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File picture of Sri Lankan municipal workers carrying a body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation in Colombo, Sri Lanka | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka on Tuesday apologised for enforcing a “cremations only” policy during the Covid-19 pandemic, going against the religious sentiments of Muslims, as well as expert views that burials were safe….
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Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event in Wisconsin | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. That…
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The Rajasthan government has already approved Rs 275 crore for the water infrastructure of this project. Jaipur: Rajasthan has received a major industrial park in the first Budget of the BJP-led government at the Centre, with the state receiving Rs 7,000 crore more as a share of Central taxes this time. Among the 12 new…
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File picture of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai | Photo Credit: PTI While the Union Budget does not make any specific announcement for Chhattisgarh, the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan, aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of tribal communities, will impact families in the tribal-majority villages in both north and south Chhattisgarh. The Budget does mention the…
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump said Monday his presumptive Democratic opponent Kamala Harris would be “easier” to beat in November’s election than President Joe Biden. “She’s far more radical than he is… So I think she should be easier than Biden, because he was slightly more mainstream, but not much,” Trump said on a…
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“I am feeling well,” Joe Biden said when asked how is he feeling. Washington: US President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Tuesday, after days of self-isolation at his Delaware House, with his doctors saying that his symptoms of COVID-19 have been resolved. “I am feeling well,” Biden said when asked how is…
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Job seekers in Kerala. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The chapter on employment in the Economic Survey starts with the observation: “Employment is the crucial link between growth and prosperity, and its quantity and quality determine the extent to which economic output translates into better quality of life for the population.” This “crucial link” between…
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File photo of MGNREGA work in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Budget 2024 is no different from previous years as far as allocations for the social sector are concerned. This is despite the fact that the youth, farmers, women, and the poor are identified as the main focus groups. The Economic…
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Illustration of a citizen paying tax. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The 2024-25 Budget is not just an account of receipts and expenditures for the financial year; it also sets the stage for several years in terms of expectations. Taking off from the analysis in the Economic Survey, the Budget identifies priority areas for government…
One of the most horrific of all cricket photographs shows England’s Mike Gatting after his nose was broken by a delivery from the West Indies great Malcolm Marshall in a One-Day International. Preparing to bowl the next delivery, Marshall found a bit of bone embedded in the ball. Three days later another fast bowler, Patrick…
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