Government shutdown threat looms over Congress’ return

Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While BSE Sensex was up over 100 points, Nifty50 was above 24,000.

Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes. Heavy flooding has affected a large part of the region in recent days, including the Czech Republic,…

Majhi Mumbai and Tiigers of Kolkata showcased impressive performances in the Indian Street Premier League on Friday. Mumbai won against Srinagar Ke Veer by seven wickets, with standout batting from Mohammed Nadeem, Amit Naik, and Karan More. Kolkata secured their first victory of the season, defeating Chennai Singams by five wickets, led by Fardeen Kazi’s…

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh criticised the BJP-led government’s decision to conduct former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s last rites at Nigambodh Ghat, deeming it an insult. The Congress had proposed a memorial location, but the government has not responded officially. State funeral arrangements proceed at Nigambodh Ghat.

The Hilton hotel next to the Oakland, California, airport has closed its doors after 56 years, after many other neighboring businesses have already closed and residents have moved away due to ongoing crime in the area.  On Aug. 28, the hotel’s final customer was checked out, and it was officially shut down.   “We thought…

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also help to “erase” bad memories. That’s according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong, who implemented a procedure called “targeted memory reactivation” (TMR) to reactivate positive memories and weaken painful…