […]
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PM Modi hosts Indian paralympic contingent at his residence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the indomitable spirit and willpower of the Indian contingent, who won laurels for the country in the Tokyo Paralympics. PM Modi said the performance of players is praiseworthy in light of the insurmountable odds that the para-athletes have overcome in their lives. PM […]
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US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands
The US Navy sailed a warship near the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign vessels to give notice before entering waters it claims, local media reported. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold “engaged in ‘normal operations’ within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef” in the Spratly […]
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Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi meets 76th UNGA President-elect, discusses various issues
Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday met Abdulla Shahid, President-elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and discussed issues like COVID-19 vaccines, gender, youth, human rights and environment. Taking on Twitter, Lekhi said, “Met President-elect of the 76th UNGA […]
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Haryana govt is symbol of atrocity against farmers: Harish Rawat
Lending support to farmers’ agitation in Karnal and condemning the lathi-charge against the farmers last month, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Thursday said that the Haryana government has become a “symbol of atrocity” against farmers. Rawat said that the whole country supports farmers’ demands and the three farm laws enacted by the Centre have no moral standing. […]
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Taliban’s new govt will upset India, China, Iran
A week ago, anxious Afghans and credulous Biden administration officials were trying to take comfort in reports that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar would head the Taliban’s new government in Kabul. It seemed like the least bad option. As leader of the group’s political wing, Baradar had been the Taliban’s chief […]
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India is prepared to defend its unity, integrity, sovereignty: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the country is prepared to defend its unity, integrity and sovereignty and is capable to deal with any challenges. While inaugurating an emergency landing field on the national highway in Rajasthan’s Jalore, Singh said: “Having an emergency landing field so close […]
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Everything You Need to Know Going into ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings’
Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings arrives in theaters, and with its release, we see the origin story of a brand-new Marvel hero. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings follows Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web […]
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Taliban’s engagement with global bodies will depend on ensuring of women’s rights, says UN official
The Taliban’s engagement with global bodies will depend upon ensuring that women’s rights are secured in Afghanistan. Mohammad Naciri, UN Women Regional Director for the Asia Pacific said, “Women’s rights must be the litmus test for our collective engagement with the Taliban,” reported Pajhwok Afghan News. Afghan women have spent 20 years reclaiming […]
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Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar District Magistrate instructs employees to follow dress code in office
District Magistrate of Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) Vineet Kumar on Wednesday issued an order to all the district level officers and employees to follow a dress code in the office. The order came after noticing an inappropriate dress code followed by employees in the office, especially in front of higher officials. The District […]
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Xi Jinping warns China’s tycoons of income gap, tells them to share wealth
China’s President Xi Jinping has put China’s tycoons on notice that it is time for them to share more wealth with the rest of the country. Chris Buckley, Alexandra Stevenson, and Cao Li, writing in The New York Times (NYT) said that as Xi prepares for a likely third term, he is promising […]