Posts by Kevin Harson
Haryana elections: Congress alleges ‘EVM tempering’ on 13 more seats
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 10:42 AM IST Two days after approaching the Election Commission over alleged vote-counting irregularities in seven Haryana Assembly constituencies, the Congress submitted a revised memorandum on Friday, adding complaints from 13 more seats. These complaints include allegations of “EVM tampering”. The Congress had…
Read MoreDonald Trump drives his anti-immigration message in Aurora, Colorado
Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that’s been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American cities and towns. Trump’s rally in Aurora marked the first…
Read MoreGold up Rs 10 at Rs 77,410; silver rises Rs 100, trading at 96,100/kg
In Mumbai, the price of ten grams of 22-carat gold is at par with that in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 70,960 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 8:19 AM IST Gold Price Today: The price of 24-carat gold rose Rs 10 in early trade on Saturday, with ten grams…
Read MoreSnubbed by Tesla, Mexican govt pledges to create affordable electric car
Mexican president Sheinbaum said her government will try to bring together Mexican companies and researchers to produce a compact, cheap electric car | Image: Reuters 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 7:42 AM IST Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico’s new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small, affordable electric car…
Read More‘Ram Rajya’ means education, healthcare for all: Kejriwal at Ramleela
AAP National Convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal | (Photo: PTI) 1 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 6:46 AM IST AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal invoked “Ram Rajya” on Friday and said that no child should remain uneducated and no one should be denied healthcare in the country. …
Read MoreMinority report: Unemployment rate among religious minorities up in 2023-24
Joblessness among India’s minorities increased in 2023-24 (July-June) on a yearly basis despite an unchanged unemployment rate for the country for the first time in five years. Among all religious minorities, the unemployment rate was the highest among Sikhs, followed by Christians, according to data from the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey. The…
Read MoreTrump’s personalised merchandise strategy: A model for Indian politicians?
4 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:56 PM IST Time waits for no man. But it seems former US President Donald Trump, who is running for a second term, is determined to make his mark on every minute. The maverick Republican presidential candidate recently unveiled a collection of luxury timepieces…
Read MoreIs Dharmendra Pradhan poised for BJP president post after Haryana success?
Premium Illustration: Binay Sinha 5 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:46 PM IST With its stunning Haryana results — 48 of the 90 seats, surpassing its earlier tally — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not need independent members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). However, three independent MLAs have announced…
Read MorePune hit-and-run: Food delivery man killed after Audi hits two-wheeler
A food delivery man was killed after an Audi car driven by an allegedly drunk senior executive of a private firm hit his two-wheeler in Pune in the early hours of Friday, police said. The luxury car’s driver Ayush Tayal (34) fled from the spot after the accident near Tadigutta in the city’s Mundhwa…
Read MoreBig US banks say consumers are still strong, despite economy fears
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:29 PM IST U.S. consumers remain resilient with solid spending in the third quarter, two of the country’s biggest lenders said on Friday, although there are signs higher inflation has stretched some Americans on lower incomes. Strong earnings from JPMorgan Chase and Wells…
Read MoreBlackRock, GIC, Capital Group to invest in Hyundai Motor India IPO
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:28 PM IST By Julia Fioretti, Baiju Kalesh and Manuel Baigorri BlackRock Inc., Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte and Capital Group are among those that have made bids to buy stock in Hyundai Motor India Ltd.’s $3.3 billion initial public offering, according…
Read MoreThe middle-income trap is a clear potential for India: Kenneth Kletzer
India’s ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 may not be realistic but the country would have a higher per capita GDP by then, Kenneth Kletzer, professor of economics at the University of California told Ruchika Chitravanshi in an interview in New Delhi. Kletzer also said India may be benefitting a little by…
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