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NEW DELHI: Mansukh Mandaviya took over as the head of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on Tuesday and promised to work hard to improve the sports landscape in the country.Mandaviya, 52, who won from Gujarat’s Porbandar Lok Sabha seat, was the Union Health Minister during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. He had also served as the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers in the previous government.”…to empower the youth of the country & make the nation strong in the field of sports, I have today taken over as the head of @YASMinistry at Shastri Bhavan,” Mandaviya…
CNN — Israel vowed to continue its military operations in Gaza and would not engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the UN Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war. Israel’s UN representative, Reut Shapir Ben-Naftali, stressed at a UN Security Council meeting on Monday that his country “wants to ensure that Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel in the future.” The senior diplomat said the war would not end until all hostages were returned and Hamas’ capabilities were “dismantled,” and accused Palestinian militants of using “endless negotiations… as a…
Relationships, togetherness and family have regained their place in the post-pandemic hectic daily life. The ripples of this change have also spread to the wedding industry, with more and more couples seeking heartfelt, intimate and sophisticated celebrations. From backyard soirees and family weddings to celebrations in exotic locations, intimacy is the theme of the season. The vanguard of this trend is the cruise wedding, a luxurious ceremony surrounded by fairy-tale seas, playful dolphins and unparalleled sunsets, where the sounds of laughter and crashing waves celebrate your special day. Also, check out our guide to luxury international cruise holidays departing from…
The Liberal Democrats’ announced technology policy includes additional support for local investment in small and medium-sized enterprises, an increase in the digital services tax and a more transparent AI framework. The Liberal Democrats released their 2024 manifesto on Monday ahead of the July 4 general election. Here are the key technology policies in the Liberal Democrat manifesto that the industry needs to know about: Regional Investment The UK’s third-largest party called for an expansion of the British Business Bank (BBB) to focus on promoting investment in local business and technology. BBB is a national development bank that invests in small…
Federer has won eight of his 20 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon. [Reuters]Roger Federer has rejected the notion that he plays tennis “easy”, insisting that his success is mainly down to “grit” and hard work.Federer, one of the sport’s most accomplished athletes, attempted to set the record straight during his commencement speech at Dartmouth College in the US.The Swiss pastor said he traded in the shorts he had worn “almost every day for the past 35 years” for a robe that “made it difficult to move around” when he received his doctorate in humanities from a university in New Hampshire.The…
Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday alleged that the media has been silenced by the government and that dissenting journalists have been oppressed in the country for the past two years. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (file image) (Reuters) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Khan has been lodged in the high-security Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi since his arrest 10 months ago in connection with several cases, several of which he has been convicted of. Date and Krikit, stay late! Watch the game with Krikit anytime, anywhere. Here’s how “In Pakistan, media has always been vulnerable to state…
(Reuters) – Confidence and hiring plans by U.S. small businesses rose in May to their highest levels this year, but the looming U.S. presidential election pushed uncertainty to a four-year high, a survey released on Tuesday showed.The National Federation of Independent Business said its Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 percentage points to 90.5 last month, marking the second consecutive monthly increase after falling to its lowest level since December 2012 in March.Despite the increase, it marked the 29th consecutive month that the index has remained below its 50-year average of 98. The NFIB’s Uncertainty Index rose nine points to…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Patrick Singh fired one of his employees after discovering that he was working for another company during working hours. Patrick Sing Patrick Singh fired one of his employees who was secretly working remotely on the side.He told how he caught the employee and why he decided to fire him. He said overemployment was “unethical” and hurt worker productivity. This essay is based on an email conversation with Patrick Singh, co-founder and CEO of a business process outsourcing and remote recruitment company. Metrical, headquartered in Barcelona. There are 10 full…
by Peter S. Goodman ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The COVID-19 pandemic has raised alarms on many fronts around the world. First and foremost was the fear of a new virus ravaging the world. But as the world went into lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, other concerns emerged, including securing supplies of face masks, ventilators, computer chips, auto parts, and even toilet paper. What the pandemic has revealed is the fragility of global supply chains. The New York Times Global economics correspondent Peter S. Goodman explores these fault lines and how they emerged in his new book,…
Subscribe to “The Y’all,” weekly news about the people, places and policies that define Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists in communities across Texas. Skyler Wight has noticed an increasing number of abandoned oil wells being resurrected and bubbling above the surface on his West Texas ranch in recent years, and last week he discovered his largest well yet.Gaseous water was bubbling up from the ground, flowing a quarter mile down the road and into a pasture on the edge of his property.”It’s a lot stronger than other rivers,” Wight said. “It’s getting worse, there’s no question about it.”It’s the…