Elections to be held after joint council’s rule for three years Sudan’s pro-democracy movement signed a power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Sunday aimed at paving the way for a transition to civilian rule following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April. Representatives initialled a Constitutional document …

Hate-filled screed draws inspiration from Christchurch attack Nineteen minutes before the first 911 call alerted authorities to a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, a hate-filled, anti-immigrant manifesto appeared online. It spoke of a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.” It detailed a plan to separate America into territories …

Gunman kills 20 people at a Walmart store in Texas while another murders nine, including his sister, in Ohio Thirty people died and dozens were wounded in two mass shootings within just 13 hours of each other in the U.S., shocking the country and prompting calls from some politicians for …

After a strong uptrend in June, the prices of gold and silver in the international market remained largely range-bound in July. Though the precious metals managed to eke out marginal gains on a month-on-month basis, the strength in the U.S. dollar arrested the scope for significant gains. Comex gold futures …

Dr. Abdullah said all parties resolved to be united in “protecting the identity, autonomy and special rights of J&K.” “Modification or abrogation of Article 35A or Article 370 would be aggression against the people of J&K,” read the joint statement called ‘Gupkar Declaration.’ The leaders unanimously sought an audience with …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon BJP MPs on Sunday to work with a positive mindset. In his address at the concluding session of the two-day training programme for over 380 party lawmakers, he also referred to the next Lok Sabha election, scheduled for 2024, and told them to nurse …

‘Many were affected by Assam Accord’ A coordination committee of the indigenous groups in Assam has demanded the reservation of 21 “immigrants-controlled” Assembly seats for indigenous communities. It also sought the formation of a Legislative Council to let numerically weaker communities be represented in the 126-member Assembly. “Many indigenous groups …

Data sets compared by machine learning techniques can predict risk of cancer and other diseases The Department of Biotechology (DBT) plans to scan nearly 20,000 Indian genomes over five years, in a two-phase exercise, and develop diagnostic tests that can be used for cancer. The first phase involves sequencing the …

The Defence Research Development Organisation on Sunday successfully test-fired the indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur. “Two missiles have been tested against two live targets, meeting complete mission objectives of engaging the targets. The systems have been tested in final configuration …

“The notices have been a bolt from the blue. Most people like Jamir Ali, Jahanara Khatun, Aamir Ali are daily-wagers and unable to get vehicles to centres 300-500 km away at such short notice. They fear they will be excluded from NRC if they cannot turn up at the specified …