Mr. Biden assigned Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, to run an interagency examination of Afghanistan policy that resulted in 10 meetings of department deputies, three cabinet-level meetings and four meetings in the Situation Room that included the president. The Biden team considered other options, including keeping a small presence of troops for counterterrorism operations … Read more
Pokemon Go’s Season of Mischief begins on Sept. 1. Niantic Pokemon Go’s next season is set to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 1. Developer Niantic has dubbed this one the “Season of Mischief,” and it will introduce the mythical Pokemon Hoopa to the game, along with new wild Pokemon spawns, research tasks and other bonuses. Shortly … Read more
The economic growth is expected to rebound on the back of rapid vaccinations, a recovering monsoon, thrust on infrastructure investments by the government and growth in exports, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said, adding consumption is likely to recover in the third and fourth quarter of the fiscal. Kumar further said that despite downward revision … Read more
A second man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy over alleged rape and sexual assault offences, Cheshire constabulary has said. The force said on Saturday that a 40-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of rape earlier this week and released on bail. Cheshire constabulary said: “We … Read more
Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli left Afghanistan last weekend and spent a week training in Paris, before being transported to the Paralympic Village, according to the IPC statement. The news comes after the Afghanistan Paralympic Committee said both athletes would be unable to attend this summer’s Games, due to the country’s fall to the Taliban … Read more
The Royal College of Nursing says its annual meeting in Liverpool will be replaced by virtual events. Source link
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has produced both transformational and directional change in financial inclusion, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on the seventh anniversary of the scheme on Saturday. “The journey of PMJDY-led interventions undertaken over a short span of seven years have in effect produced both transformational as well as directional change,” she … Read more
According to Mexican officials, some half a million US guns find their way to Mexico each year; the U.S. Department of Justice found that between 2014 and 2018, about 70 percent of firearms recovered in Mexico and submitted for tracing originated north of the border. Earlier this month, attorneys representing the Mexican government took a … Read more
A strong economic growth rebound is expected on the back of rapid vaccinations, a recovering monsoon boosting agricultural output, thrust on infrastructure investments by the government, and growth in export, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said. Kumar further said that as per consensus estimates, despite downward revision in the GDP growth projections, India is … Read more
The freighter Sea Bird, which sailed from Ukraine and was bound for Tunisia, sent a distress signal after sailing into rocky islets in the southwestern Aegean Sea, the coast guard said in a statement. Nearby vessels rescued all 16 Syrian crew, a coast guard official said. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident. … Read more