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Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), paid an official visit to the Republic of Mauritius on July 16-17, 2024. During his visit, EAM recommended that capacity-building programs for Mauritius Civil Service Officers be held at the National Centre for Good Governance. On August 6, 2024, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances … Read more
A report released on Thursday revealed that false or misleading assertions made by Elon Musk about the US election have had about 1.2 billion views on X this year, underscoring the billionaire’s possible impact on the fiercely competitive White House contest. Researchers are concerned that X, previously Twitter, is a hub for political disinformation ahead … Read more
After receiving the Democratic presidential nomination, US Vice President Kamala Harris has been vigorously campaigning against Republican contender Donald Trump in the impending November election. Her campaign speeches have emphasized a number of important themes, including middle-class support, increasing reproductive rights, enacting gun control changes, and improving voting rights. Since Joe Biden halted his re-election … Read more
Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister of Bangladesh two days ago, departed the country’s capital Dhaka amid violent rallies calling for her overthrow, and arrived in the vicinity of Delhi. There have been rumors since then regarding her next destination. Following her flight from Dhaka, there were rumors circulating that the 76-year-old leader intended to … Read more
At a news conference on Wednesday, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim administration led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus will take the oath of office in Bangladesh at 8 p.m. (August 7, 2024). According to a news statement from the Yunus Center, the 84-year-old pioneer of microfinance will touch down at Dhaka’s Hazrat … Read more
Attention Indians! Good news! In order to bring family members to the UK, British nationals and permanent residents will no longer need to earn at least Rs 41.5 lakh a year. The incoming Labour Party government has scrapped the proposed rise in the minimum income criterion. Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak first proposed this action, … Read more
Following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as prime minister, a new “interim government”—to be guided, most likely, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus—is beginning to take shape in crisis-ridden Bangladesh. Late on Monday, President Mohammed Shahabuddin of Bangladesh approved the temporary government. The leaders of the nation’s political parties, members of civic society, and the chiefs of the … Read more
US vice president Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the upcoming presidential elections, Reuters reported. Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate and her running mate Walz will face Republicans Donald Trump and JD Vance on November 5. A US Army National Guard veteran and former teacher, 60-year-old … Read more
Google suffered a huge legal blow on August 5, 2024, when a federal judge declared that the business had maintained and abused its monopoly in the web search industry. This decision is part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), which accuses Google of using anticompetitive methods to … Read more
The highest civilian honor in Fiji, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, was given out by President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday. She praised the two nations’ relationship and stated that India is prepared to work with Fiji to create a more powerful, resilient, and affluent country. “President Droupadi Murmu was awarded the Companion of … Read more
The first product of its kind to hit the worldwide market, the hearing aid from Swiss company Sonova was unveiled on Tuesday. It uses real-time artificial intelligence to enhance speech clarity from background noise. Sonova is introducing a new Infinio platform in addition to the Sphere Infinio hearing aid. Without giving any more information, Sonova … Read more
Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been proposed as the chief advisor of a new interim government in Bangladesh amid ongoing student protests. Yunus is a distinguished social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who gained international recognition in 2006 when he and the Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize … Read more
The United States of America (US) has welcomed the announcement of Bangladesh’s interim administration, stated that any transition should be founded on democratic ideals and the rule of law, and stated that it now desired to see a democratic order in which Bangladesh’s citizens chose their own government. The US has also called for an … Read more
On Monday, a US judge declared that Google had broken antitrust rules by utilizing billions of dollars to form an unlawful monopoly and take over as the default search engine on the internet. The country’s federal authorities, who were fighting Big Tech’s hegemony, have won a significant victory with this historic ruling. The decision allows … Read more
According to media reports on Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has turned down Republican opponent Donald Trump’s proposal to move the presidential debate to Fox News. In May, it was agreed that the 78-year-old Trump and President Joe Biden, who was then running for the presidency, would take part in two presidential debates. The … Read more