London, United Kingdom Fozia Raja, a second-generation Pakistani Briton, remembers studying about the British rule in India at school. What they didnt focus on is Britain leaving India, the London-based human resources professional told Al Jazeera. And we know why they skim over that because it is a tragic and…
BEIRUT — The militant Hezbollah group fired a barrage of rockets toward Israel on Friday, and Israel hit back with artillery in a significant escalation between the two sides. It was the third day of attacks along the volatile border with Lebanon, a major Middle East flashpoint where tensions between…
A Cairn India employee works at a storage facility for crude oil at Mangala oil field at Barmer in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/File Photo MUMBAI, Aug 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) – A tax loss in India might lead to some gains. New Delhi is…
For healthcare organizations, a new architectural project is more than just a building update. It’s a fresh start, an opportunity to address both spatial shortfalls and operational shortcomings. It’s also a time to improve performance and, more importantly, to correct ongoing failures in patient care. But all too often these…
Indias apex court on Friday ruled in favor of Amazon to stall the sale of Future Group to Reliance Industries in a major victory for the American e-commerce giant in the key overseas market. The Indian Supreme Court said the order by a Singapore arbitration court last year — which…
MUMBAI, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee kept interest rates steady at record lows on Friday, as widely predicted, but traders were awaiting its commentary about liquidity normalisation for clues on its next policy move. The RBI held the repo rate (INREPO=ECI), its key…
This week the US reached the milestone of having at least 70% of adults receive at least one Covid-19 vaccination shot. Joe Biden had hoped to achieve this by 4 July, but the vaccine programme has stalled over the summer. The resurgence of the pandemic, owing to the much more…
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has opened a far-reaching investigation into claims of abuse, excessive force and discrimination by Phoenix police. Inquiries like this typically involve years of investigation and any outcome is far from clear. But the allegations outlined in the department’s announcement track closely with the claims…
media captionAthlete Krystina Timanovskaya: “It’s dangerous for me in Belarus” Two Belarusian coaches have lost their Olympic accreditations after allegedly attempting to force an athlete to leave the games in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich had left the Olympic Village. An investigation…
Aug. 5From a pool of 28 applicants, Spokane Arts has selected eight Spokane Arts Grant Awards recipients set to receive a total of $45,500. The winning proposals include projects in bookmaking, film and documentary, theater, culture, aerial performance and arts therapy. The Spokane Playwrights Laboratory will receive a grant of…