New York City mayoral race: What to know about the candidates, issues and why a ‘progressive’ isn’t leading the way

NEW YORK – In what could be the most consequential mayoral elections in the city’s recent history, a host of Democratic candidates in a tightly contested race are vying to become the Big Apple’s next mayor. Eight major Democrats are making their final bids to New York City voters in a campaign that has touched … Read more

Google Shows Kannada As “Ugliest” Language, Apologises After Outrage

With people expressing their indignation over the gaffe and leaders across party lines slamming Google, the tech giant quickly fixed the error and apologised. Google has apologised over the gaffe Bengaluru: A Google search with the keywords “ugliest language in India” popped up “Kannada” in the results, sparking a massive outrage today with the Karnataka … Read more

Bengal Allows Eateries To Open For 3 Hours With Vaccinated Staff

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee said government is also thinking of allowing shopping malls to open with 25% workforce after Covid curbs end on June 15. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said altogether 1.4 crore people in West Bengal have been inoculated. Kolkata: With the Covid-19 situation improving in West Bengal, the state government on Thursday decided … Read more

COVID To Not Impact Fiscal Deficit Target, Expect Recovery From July: KV Subramanian

The economy contracted by a record 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2020-21 due to COVID-19, registering its worst pace in over four decades. according to government data Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian told ANI that economic recovery is expected from next month The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the momentum … Read more

3 Children Killed, Two Injured In Pakistan After Mistaking Bomb For Toy

The children, aged between 10 and 14 years-old, found the grenade at a graveyard in Pakistan’s Quetta, Javed Qamar, a senior police official said. It “exploded while they were playing with it,” a senior police official said (Representational) Quetta, Pakistan: Three children were killed and two wounded on Thursday after they mistook a hand grenade … Read more

Antigua Prefers Mehul Choksi’s Direct Extradition To India From Dominica: Report

The Cabinet reportedly held Mehul Choksi is now a “problem” of Dominica and if he comes back to Antigua and Barbuda, the “problem reverts” to it. Mehul Choksi had taken citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 after escaping from Delhi. New Delhi: Antigua and Barbuda prefers that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi be repatriated from … Read more