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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said in wake of the violence in Bangladesh, she would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress and offer them shelter, referring to the United Nations resolution on refugees. «If someone knocks at my door seeking refuge due to trouble in Bangladesh, I will give them shelter,» Banerjee said, adding, «Don't worry if you have family members in Bangladesh, or people who have come here and got stuck, we will help them. If people come here in a helpless state and the people knock at the door of Bengal, we will surely give them shelter. We will not step in or talk about it as Bangladesh is a sovereign and the Indian government will speak about it. Our empathy and solidarity are with people and students as many lives were lost,» Banerjee said. «We are sad to see so many deaths and my heart goes out to those students who were killed,» she further said. «I should not be speaking on the affairs of Bangladesh as it is a subject matter of the Centre,» Banerjee added. The West Bengal CM's comments came amid the ongoing protests in Bangladesh that erupted over demands of an end to a quota system that reserves up to 30% government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971 against Pakistan.

Joe Biden's re-election campaign has a massive bank account that could benefit an alternative candidate if he dropped his White House bid, but campaign finance rules limit how that cash could be spent. The 81-year-old Democrat is facing pressure to fold his campaign after a disastrous debate against Republican challenger Donald Trump raised questions about his acuity and ability to serve another four-year term if re-elected. HOW MUCH MONEY DOES BIDEN HAVE? Biden's campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission last month that it had $91 million in the bank at the end of May, a significant sum though less than the $116 million the Trump campaign told the FEC it had in the bank. Both campaigns are due on Saturday to disclose updated financial figures through June.

COVID-19 is set to return this summer in a big way and it's now ready to wreak havoc once again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the wastewater viral activity levels for Coronavirus are «very high» in California, Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, and Maryland, reports MSN. It is a matter of grave concern that the CDC in its last report of July 9 too highlighted the condition of these seven states along with 45 states where COVID-19 infections are «growing or likely growing.» The agency also said that there is no state with «declining or likely declining» cases of COVID.

A key city council vote could pave the way to give the Tampa Bay Rays a new 30,000-seat ballpark as part of a $6.5 billion redevelopment project in St. Petersburg, Florida

Over the last 48 hours, following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, there has been a predictable surge in the price of Trump-themed meme coins.

private investment plans reportedly slumping to a 20-year low in the first quarter of this fiscal, the Congress on Monday alleged India has suffered due to «random policy changes» and an atmosphere of «fear and intimidation». Congress general secretary, in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, in a statement alleged that everyday in the «Modi-Made Anyay Kaal» is a new record of economic failure. «We have already seen a 45-year high unemployment rate, a 50-year low household savings rate, and the first-ever decrease in real rural consumption. Now, we have another disturbing fact to reckon with. The Hindu reports that in the April-June quarter of this 2023/24 fiscal year, fresh investments announced by corporates is just Rs. 44,000 crore. This is a 20-year low,» Ramesh said in a post on X. «Compare the decade of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister with that of the non-biological PM. Investment as percentage of GDP (average over time) was 33.4% during the UPA and 28.7% in the Anyay-kaal,» he said.

Latin America to secure critical mineral blocks on a government-to-government basis, Veena Kumari Dermal, joint secretary in the mines ministry, said on Tuesday. Critical minerals like lithium are crucial in driving energy transition as they are essential for clean energy technologies, including wind and electric vehicles. Currently, New Delhi is heavily reliant on imports for its critical mineral supply. «We are having lots of discussions with many resource-rich countries in Africa as well as in Latin America for getting a block on a priority basis or government-to-government basis,» said Dermal.

A sizzling heat wave has Canada and the United States in its grip as a global streak of the hottest months continues to shatter records.

Three U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them

U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls in coming decades

Mexico's president says his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border

A fresh war of words between the short seller — Hindenburg Research — and India’s markets regulator has thrown up an intriguing cast of characters behind the scathing report and related bets against the Adani Group that wiped out as much as $153 billion in market value last year.

Vladimir Putin said that he may be forced to use nuclear weapons if the existence of his country is threatened, the specter of nuclear war has been haunting the US. It has increased with escalating the Russia- Ukraine War and mounting China-US pressure over Taiwan and the South China Sea. Amid these disturbing scenarios, a map has been released showing the potential targets in the US if a nuke war gets triggered. As many as 90 cities have found a place in the map, that may disturb not only their residents but also defense experts and the military.

New Jersey gambling regulators have fined DraftKings $100,000 for reporting inaccurate sports betting data to the state

wildlife officials have introduced a plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to eliminate nearly half a million barred owls to protect the endangered spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington, and California. This strategy, detailed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, aims to counter the decline of spotted owls, as barred owls have increasingly crowded out their smaller cousins. Spotted owls struggle to compete with barred owls, which have larger broods and need less space to survive, as per the reports of Yahoo news.

According to Maryland State Police, Jackson was the front-seat passenger in a Dodge Charger that was struck by an Infiniti Q50 shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday in Prince George's County. The Infiniti was attempting to change lanes and traveling at a high rate of speed when the car hit the Charger and then struck a Chevrolet Impala. The impact sent the Charger off the right side of the road, where it came to rest after hitting «multiple tree stumps,» per the report.

AS PER Section 139 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (ITA), individuals are mandatorily required to file an income tax return if they hold, as a beneficial owner or otherwise, any asset (including any financial interest in any entity) located outside India. It also includes those having signing authority in any account located outside India, or are beneficiaries of any asset (including any financial interest in any entity) located outside India.

Boeing is being sanctioned by US investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday that Boeing «blatantly violated» the agency's investigative regulations as well as a signed agreement by providing non-public investigative information to the media and speculating about possible causes of the January 5 door plug blowout on a Boeing passenger jet in Portland, Oregon. During the incident, a panel that plugged a space left for an extra emergency door blew off an Alaska Airlines Max 9. Pilots were able to land safely, and there were no injuries.

Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to halt its losing streak, trading around the $60,750 level and reaching an intra-day low of $60,752. This recent decline in Bitcoin’s price can be attributed to several factors, including significant BTC transfers by the German government and ongoing regulatory challenges faced by major crypto exchanges.

In May, the International Financial Services Centres Authority, or IFSCA, the unified financial sector regulator at Gift City, sent a clutch of recommendations to the central government. One suggestion was to bring parity in the taxation of funds set up in Gift City with that applicable for domestic mutual funds.

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