Business climate action continues, but falls short

In the end, hope did not triumph over expectation at COP30. The actions of petrostates and the fossil fuel industry at the UN climate change conference scored over the interests of vulnerable populations. At the same time, the positive actions of scores of governments and hundreds of big businesses and small companies give the hope…

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Chinese national released; cops find immigration violations by hotels, homestays, houseboats | India News

SRINAGAR: A 29-year-old Chinese national accused of violating visa rules by travelling to J&K and Ladakh without permission was questioned for a second day on Monday, before being released in the evening. Meanwhile, fresh police searches revealed more foreign nationals staying in Kashmir Valley’s hotels, homestays and houseboats that had failed to report their stay…

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Bangladesh minority group slams govt over alow action against preparators of recent attacks

Bangladesh minority group slams govt over alow action against preparators of recent attacks (AP) DHAKA: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in the country, has expressed outrage over the lack of arrests in a recent attack on minority families in Dohor Moshiahati, Jashore.Despite a case being filed, no perpetrators have…

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‘very strange case’: Search intensifies for British teen missing near Romania’s ‘Dracula’s Castle’ |

Search teams recovered George’s backpack, containing a sleeping bag and unused stove equipment/ Image:X Bran Castle is one of those places where folklore clings to the walls. Perched above the village of Bran, its spires and narrow stairways helped turn it into the world’s “Dracula’s Castle,” even though the Transylvanian vampire of Bram Stoker’s 1897…

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Critical of NTA, panel says return to pen-paper tests | India News

NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on education has said National Testing Agency‘s (NTA) handling of entrance examinations in 2024 “has not inspired much confidence” and recommended a shift towards pen-and-paper based tests along with a nationwide blacklist of firms involved in exam irregularities.On pen-and-paper based tests, the panel said there are several models that…

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