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Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects nationwide, paid for by one of the Biden administration's key legislative victories

Once upon a time, Japanese cars were seen as exotic vehicles that could never take on the might of Ford and General Motors. Right now, Chinese EVs are in a similar place. “Corolla, New Economy Car, Is Shown Here by Toyota," the New York Times yawned in a 1968 headline, introducing history’s best-selling automobile to the US market.

₹1 crore and thus presumably bought by companies. Hence, the right at stake was a corporate donor’s to make political donations. The judgement will evoke mixed feelings in boardrooms.

While I am not knowledgeable enough to opine on all the various complexities of climate change, I have on occasion reflected in this column on the role that technology can play in easing our transition to renewables. I have often commented on how we might need to make fundamental changes in the way our energy infrastructure is designed. Renewable energy is notoriously fickle.

Julian Assange will make one last attempt to block his extradition to the US, where he faces decades in prison over spying charges in the long-running battle that's spanned more than a decade. The WikiLeaks founder asked a London judge for permission to appeal the UK's 2022 decision to extradite him to the US where he's charged with criminal espionage for leaking classified documents. His lawyers argue that sending him to the US would breach his human rights while other supporters say it would be an attack on free speech.

Retired nurse Joyce Fleming shares why she decided to return to work due to rising costs.

Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, ending a search for a new owner after the team was on the market for nearly two years

The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film

edtech have called for an extraordinary general meeting on Friday to oust its founder CEO Byju Raveendran and his family members over «mismanagement and failures» at what was once India's hottest tech startups, sources said. The shareholders, who have called the EGM, collectively hold more than 30 per cent stake in Byju's. Raveendran and family own about 26 per cent in the company.

morning assembly, the Stephen's College on Tuesday withdrew the decision clarifying that the email sent to students was «incorrectly worded» and «miscommunicated». In an email addressed to students and their parents, Stephen's College principal John Varghese clarified will that there will be no suspension with regard to attendance for the morning assembly. «On Saturday, 17th February 2024 an email was sent from my office. It was a miscommunication, incorrectly worded and my sincere apologies for that. I was also not copied on that email, a practice which is normally followed when I instruct my office to communicate, in written mode, on my behalf. Let me therefore set right the matter through this email,» the email by Varghese read. The principal also stated that the morning assembly held in the college is an old tradition and not organised as a religious exercise while pointing that small portions from several religious and philosophical texts are read out during the assembly.

A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) Speculations around Anushka Sharma's second pregnancy started surfacing online in November 2023 especially after she marked her presence at the Diwali bash in Bengaluru ahead of Team India's World Cup match against the Netherlands. While the couple has remained tight-lipped about Anushka's second pregnancy, eagle-eyed fans spotted the actor's baby bump and flooded the internet with speculations.

By Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon Immigration is already a major polarizing issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December 2023, and cities like New York and Chicago are struggling to provide housing and basic services for tens of thousands of migrants arriving from Texas. In early February 2024, a group of senators proposed new immigration legislation that would have slowed the migrant influx at the border. The bill would have made it harder for migrants to both apply for and receive asylum, which is the legal right to stay in the U.S. because of fear of persecution if they return back home. But the bill, like others proposed in recent years, quickly faltered after Republicans opposed it.

Anil Masih, being the returning officer, was entitled to sign. “There is a small dot if it is seen clearly…what he has done is...in one of them there is a small dot…some are folded from the top. He has, by virtue of that line tick, identified for disqualification.

Vishal Malkan, Malkansview.com, says that in case of HDFC Bank, “the intermediate low has been made at around Rs 1,380 and we can look at rallies back to Rs 1,485 to 1,500 in the next few trading sessions. It could be a good trading call. Again, from a long-term perspective, it has to cross many hurdles before it gets into that bullish mode on the monthly chart. But at least for the daily chart, we can have a good swing trade up to 1500.” What levels to watch out for in Bank Nifty? A grudging move in HDFC Bank seems to be taking the Bank Nifty higher? Vishal Malkan: Yes, Bank Nifty was struggling with 47,000 since the last few weeks. We have seen that it has not been able to cross that. Today, it looks quite positive… Once it closes above that 47,100 mark, we can easily look at another 600 to 700 points which could be a couple of days’ play for Bank Nifty.

Vikrant Massey, known for his recent success in the film '12th Fail,' has shed light on his family's diverse religious backgrounds and personal reflections in a candid interview with Unfiltered by Samdish. Massey disclosed that his elder brother, Moeen, made a significant decision to embrace Islam at the age of 17.

Indian Premier League's 17th season may start from March 22, the chairman of the cash-rich cricket league, which has become a decacorn and is the richest cricket league in the world, said on Tuesday. «We are planning to start IPL 2024 from March 22,» PTI cited IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal. This is in line with previous media reports that IPL will commence on March 22, five days after the conclusion of Women's Premier League. Reports said IPL 2024 may run till May 26, leaving just five days for the Indian cricket team to prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup that starts from June 2 in the US and the Caribbean. India's first game in the T20 World Cup is scheduled on June 5 against Ireland.

CGHS package rates for the above items. The other terms and conditions of empanelment shall remain unchanged," said the OM. The revised rates will be valid till further orders, the OM said.

OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 12R comparison: Is the ₹25,000 price gap worth it? Sharing the teaser image for the new product via its X account, OnePlus wrote, “It’s about time". Although OnePlus hasn't officially confirmed the name of the upcoming product, it is highly anticipated that the latest product from the company will be the OnePlus Watch 2.

Delhi Chalo' march planned for February 21, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Monday criticized the government, stating that it is preventing farmers from entering Delhi. Here are the top five updates related to the farmer's protest: 1. As reported by ANI, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher emphasized that farmers should be permitted to proceed with their march on Wednesday.

ethnic violence spanning over nine months in the state, has ordered to attach the duties of its 44 “displaced” employees belonging to Kuki-Chin tribes to other institutes of the northeast for six months. An order issued on February 16 by the deputy director of the premier health institute of the northeast, Sairem Sarat, stated that the attachment of the staff will effect until further orders whichever is earlier. The order said that in pursuance to a letter sent by the ministry of health and family welfare on February 9, 2024, the RIMS director approved to attach the duties of displaced employees temporarily at the three institutions- AIIMS, Guwahati, NEIGHRIMS, Shillong and RIPANS, Aizawl.

dematerialization of securities mandatory for private companies. Dematerialisation is a multi-purpose strategy, which, in the sweep of enhanced transparency, helps regulators keep a watch on benami share transactions, conduit or shell companies, back dated allotment of securities, appropriate payment of stamp duty on share issuance or transfers, clear title to securities in pledges, etc.