Hasina’s hubris

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Judicial delays: An economic burden

Premium Illustration: Binay Sinha 6 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:36 PM IST The Chief Justice of India has done well to identify delays in case resolution as denial of justice.  Judicial delays are a problem in other countries as well, but India is probably among the worst globally.  According to […]

EAM Jaishankar assures to facilitate Indian, Sri Lankan fishermen meet

The delegation sought a permanent resolution to the recurring attacks on the Indian fishermen. | File Photo: PTI 2 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:33 PM IST External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday assured a delegation of Tamil Nadu fishermen that a meeting between the fishing communities of India […]

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to begin his two-day Ayodhya visit on Tuesday

The chief minister will also meet BJP office bearers at the Circuit House. | Photo: PTI 1 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:33 PM IST Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will begin his two-day visit to Ayodhya on Tuesday, according to an official statement. Adityanath is scheduled to […]

No quick fixes for India’s jobs crisis

5 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:29 PM IST After dismissing all adverse reports on employment for a long time, the government finally acknowledged, in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget speech, that it has an unemployment problem. The issue of job creation and unemployment also received plenty of attention […]

Govt reconstitutes NIPCCD’s Executive Council, General Body after 5 decades

NIPCCD, an autonomous organization under the WCD Ministry, was initially established in 1966. | Source : https://nipccd.nic.in/ 1 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:29 PM IST The Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Monday it has reconstituted the Executive Council and General Body of the National Institute of […]

Anatomy of a massacre

The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the Old Ottoman World Author: Eugene Rogan Publisher: Allen Lane Pages: 400 Price:  Rs 1,999 The Ottoman Empire endured from the 14th to the 20th century covering a vast area including West Asia and North Africa, the Balkans and some […]

US service sector rebounds in July, employment market also recovers

Representational image (Source/Unsplash) 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 10:26 PM IST US services sector activity rebounded from a four-year low in July amid a bounce back in new orders and the first increase in employment in six months, which could help to quash fears of a recession that have […]

Sheikh Hasina Flees, Bangladesh President Orders Ex PM Khaleda Zia’s Release

Khaleda Zia, 78, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for corruption in 2018. (File) Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and the military took power. The president’s press team said in a […]