Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday announced a fresh 20 per cent cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England from April, saying the move would give struggling businesses much-needed relief and reassure pub owners that “the cavalry is coming.“According to the BBC, the new discount is expected to…
Tanul Thakur’s ‘Wild Wild East’ Uncovers the Human Cost of the American Dream Excerpts:Q: How did this book come about? A: I was an H1B worker in the US from 2011 to 2013. And during my time there as an electrical engineer, I got more than a whiff that there was some scam going on…
File photo: Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi (picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Veteran BJP leader and former Union minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday extended support to students protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying their concerns about the examination system are “genuine” and should be addressed with empathy rather than force.In a…
Gujarat rains wreck havoc NEW DELHI: Around 1,200 people have been rescued and hundreds more relocated as heavy rains battered south Gujarat, with Umbergaon taluka in Valsad district receiving over 1,100 mm of rainfall in just 16 hours, officials said on Thursday.One rain-related death was reported in Tapi district. The Indian Air Force and Coast…
Andy Burnham approves US use of UK bases for strikes on Iran Newly appointed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, Bloomberg reported. This is a continuation of the policy of his predecessor Keir Starmer as the…
‘UP ke ladke’ delivered in 2024. Can they survive the battle over 2027? NEW DELHI: What does the size of one’s heart have to do with political alliances? Perhaps quite a lot when the allies are the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, and at stake is the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election.The ‘UP ke ladke’…
Aangad Singh did not make it to the top 3 at the contest. His parents think it was because of his turban. (Photo: Notus) The Donald Trump administration set a Presidential 1776 Award competition on the occasion of America’s 250th birthday which was meant to be a civic contest for high school students. Connecticut’s Aangad…
Rahul Gandhi leads INDIA bloc leaders to Gandhi Smriti amid heavy barricading NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Opposition MPs took to the streets in solidarity with protesting students over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, alleging that they were stopped by authorities while attempting to march to…
The debt has placed a lien on the house, preventing its sale. (Representational AI photo) A woman from Baltimore, Maryland in United States, inherited her late father’s home but soon found a $228,000 water bill attached to the property.The unexpected bill has left Kristina Moore unable to sell the property until the issue is resolved….
In 2015, a simple act of compassion by two men in Papua New Guinea won hearts after they rescued two live sea turtles that were being sold at a local food market. Rather than leaving the animals to be bought for consumption, Arron Culling and his coworker Mark used their own money to purchase the…