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Amid violence, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina leaves country in Army helicopter: Local media reports
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the country in a military chopper amid rising viol…
ANI
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The price of ransomware attacks is skyrocketing and government agencies are paying the most
Ransomware hackers are demanding ever more money for hijacked data. Government agencies and lower e…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Karnataka govt proposes to impose 2% cess on movie tickets, OTT subscription fees
The Karnataka state government has proposed a new cess ranging from one to two percent, on cinema t…
ANI
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Government's commitment to reforms due to dedication to 'nation first': PM Modi in Independence Day speech
The commitment to reforms is the blueprint for growth and is not borne of any political compulsion …
PTI
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Universal basic income: Should the government give ‘unconditional money’ or ‘freebies’ to the poor?
This is where results of the experiment conducted by Sam Altman’s OpenResearch could help shed some…
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh from Paris to take charge of interim government
Yunus was in Paris for the Olympic Games. He returned to the country via Dubai. An Emirates…
PTI
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Bangladesh protests: Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting
Security concerns have gripped the country since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster on Monday as…
PTI
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PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh, possibly for Tripura: Reports
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned and left the country, several news repor…
PTI
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City Council member says Elon Musk's supercomputer factory is causing local 'hysteria': report
Some Memphis City Council members are concerned the factory will interfere with the city's water an…
Ana Altchek
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Mumbai: Central Railway starts 63-hour mega block, commuters face delay, rush on local train
The Maharashtra government on Friday permitted all public service vehicles in the Mumbai Metropo…
PTI
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Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.
The Harris campaign is making boosting the supply of homes central to its response to the housing c…
Eliza Relman
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Will go on 28-day fast from Aug 15 if govt doesn't initiate talks on our demands: Sonam Wangchuk
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch another 28-day fast on Inde…
PTI
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Kannadiga reservation quota bill to be taken up in next cabinet meeting to discuss "confusions": K'taka CM
The Chief Minister posted another message saying that there will be 50 per cent reservation in the…
PTI
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Global investments in Indian government bonds firm, attributable to JPMorgan index inclusion
Overseas investments into India's sovereign bonds (or G-Secs) were firm last week with an inflow of…
ANI
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Asia's governments think people not having sex or dating may be tanking their birth rates. That's not the full picture.
One expert told BI that there is "very little, if hard any evidence at all" to show that pro-natali…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Bengaluru's newest ride-hailing app allows you to book autos via WhatsApp, to follow govt rates
Unlike conventional ride-hailing apps, Nagara Metered Auto stands out by operating primarily throug…
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Delhi braces for more heavy rains and flooding a few days after reporting monsoon death toll of 11
There are up to moderate chances of flash floods in Delhi, particularly in low-lying areas, during …
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The Supreme Court just made it easier for governments to remove unhoused people from public spaces
Homelessness in the US hit a record high last year, fueled in large part by the nation's severe sho…
Eliza Relman
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SpaceX rockets blew away local bird habitats after Elon Musk 'misled' NPS officials about expansion, NYT reports
The New York Times reported that operations at SpaceX's Starbase in Texas is damaging the environme…
Lauren Edmonds
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A local government in China faked signatures on nearly 2,000 traffic tickets amid a $10 trillion debt time bomb
The transport bureau of She County in Hebei province faked signatures and fingerprints on 1,964 of …