Violence during Muharram processions in west Delhi, 10 cops injured

A section of people taking out Muharram processions clashed with police and pelted stones at them, injuring around 10 cops and damaging several vehicles, after they were stopped from changing the designated route in west Delhi’s Nangloi on Saturday, officials said. The police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the “unruly crowd”, they said.… Continue reading Violence during Muharram processions in west Delhi, 10 cops injured

Katie Ledecky breaks Michael Phelps’ record at Worlds with gold medal in 800-meter freestyle

Katie Ledecky stands alone after winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle race at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Saturday.  The win is Ledecky’s 16th individual world title, breaking a tie with legendary men’s swimmer Michael Phelps for the most individual gold medals at the world championships.   Gold medallist Katie Ledecky of… Continue reading Katie Ledecky breaks Michael Phelps’ record at Worlds with gold medal in 800-meter freestyle

Hiltzik: The emerging Medicaid disaster

Millions of Americans may have breathed a sigh of relief when the federal government declared the national pandemic emergency to have ended as of May 11. That doesn’t include Medicaid advocates and millions of Medicaid enrollees, however. The reason is that the end of the emergency meant the end of rules protecting those enrollees from… Continue reading Hiltzik: The emerging Medicaid disaster

Global financial architecture needs to be alerted to suit requirement: Kant

Global financial architecture needs to be alerted to meet the requirement of emerging nations like India, Brazil and South Africa as they are the global growth drivers, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Saturday. The flow of resources has to be directed towards emerging countries as 80 per cent of global growth… Continue reading Global financial architecture needs to be alerted to suit requirement: Kant