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Cabinet approves the construction of 4/6 lane Access-Controlled Kanpur-Kabrai section of NH-34 in Uttar Pradesh on BOT (Toll) Mode at total Capital Cost of Rs.7145.14 crore

New Delhi, July 2 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today has approved the construction of 117.7 km Kanpur-Kabrai Access-Controlled Greenfield ... Read More


How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery

New Delhi, July 2 -- Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditi... Read More


Tropical Storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean but doesn't pose threat to land

New Delhi, July 2 -- Tropical Storm Douglas formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. forecasters said. The storm was at sea and posed no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said... Read More


What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV

New Delhi, July 2 -- The ultratraditionalist Society of St. Pius X is defying Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent at its seminary in Econe, Switzerland. The move incurs an au... Read More


Grieving South Koreans seek comfort in AI videos of deceased loved ones

New Delhi, July 2 -- When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on an unusual idea: an AI-animated video message from his lat... Read More


Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane

New Delhi, July 2 -- A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico's power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade a... Read More


Iran says this. The US says that. A look at the trickiest issues in the unresolved conflict

New Delhi, July 1 -- The United States and Iran have less than 60 days to negotiate a permanent end to the war, but they still seem to be at odds over the interim deal they reached this month. It's n... Read More


Federal board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

New Delhi, July 1 -- A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances announced Tuesday that it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more... Read More


Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case

New Delhi, July 1 -- Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile ... Read More


Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo

New Delhi, July 1 -- Talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill, despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez announced Tuesda... Read More