08 June 2025

08 June 2025

08 June 2025

08 June 2025

08 June 2025

India’s extreme poverty rate fell sharply from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 5.3 per cent in 2022-23, according to new World Bank estimates. This means about 269 million people rose above the international poverty line over 11 years.

The number of people living in extreme poverty dropped from 344.47 million to 75.24 million, based on the $3.00 per day poverty line (in 2021 PPP terms).

US President Donald Trump says billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will have to face "very serious consequences" if he funds opposition Democratic Party candidates in the midterm elections next year.

The relationship between Trump and Musk has been deteriorating over a Republican-led bill including tax cuts. Musk served in a key post in the Trump administration before quitting it late last month.

An explosion at a US military base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, has injured four members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

Police say fire officials informed them of the blast in Yomitan Village on Monday morning.

Prefectural officials say the blast occurred at a temporary warehouse for unexploded bombs. The facility, located in the Kadena ammunition storage area, is overseen by the prefectural government.

Locals said that beach destinations such as Chaungtha and Ngwehsaung are still receiving a moderate number of visitors during the early rainy season.
Although there are not as many tourists as during the open season, a reasonable number is still coming to relax, said a travel service provider.

Terrorist groups have been engaging in battles, carrying out attacks using heavy weapons, drones to drop bombs and improvised explosive devices across towns and villages in various states and regions. Moreover, they are committing inhumane acts of terror and criminal activities—including abducting and extorting money from civil servants’ families, local civilians and students, as well as killings.