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Kerala: 21-year-old Arya Rajendran elected as youngest mayor of Thiruvananthapuram

Arya Rajendran, a 21-year-old CPI(M) leader, was sworn-in Monday as the youngest mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the largest urban body…

4 years ago

Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny

PARIS: Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital existence, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants’ grip on billions of…

4 years ago

Is 2020 really the worst year ever?

Despite most people describing 2020 as the worst year par excellence, it is very positive to say that it is…

4 years ago

MoF implements incentive scheme for Sri Lankans working overseas.

The scheme will pay Rs.2 per USD when such employees or their beneficiaries covert such remittances of earnings into Sri…

4 years ago

‘World’s ugliest Orchid’ among new species named in 2020

London: Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, described a…

4 years ago

True leaders ask questions

Leaders all have different styles of leading. Some give instructions or direct their teams down to the minutest detail, others…

4 years ago

First images of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train released.

The first visuals of the E5 Series Shinkansen, also known as Japan’s bullet train, has been released by the Japanese…

4 years ago

‘World’s ugliest Orchid’ among new species named in 2020

London: Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, described a…

4 years ago

The street art that expressed the world’s pain

Over the summer of 2020, a portrait recurred on city walls across the world: an image of the black American…

4 years ago