‘No rift in party’: NCP rejects challenge to Sunetra Pawar’s election as chief | India News

NCP dismisses notice challenging Sunetra Pawar’s election as party president NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday dismissed a notice issued by the party’s national secretary Sachchidanand questioning the election of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s national president, while asserting that there was no rift within the organisation.The…

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Buffett severs donations to Gates Foundation following Epstein revelations

American investor Warren Buffett has stopped donating money to the Gates Foundation, following revelations about interactions between the Microsoft co-founder and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Buffett said he will instead donate about $US6 billion ($8.6 billion) of Berkshire Hathaway stock in his annual mid-year donation to four family foundations overseen by his daughter…

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Central expert panel approves environmental clearance for 1,000 MW Naying hydro-power project of Arunachal Pradesh | India News

Central expert panel approves environmental clearance for 1,000 MW Naying hydro-power project of Arunachal Pradesh NEW DELHI: An expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended green clearance to the 1,000 MW Naying hydro-electric project, paving the way for other statutory clearances and construction of this run-of-the-river project across the Siyom River in Siang…

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‘Political conspiracy was hatched’: Rekha Gupta blames AAP top brass after Tahir Hussain’s Delhi riots conviction | India News

Rekhta Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal (R) NEW DELHI: A day after former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain was convicted in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday accused Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party of giving him “political patronage and protection.“She also demanded answers from the party’s top leadership.Addressing reporters, Gupta alleged…

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AI economy must protect workers; BMS seeks fairer growth model | India News

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday called for an artificial intelligence-driven economic transition that protects jobs, social security and human dignity, while Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) pressed for alternative economic models to tackle poverty, unequal wealth distribution and vulnerabilities faced by workers under the free-market system.At the inaugural session of the BRICS Trade Union Forum Summit…

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