Recent Views 14 Masked protesters disrupt traffic at Britain’s busiest ferry port in Dover, UK Groups of masked men blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port in Dover on Saturday in what officials said appeared to be an anti-immigration protest, disrupting traffic around the major cross-Channel hub.The Port of Dover said all traffic in…
Recent Views 14 An Iraq’s traffic police officer controls the queues at a petrol station in the Iraqi capital Baghdad (AFP) Iraqis are facing renewed petrol shortages, with long queues forming at petrol stations in Baghdad and other provinces as regional fighting disrupts fuel imports.The petrol disruption is linked to the wider impact of the…
Recent Views 14 East Zone’s captain Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) At 36, Mohammed Shami may be closer to the twilight of his career than its peak, but his desire to return to India colours remains as strong as ever. That is the belief of East Zone captain Ishan Kishan, who has seen…
Recent Views 19 Under the scheme, the Goa government offers financial assistance of up to Rs 25,000 to eligible artists whose houses have been damaged by natural calamities (AI-generated image). Artists often suffer from financial constraints; in such a condition, damage to their home caused by a natural calamity can bring an unexpected financial burden,…
Recent Views 17 Sugar prices jumped 11.9%, while cereal and vegetable oil prices rose 2.2% and 0.6%, respectively World food prices rose to their highest level since late 2022 in August as extreme weather, geopolitical tensions and disruptions to trade routes heightened concerns over supplies of key agricultural commodities, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
Recent Views 13 Photo credit: MICHELLE SIEH via Sun Courier In January, a 3-year-old girl in Iowa signed up for a local library challenge with a simple goal: read as many books as possible before starting kindergarten. By early September, just eight months later, she had reached a milestone that many adults would find daunting:…
Recent Views 15 30% productivity boost could power 35% of future manufacturing India’s manufacturing sector could get nearly 35 per cent of its future output simply by getting its workforce 30 per cent more productive.The finding comes from KPMG’s analysis of more than 130 large Indian manufacturing companies over 10 years. It found that companies…
Recent Views 14 CNG, hybrids and EVs together accounted for 42% of India’s passenger vehicle sales in August, surpassing petrol’s 41% share for the first time. India’s passenger vehicle market is reportedly seeing a notable shift in consumer preference away from petrol, with CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles together accounting for 42% of sales in…
Recent Views 14 File photo: Migrants queue to enter a refectory in Milan, Italy (Picture credit: AP) Five European Union countries have agreed on concrete steps towards establishing a “return hub” in a non-EU country for migrants who do not have legal residency, as European governments seek to speed up the return of people whose…
Recent Views 14 Sonny Ramadhin (left); and West Indian spin bowlers Sonny Ramadhin, and Alf Valentine during their tour of England, April 1950. (Photo/Getty Images) Sonny Ramadhin became the first cricketer of Indian origin to represent the West Indies when he made his Test debut at Old Trafford during the 1950 tour of England.Born in…
