JUNE 16, 2022
In a big move to ease air traffic, the Union ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) has planned to open a new airport in Chennai. Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the central government will hold 51% stake in the airport, the second in the southern metropolis. The new airport is expected to handle eight international flights.
The government...
JUNE 16, 2022
Certain comments made by South actress Sai Pallavi while talking about violence in the name of religion has not gone done well with a certain section of people. During an interview with the Great Andhra Youtube channel, Sai Pallavi compared the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits with cow vigilantism. Drawing parallels between the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in...
JUNE 16, 2022
Former U.S. VP Mike Pence tours the border in Arizona. - Reuters/REBECCA NOBLE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The congressional committee investigating last year's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol turns its attention on Thursday to then-President Donald Trump's multiple attempts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
The House of Representatives Select Committee...
JUNE 15, 2022
Jerome H. Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in D.C. on May 4. (Bloomberg News)
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point, its most aggressive move yet to try to control inflation, as it squeezes the U.S....
JUNE 15, 2022
In the last 24 hours, India has registered 8,822 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of COVID-19 infections to 4,32,45,517. According to the Health Ministry, India's active COVID-19 caseload is now at 53,637.
The overall number of recoveries has now reached 4,26,67,088 after 5,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate is 2%, with the...
JUNE 14, 2022
Former US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a history professor and expert on fascism at New York University.
In 2020, she warned that authoritarian leaders, including Donald Trump, do not give...
JUNE 14, 2022
Investors should be prepared for more "misery" ahead after the S&P 500 entered a bear market on Monday, according to Bank of America.
BofA listed a host of reasons why there is likely more downside for stock prices as inflation continues to surge higher.
A look at prior bear markets suggests the S&P 500 could...
JUNE 14, 2022
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said India would become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2026-27 and USD 10 trillion by 2033-34. Addressing an event organised by UNDP India, Nageswaran said India is relatively better placed than other emerging economies.
"On the face of it, looks optimistic, even ambitious, but if we get to...
JUNE 14, 2022
A study published in a scientific journal has rung alarm bells for Indian megacity Mumbai. The study says that the coastal city is sinking into the sea. And though the rte of 2 mm per year may seem small, the report has recommended that urgent remedial measures should be taken in order to avoid increased flooding in...
JUNE 14, 2022
Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan’s latest movie Vikram is going from strength to strength. The film beat the Monday blues at the box office in its second week too. It has captured the imagination of movie patrons across south India, especially in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
In Tamil Nadu, Vikram has exceeded all expectations by collecting Rs 127 crore...
