India as world’s largest book market gains global attention at New Delhi World Book Fair 2024
On Day 3, the two-day dynamic event commenced with an inauguration ceremony with an esteemed dais of Directors, organizers of international book fairs and others.
Analysis: It took me three tries to register to vote in Texas — and I’m an elections reporter
Moments after I became a naturalized citizen in 2023, I registered to vote. Here’s what happened next.
Senate passes controversial foreign aid bill sending billions to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The Senate passed a $95 billion national security supplemental package to assist Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific after a tedious procedural process that came to an end early Tuesday morning. The final vote was 70 to 29, with 22 Republicans voting yes. Democratic Sens. Peter Welch and Jeff Merkley, plus independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, voted Read More
Delhi Chalo: Meet leaders who are leading farmers’ protest to Delhi this time
Rakesh Tikait and Gurnam Singh Charuni, prominent leaders from the 2020 protests, are not involved in Delhi Chalo 2.0.
‘Congress doesn’t deserve…’: AAP’s take-it-or-leave-it remark on Lok Sabha polls seat-sharing
AAP MP Sandeep Pathak said that even though the Congress party does not merit even a single seat in Delhi, in the spirit of alliance, the AAP party is willing to offer one seat.
Delhi to Jaipur in 2 hrs, 30% less fare: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reveals new plan
The distance between Delhi to Jaipur is around 270 km via road.
Biden met with chairman of Chinese energy firm Hunter did business with in 2017, ex-associate testifies
President Biden met with the chairman of the Chinese energy firm Hunter Biden sought to create a joint venture with at the Four Seasons in Washington D.C. in 2017, a former business partner of the first son told congressional investigators. Rob Walker, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified at the House Oversight and Read More
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 130
Israel continues to face growing international pressure to agree to a ceasefire amid mounting humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, February 13, 2024: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza On Tuesday, at least five people were killed in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while four more were killed by an Israeli bomb Read More
UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C
Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil, former and future hosts of UN climate summits, are joining forces to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Read More
Tight security and barricades as Indian farmers march to New Delhi
Indian authorities have deployed heavy security to stop thousands of protesting farmers who were marching towards New Delhi to renew their demands for assured crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests when they camped on the capital’s outskirts for more than a year. Police sealed multiple entry points into New Delhi on Tuesday by Read More