Month: April 2024

Congress’ 2024 Manifesto Focuses On Unemployment, Promises Caste Census

April 5, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Congress has released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, with jobs creation, development of infrastructure, and a national caste census among the major highlights. The manifesto was released in Delhi by party boss Mallikarjun Kharge, who was flanked by senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Former Union Finance Minister…

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India Records Highest Percentage In World Anti-Doping Agency’s Offenders’ List

April 5, 2024 admin

India amounts to 3.2 per cent of the samples, the world anti-doping body said in its report.© AFP India registered the highest percentage of failed dope tests among countries which tested more than 2000 samples with South Africa being second in the 2022 Testing Figures Report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency. India tested 3865…

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19-Year-Old Student Livia Voigt Is World’s Youngest Billionaire. Her Net Worth Is…

April 5, 2024 admin

Several young heirs have recently joined the billionaire ranks. Livia Voigt, a 19-year-old Brazilian student, has claimed the title of the world’s youngest billionaire, according to the 2024 Forbes Billionaires List. This year’s list is dominated by the youth, with the 25 youngest billionaires all aged 33 or younger, who have $110 billion collectively. Who is Livia…

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“Rohit Sharma Is Going To Lead Mumbai Indians…”: Ex-India Star’s Fresh Twist On Captaincy Row

April 5, 2024 admin

File photo of Rohit Sharma© AFP There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians skipper for IPL 2024. Hardik, who completed a trade move from Gujarat Titans, ended Rohit’s ten-year tenure as MI skipper – a decision that left fans and experts divided. Things did not…

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XIs, IPL 2024: No Changes For SRH; No Mustafizur Rahman For CSK

April 5, 2024 admin

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 18th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday, April 5. Having won only one game out of three, SRH are languishing sixth in the IPL 2024 standings. On the other hand,…

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Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year

April 5, 2024 admin

Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneering, the Centre has announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from non-traditional States of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar and set a target of seven-fold jump in procurement to 50 lakh tonnes in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing year. Further, even as the ban on outbound shipments…

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Rape Survivor Stopped From Taking Class 12 Boards By Rajasthan School

April 5, 2024 admin

The girl has filed a complaint with the child welfare commission. (Representative) Ajmer: A class 12 student in Rajasthan has alleged that her school did not let her appear for board examinations as she had been gang-raped last year. The student, in her complaint, alleged that the school officials told her that the “atmosphere would…

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U.S. looking at report that Israel used AI to identify bombing targets in Gaza

April 5, 2024 admin

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File) | Photo Credit: AP The United States was looking into a media report that the Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza, White House national…

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Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.45 against U.S. dollar in early trade

April 5, 2024 admin

File. | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The rupee depreciated 6 paise to 83.45 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on April 5, as market participants remained cautious ahead of the announcement of the Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel’s decision. Forex traders said the local unit was also weighed down by a strong American…

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No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Centre

April 5, 2024 admin

Union Food Secretary, Sanjeev Chopra | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday, April 5, 2024. “Since July last year, rice has not been diverted for ethanol production. There is no…

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