Saroj kumar 
WASHINGTON—The FBI has been “laser-focused” on countering foreign espionage activities in the United States under President Donald Trump’s directive, according to the agency’s director, Kash Patel. In an interview with Epoch TV’s “American Thought Leaders” that will air on Aug. 8, Patel discussed his agency’s recent achievement in seizing 13 domains in an alleged Chinese … Read more
Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have expanded internal political and personnel investigations beyond managers to include ordinary employees, requiring workers to disclose extensive personal and family information, according to internal documents circulated online and interviews with retired employees. The measures, introduced at some SOEs beginning in March, require employees to report the employment status of close … Read more
Jonathan Carr West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU), which advises on policy across the world, said the BBC study showed the sector was “still struggling to keep up with astronomic rates of increase in demand and cost for those key statutory services like adult social care and children’s services”. “The sector … Read more
Bobby Deol has reached a new career peak by embracing darker, more villainous roles, but this success comes with its own set of challenges. Having played several antagonists in recent years, he acknowledges that filmmakers are now increasingly offering him similar parts. The actor admits he’s conscious of getting typecast. Rather than accepting every villainous … Read more
The UK’s recent nationalization of Chinese-owned British Steel could trigger a Western domino effect to safeguard critical supply chains and slash economic reliance on China, experts say. British Steel’s former parent company, Jingye Group, a Chinese steel conglomerate with close ties to Beijing, claimed in a July 19 statement that the British government “unlawfully expropriated … Read more
Data centers in America will eat up about 20 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption in 2035, according to a BloombergNEF report. This is a major hike from 5.9 percent today, it stated on July 21. The United States currently has more than 3,100 data centers in operation and more than 1,800 in various stages … Read more
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 7 that the U.S. government would invest nearly $3 billion to support critical minerals and battery projects and expand the American mining workforce. He unveiled his plans at a roundtable at the State Department, which brought together nearly 200 business leaders, educators, and government officials to support domestic mining … Read more
China’s basic medical insurance fund expenditures exceeded 3 trillion yuan ($444.3 billion) for the first time in 2025, while the ratio of active employees to retirees covered by the employee medical insurance program fell to 2.6, highlighting growing demographic and financial pressures on the country’s healthcare system. As the number of retirees continues to grow … Read more
The Green Party of England and Wales is calling for a 38% windfall tax on the profits of big banks to support small and medium-sized businesses. Leader Zack Polanski said the tax would be applied to UK profits of more than £800m and be used to cut tax bills for a million smaller companies. The … Read more
US fiscal deterioration is emerging as a growing risk for global markets, with rising Treasury yields potentially putting pressure on equities and limiting the Federal Reserve’s room for manoeuvre, brokerage firm Jefferies said in its latest research report.The brokerage said US public debt has crossed $40 trillion, while the fiscal deficit continues to widen, creating … Read more