- Friday, February 21, 2025
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee, in a political earthquake that upends the already extraordinary race for the White House. Biden, 81, said he was acting in the "best interest of…
The chief minister of India's most populous state backed a plan on Friday requiring restaurants and roadside eateries to display the names of their owners, despite criticism the move was aimed at dividing establishments by religion. Yogi Adityanath, a saffron-robed Hindu monk who heads Uttar Pradesh state, said the diktat…
FIVE people have been arrested after trouble flared in Leeds on Thursday when the police responded to a child protection issue at a house in Harehills. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned rioting on the streets of Leeds, describing it as "audacious criminality", BBC reports. At the city’s Elland Road…
The Boss is officially a billionaire, Forbes said Friday, estimating that Bruce Springsteen is conservatively worth $1.1 billion. The guitar hero bard behind hits including "The River" has solidified much of his wealth in recent years, the financial outlet indicated, in no small part due to a blockbuster sale in…
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden pledged to stay in the White House race Friday, defying a growing Democratic party revolt that raised speculation he could bow out as soon as this weekend. "The stakes are high, and the choice is clear. Together, we will win," the 81-year-old said in a statement…
Security experts said CrowdStrike's routine update of its widely used cybersecurity software, which caused clients' computer systems to crash globally on Friday, apparently did not undergo adequate quality checks before it was deployed. The latest version of its Falcon Sensor software was meant to make CrowdStrike clients' systems more secure…
A FLEET of taxis, a security escort, and a harrowing six-hour journey brought Asif Hussain and about 80 other Indian students back home on Friday from Bangladesh, where violence has erupted between protesters and security forces. At least 20 people have been killed in the clashes this week - most…
THE FOOTBALL Association have identified a "number of candidates" to replace Gareth Southgate as they search for an England manager capable of "winning a major tournament". Southgate resigned on Tuesday in the aftermath of England's Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain. The end of Southgate's eight-year reign has forced the…
Violence between groups of men broke out in east London on Thursday night and police said the unrest was linked to protests in Bangladesh. Police intervened to separate two large groups fighting in the street in the Whitechapel district alongside a wider demonstration involving several hundred people. Whitechapel, famous for…
RESERVE Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said it does not have any plan to allow business houses to promote banks. Allowing corporate houses to promote banks exposes one to conflict of interest risks and related-party transactions, Das said, speaking at an event in Mumbai. "At this point,…
