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Late last month, Bolivia’s transitional government decided to postpone elections yet again, propelling the country into its most profound political crisis in decades.

A hitherto-unprecedented sharing of intelligence data between Pakistan and China on Afghanistan is underway. It serves basically China which has two objectives: undermining the US interests and stifling of outcry over its persecution of the Uighur minority inside China. The Uighur province where the Muslims comprise an overwhelming majority is on the eastern frontiers of China and Pakistan.

In what could be the launch of yet another showdown between the BJP-led Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the former has decided to send a team to audit the state’s expenditure under the 100 days Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) job scheme.

In the absence of Union minister Giriraj Singh, the BJP M.P. from Karnataka, Teshvi Surya, has provided the Big Picture of the BJP’s worldview. Just as Singh regretted that an exchange of Hindu-Muslim populations did not take place in the subcontinent in 1947, Surya has emphasized the value of “dharma” for the Hindus in the context of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram temple.

After ICICI Bank and YES Bank, it is now HDFC Bank to feature in the operational misconduct involving the biggest ever outstanding loan under a single function. HDFC Bank, the country’s most valued bank, faces the charge of operational misconduct by its vehicle financing unit carrying outstanding loans of over Rs 1.2 trillion ($16 billion) as of June 30, 2020. Surprisingly, little is known to the public about the nature and extent of the ‘misconduct’ or fraud and their impact on the bank’s books.

New Delhi: Australian footballer great Tim Cahill has lavished praise on former goalkeeper Subrata Paul for his “work ethic and commitment” which enabled the “Indian to stay at the top his game” all throughout.

New Delhi: In an effort to promote grassroots football across the country, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), on Saturday organised a webinar for representatives from the Cerebral Palsy Sports Federation of India (CPSFI) as well as members from the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF).

A tweet by eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan has upset our Supreme Court enough to send him a contempt notice. Bhushan’s tweet complained that while the Chief Justice of India (CJI) was posing with a luxury motorcycle without a mask or helmet, he had kept the court in lockdown.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has been traumatised by two major tragedies in successive days.

The foundation stone for creation of Hindu Rashtra was laid on August 5 by the prime minister of secular India, Narendra Modi by combining State, religion and politics at Bhumi Pujan for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.