New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, a discussion on Inland Vessel Bill, 2021 was held in Rajya Sabha in which Congress MP Shakti Singh Gohil requested that instead of passing the Bill in haste, it should be sent to the Select Committee and after a thorough discussion, necessary amendments should be made.
"Instead of passing the Indian Vessel Bill, 2021 in haste, it should be 

Inland Vessel Bill should be sent for amendment: Cong MP

Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 3 (ANI): Assam wants a permanent peaceful solution, said state government's spokesperson Pijush Hazarika amid border dispute with Mizoram, adding that the state will welcome Centre's solution.
"We want a permanent peaceful settlement. We want that our land remains with us and their land remains with them. Central government should come up with a solution and we will welcome that," he said 

Want permanent peaceful solution: Assam govt spokesperson

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh government is set to bring a stringent law against illicit liquor. The bill would be introduced in the ongoing session of the state assembly.
The decision of necessitating a law was taken after a Law and Order meeting on Monday and is likely to be proposed at the cabinet on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan instructed to make s

MP govt to bring stringent law against illicit liquor

An old high school football injury is haunting quarterback Carson Wentz and the Indianapolis Colts.

Colts coach Frank Reich said a broken bone, the fifth metatarsal, is loose in Wentz's foot, requiring a surgery that will sideline the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback between five and 12 weeks.

The unfortunate turn of events came to light when Wentz was rolling out to throw last week. Wentz has an extensive history

Around the NFL: Colts' Carson Wentz worry on the rise

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday urged a new ban on evictions to prevent a wave of homelessness as the more infectious delta variant of the coronavirus takes hold.But a day after a nationwide eviction moratorium expired, Biden acknowledged the administration does not have the legal authority to help renters stay in their homes.That leaves the White House with few tools to deal with the issue that could 

Biden Urges New Eviction Pause as Delta Variant Spreads

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has made significant progress in his recovery from surgery last year on a torn right ACL, although head coach Joe Judge stopped short Monday of putting a timetable on his return to practice.

"You know what, he's making a lot of strides for us, and I don't want to go ahead and make any predictions or anything on Saquon, but I will say that this guy's showing progress, tangible p

Giants RB Saquon Barkley (knee) making 'tangible' progress

Tel Aviv [Israel] August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Iran's alleged involvement in the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean violated international law and was an act of "escalation."The Japanese-owned vessel was attacked off the coast of Oman last week, resulting in the deaths of two crew members, citizens of Romania and the United Kingdom. Israeli Prime Mini

Israeli Defense Minister says attack on mercer street

TOKYO - New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games, but she suffered a disappointing early exit from the women's +87 kg final after three no lifts in the snatch.At 43, Hubbard was the oldest competitor in the weightlifting in Tokyo, in which her inclusion has ignited a fierce debate about fairness for women and about gender 

Hubbard Makes History as First Transgender Olympian, But Exits Early

Quentin Hillsman resigned under a cloud Monday after 15 seasons as head coach of the Syracuse women's basketball program.

The school launched an external investigation of Hillsman in June following a report in The Athletic alleging that he had engaged in "inappropriate behavior" that included "unwanted physical contact, threats and bullying."

Since the end of last season, 11 Syracuse players have announced plans to tran

Syracuse women's hoops coach Quentin Hillsman resigns

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to provide greater private participation in the public sector insurance companies and to enhance insurance penetration and social protection.
The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 was passed amid opposition protests over various issues including demand for a probe into allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spywar

LS passes bill onGeneral Insurance Business

ARMENIAWho's eligible: Armenia has taken the rare step of offering the vaccine to anyone, including foreigners, without registration. On July 1, all adults became eligible. On July 15, new regulations made it harder for foreigners to receive vaccines on quick trips to Armenia after the country was deluged by Iranians seeking inoculations.What's available:

Dashboard: Vaccinating Eurasia - August

As communism imploded in 1989, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama asked if liberal democracy was "the end of history", being the form all societies were destined to take. The past decades have suggested not. Illibera

Why spite could destroy liberal democracy

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 2 (ANI): Bombay High Court on Monday reserved its order on petitions filed by businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe challenging their arrest in a case in connection with the pornography racket case.
During the proceedings of the court, the investigating officer told the court that 68 pornography videos were found on Kundra's laptop.
"There was a PowerPoint presentation (

Bombay HC reserves order in Raj Kundra, Ryan Thorpe's bail

In a UN statement, the Indian Ambassador to UN said: "The Security Council underscores the importance of the continued support of bilateral, regional and multilateral partners and encourages continued support to Sudan in order to further consolidate peace and stability in Darfur. In this regard, the Security Council underscores the important role being played by the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission 

Tirumurti encourages UNITAMS support to Sudan

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 2 (ANI): BJP's Tamil Nadu and Karnataka units have locked horns over the issue of building a dam at Mekedatu on the Cauvery.
Tamil Nadu Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday announced a protest fast on August 5 against the decision of the Karnataka government to go ahead and build the Mekedatu dam.
"We are not here to react and prove to anybody. Karnataka maintains its stand clear a

Tamil Nadu BJP to protest against BJP-run Karnataka govt

Amravati (Andhra Pradesh), August 2(ANI): YSRCP MLA Vasanta Krishna Prasad on Monday has slammed Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders for allegedly making false and fabricated allegations against him in illegal mining issue.
Prasad said he is showing proof for mining activity in the land in question since the 1940s.
After the arrest of the TDP leader and former minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, verbal brawls between ruling 

Andhra illegal mining: YSRCP MLA slams TDP leaders

Germany on Monday sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades, joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China's territorial ambitions.China claims swathes of the South China Sea and has established military outposts on artificial islands in the waters that contain gas fields and rich fishing.The US Navy, in a 

German warship heads for South China Sea amid tension with Beijing

A former concentration camp guard will stand trial in October.The 100 year old is accused of complicity in 3 518 murders.Germany has been hunting down former Nazi staff since the 2011 conviction of John Demjanjuk.A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will stand trial in Germany in October accused of complicity in 3 51

Nazi camp guard, 100, to stand trial in Germany

Three employees working for the Western Cape National Prosecuting Authority died within the last week.Advocate Vukile Gontsana was murdered in Kleinvlei on Saturday. He was shot and killed.Mornay Julius, a seasoned prosecutor died of Covid-19 on Sunday, while administrative clerk Monica Lesimola succumbed earlier in the week.A

State advocate moonlighting as e-haling driver murdered in Cape Town

The DA wants opposition MPs to chair the envisaged ad hoc committee to investigate the recent unrest.The party wants to ensure that the process is transparent and credible.MPs last week decided to refer the establishment of the inquiry back to the Speaker, NCOP chair and Whippery.The co-chairpersons of the envisaged ad hoc com

#UnrestSA: DA wants transparent, credible parliamentary inquiry

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, the White House has asked automakers to voluntarily pledge to ensure that 40 percent of their new autos are electric vehicles by 2030.As early as next week the administration could announce proposed revisions to vehicle emissions standards running through 2026.Sources said a voluntary electric vehicle target of 50 percent could be agreed to,

Biden asks automakers to commit to 40% electric vehicles by 2030

Biden looks to voluntary pledge of 40% electric vehicles by 2030

Biden seeks pledge of 40% electric vehicles by 2030

Islamabad [Pakistan] August 3 (ANI): Rejecting to the recent petroleum price hike, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government does not care for poor people's problems.
In a statement, Bilawal said, in one month, Rs 10 have been increased on a litre of petrol. "The government is [increasing petrol prices] to meet its own expenses," Ge

Bilawal rejects increase in petrol price

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Global current account balances increased from 2.8 percent of world gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 to 3.2 percent of GDP in 2020, according to IMF.WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Global reaction to the COVID-

Global current account balances widened by COVID-19 pandemic: IMF

New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The present percentage of blending of biodiesel in diesel is less than 0.1 per cent, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday and noted that National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 prescribes as indicative target of 5 per cent blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030.
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameshwar Teli said in a written reply that the government has taken vari

Blending of biodiesel in diesel is less than 0.1 pc: Centre

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Water technology major Va Tech Wabag has bagged a Rs 1,230 crore engineering and procurement order from Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), a joint venture of Sibur Holding Russia and China PetroleumChemical Corporation.
AGCC is set to become one of the world's largest basic polymer production facilities, Wabag said in a statement on Monday.
The company will deploy advanced technol

Wabag bags Rs 1,230 crore engineering order in Russia

Blockchain-based data ownership initiative Cirus Foundation has announced that it will be working with MANTRA DAO, using the platform's ZENDIT launchpad for its upcoming IDO in August. As part of 

Cirus Partners with MANTRA DAO using ZENDIT Launchpad for IDO

Entrepreneurs led by their mission often create inspiring stories, such as the journey of Charles C. Tyrrell, Founder and Attorney at Tyrrell Law, PSC. In this interview, Charles discusses the growing sphere of the law industry and highlights his entrepreneurial journey in the domain. He then talks about his firm, Tyrrell Law, and emphasizes the services they provide to help people as they immigrate to the US.<h

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