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A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Started in 2020 as a five-year initiative inspired by the racial justice outcry following the police murder of George Floyd, the California Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to ... Read More


No cruelty, vet care: SC lists strict guidelines for Delhi dogs order

India, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday evening issued a detailed written order of its August 11 verdict, expanding on earlier oral directions and setting out stringent safeguards for the wel... Read More


Zardari slams Pakistani PM over 'Shehbaz speed' in Lahore but 'Shehbaz slow' in Karachi

Karachi, Aug. 14 -- Tensions within Pakistan's ruling coalition surfaced on Wednesday as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari publicly criticised Pakistan's Prime Minister Sheh... Read More


EC demands written affidavit, says "vote theft" allegations attack on voters, election staff

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Election Commission of India on Thursday strongly responded to the "vote theft" allegations, stating that the attempt to "create a false narrative" against the poll body is a "di... Read More


MCD plans shelters, helpline to tackle stray dog crisis

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is preparing a multi-pronged strategy to manage the city's stray dog population, including setting up shelters in all 12 civic zones and ... Read More


Waterlogging in Delhi Schools blamed on previous govt

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood today accused the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of negligence, alleging that poor urban planning led to severe waterlogging in si... Read More


Congress has rejected Tejaswi but was praising him out of greed for power: Rai

Patna, Aug. 14 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai today alleged that on one hand Congress has rejected the opposition leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav while on the other it was sti... Read More


Feud over Nepal Olympic Committee deepens with ad-hoc committee formation

Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- The Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), which got a new executive committee on December 28 last year with Jeevan Ram Shrestha being re-elected as the president for a third term, is il... Read More


US approves $346 million sale of bombs, rockets, precision munitions to Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The US State Department has approved the sale of munitions, precision-guided bombs, and rockets estimated to be potentially up to $346 million to Nigeria. The Defence Security Coo... Read More


CAG flags massive lapses in Greater Noida land allotments

GREATER NOIDA, Aug. 14 -- A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) review has exposed widespread violations and procedural lapses in the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority's (GNIDA) allotme... Read More