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BJP nervous as Eknath Shinde fails to rein in Sena MLAs

India, July 13 -- It's an image that's hard to unsee - Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, clad in a vest, a towel around his waist, forcing a canteen employee to sniff stale food before punc... Read More


CBSL's Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will launch the 'Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week' from tomorrow (14). Accordingly, the 'National Awareness Week' launch by the Financia... Read More


Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Ujjwal Nikam, among four members nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Murmu

New Delhi, July 13 -- President Droupadi Murmu nominated four members to the Rajya Sabha. The list of these nominated members was released in a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs late... Read More


'Exam-based education system is flawed and needs change': PM Harini

Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the current perspective on education is extremely narrow, and that the practice of evaluating education solely based on exam res... Read More


Odisha student self-immolation case: NCW seeks "fair, timebound" probe

Balasore, July 13 -- The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday said it has taken suo-motu cognisance of a "deeply disturbing" report from Odisha where a college student in Balasore attempted t... Read More


TCS salary hike: IT major says wage hikes to 6 lakh employees a 'priority'. Here's what CFO says

TCS salary hike, July 13 -- India's largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has said that their 'priority' focus is delivering wage hikes for its over 6 lakh workforce. "My priority is g... Read More


Bart Nnaji: An alchemist at 69, By C Don Adinuba

Nigeria, July 13 -- On Tuesday, 1 July, while travelling with him from Enugu to Aba, his phone kept on ringing endlessly. Typical of him, Bart Nnaji took every call and addressed each caller patiently... Read More


Roundabout: An encounter with Amitoj, the poet who was forgotten

India, July 13 -- Scrolling down Facebook on a lazy afternoon, the gaze is suddenly arrested by a face so well known and well remembered in a profile picture. How could it be? It is the picture of the... Read More


Trump Butler assassination attempt: Secret Service knew of threat 10 days before rally, failed to act, GAO report

New Delhi, July 13 -- Ten days before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, senior Secret Service officials were briefed on a classified threat to the then former Presid... Read More


Amit Shah congratulates Shringla, Nikam, Sadanandan Master, and Meenakshi Jain on Rajya Sabha nominations

New Delhi, July 13 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, eminent public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, veteran social worker C. Sadanandan... Read More