Ahead of the annual meetings of the main international financial institutions (IFIs), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the World Bank and the IMF were established to create a stable global economic system, but the statement finds that the: “international financial architecture … has left countries indebted and underdeveloped.” ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle commented: “Just a few years after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed deep flaws in the global economic system, the IMF and the World Bank continue to promote austerity measures and deregulation that undermine workers’ rights, democracy, exacerbate inequality and destabilise economies. “In the year in which four billion people…
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The Indian electric vehicle (EV) market is poised for “strong and steady” growth through 2030 as companies increasingly shift focus to this segment, supported by robust government leadership, according to Mr. Unsoo Kim, managing director of Hyundai Motor India (HMIL). Despite a recent 8% YoY decline in electric car sales, with only 5,874 units sold in September, HMIL’s chief operating officer, Mr. Tarun Garg, announced the upcoming launch of their first high-volume EV, the Creta EV, in the last quarter of the current financial year. He described it as a “big game changer” to boost consumer confidence in EV adoption.…
Less than a week into the Israel-Gaza war, at 6:02 p.m. on October 13, 2023, the Israeli military fired two tank shells 37 seconds apart into south Lebanon. The military’s target? Seven journalists standing on a hilltop around a mile from the closest hostilities, wearing clearly marked “Press” vests and reporting next to a car marked “TV.” The Israeli attack instantly killed Reuters’ Issam Abdallah, a veteran video journalist with extensive experience covering conflict in his native Lebanon, as well as in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Christina Assi, also from Lebanon, sustained injuries resulting in the amputation of her…
Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a ‘co-conspirator’ who along with his brother ‘enlisted’ two of the three alleged shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case. The accused, identified as 28-year-old Pravin Lonkar, was arrested from Pune. Lonkar is the brother of Subu Lonkar, who, through a Facebook post, had claimed responsibility for the killing of the NCP on Saturday, police said. The Mumbai Crime Branch has named Subu Lonkar as an accused in the Baba Siddiqui murder case. Subu, currently on the run, had reportedly posted on social media claiming that the Bishnoi gang was behind the murder. He, along…
By Nava Thakuria The All Assam Engineers’ Association (AAEA), a forum of graduate engineers in northeast India, appreciates Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat for making an fervent appeal for caring the nature and protect Mother Earth. The RSS chief, while delivering his annual address on the occasion of Vijayadashami, urged everyone to conserve water, avoid single-use plastic, plant tree-saplings and finally save the planet for all living beings. Sarsanghchalak Bhagwat, who leads the 99 years old largest socio-cultural organisation in the world, observed in his address from Nagpur on 12 October 2024 that the ongoing material developmental…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of its newly-elected MLAs to elect their legislature party leader here on October 16 Nayab Singh Saini, the CM face of the saffron party in the Assembly poll, is expected to be chosen as the leader of the legislature party ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. For the second time in 10 years, Panchkula township in Chandigarh’s periphery, will witness VVIP-studded swearing-in ceremony of the BJP government in Haryana on October 17.Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav to be central observers for the Haryana BJP legislature party meeting. Prime…
October 7 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel, which killed nearly 1,200 people, 815 of whom were civilians, and led to 251 people being taken hostage; at least 97 are still held in Gaza, and many are feared dead. Since then, Israel has waged a retaliatory war which so far claimed over 42,000 Palestinian lives, displaced 90 percent of Gaza’s population and has been characterised by blatant disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law. The conflict has caused immeasurable suffering in Palestine, both in Gaza and the West Bank, and the wider region, particularly Lebanon. One year on, there…
By Nava Thakuria Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed shock over the murder of Bangladeshi media person Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim (33) and demanded a fair probe into the incident to identify and punish the perpetrators under the law. The victim’s family members informed that Tanjil had property disputes with a real estate group and they might be involved with the killing of Deepto Television employee on 10 October 2024 at Hatirjheel area of Dhaka. The Bangla police have so far arrested six five individuals in connection with the murder. “Until now in…
A day after a petrol bomb was hurled at a Durga Puja pandal in Bangladesh, India called upon the Government in Dhaka to ensure the safety and security of Hindus and all minorities and their places of worship, especially during this auspicious festival time. Soon after India registered its protect, Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, Saturday visited the centuries-old Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka in an attempt to reach out to the Hindu community. The government wants to build Bangladesh in such a way “where each and every citizen’s right will be ensured,” he said at the…
According to Sensor Tower data, India has established itself as the leading market for AI mobile application adoption, accounting for 21% of global downloads, which exceeded 2.2 billion in the first 8 months of 2024. Popular AI applications include chatbot platforms such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini, as well as various image and video editing apps. However, a significant number of Indian users access these applications for free. In contrast, North America and Europe generated 68% of in-app purchase revenue from AI applications, which surpassed US$ 2 billion this year, with India contributing less than 2%. The total…