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Vice President Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week, but will not be able to preside over a joint session of the U.S. Congress which would be addressed by him, according to her aide. “We…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman receives a warm welcome from BJP women workers on her arrival, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman signals shift from earlier trickle-down strategy to a slew of schemes Presenting her seventh Union Budget and the first after this year’s…
The Union Budget 2024 has laid out a visionary path for our nation, emphasising four pillars of priority: ‘Garib’ (Poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth), and ‘Annadata’ (Farmer). This comprehensive focus is designed to foster economic growth, social equity, and inclusivity across the nation. Women in particular are the pillars of a family, a community and…
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Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that Democrats and Republicans both support the relationship with India. New Delhi: The failed assassination attempt on former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden announcing not to seek re-election in the “best interest” of the Democratic Party while endorsing US Vice President Kamala Harris…
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the first high-level visit by the newly-elected Labour government in the United Kingdom, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy will arrive on July 24 morning for a day-long visit, where…
Kamala Harris said that Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda will weaken the middle class. Washington: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is relying on support from billionaires and big corporations, while hers is a people powered campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday addressing her first election rally, a day after she became…
Orange-red in colour and native to Tanzania, the Naja pallida — the red spitting cobra — is a formidable, 1.2-metre-long foe. When threatened, it raises its hood and hisses loudly. If this display doesn’t deter its predator, it opens its mouth. Muscles around the snake’s venom glands squeeze, releasing jets of venom onto the eyes,…
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The Union Budget for 2024-25, in my view, has certainly drawn up a detailed roadmap and laid foundations for ‘Amrit Kaal‘ to pursue the goal of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. The government has articulated well its planning to foster long-term growth drivers for sustainable development, improvement in productivity, and creating opportunities for all. The Budget envisages sustained…
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Kumar Mangalam Birla | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accelerated the government’s thrust on the crucial infrastructure sector in her seventh successive Budget presentation and the first of PM Modi’s third term. A massive expansion in urban housing at an investment of ₹10 lakh crore, a rural roads programme worth ₹26,000 crore are among the…
R. Dinesh | Photo Credit: AFP I would like to congratulate the Finance Minister for laying a well-defined road map for Viksit Bharat 2047 while continuing the focus on the immediate requirement. While each of the nine tracks highlighted in the budget have many areas to appreciate, the focus on employment generation will be a…
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