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D. Kumar, a fruit vendor. | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Annual income: ₹1.2 lakh per annum No. of family members: 4 D. Kumar and Santhi, a couple, find little solace in the Union Budget being presented every year, and this year is no different. While Mr. Kumar runs a fruit shop in Parry’s, his wife…
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The first Union budget of the Modi 3.0 government saw a concerted effort at women-led development, with the Finance Minister announcing more than ₹3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women and girls | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy The first Union budget of the Modi 3.0 government saw a concerted effort at women-led development, with the…
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U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle enters a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The director of the Secret Service said on July…
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The government proposes to provide an internship allowance of ₹5,000 per month and a one-time assistance of ₹6,000 to one crore youth. | Photo Credit: File Photo Amid the increasing unemployment rate, and job and wage losses, the first Budget of the third Narendra Modi government has proposed taking a prioritised approach in the fields of employment and skilling. The…
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File photo of Mohammed Shami© AFP Mohammed Shami is considered one of the top Indian cricket team fast bowlers in the recent times but his journey has not been without its fair share of challenges. He was India’s leading wicket-taker in the last three editions of the ODI World Cup but his personal…
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CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna The opposition parties have expressed disappointment over the announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concerning Andhra Pradesh in the Union Budget. They wanted the Union government to give ₹15,000 crore grant to A.P. instead of support through multilateral agencies. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), in a post on X on July 23 (Tuesday),…
If it closes, the Reliance-Disney deal will reshape India’s $28 billion entertainment market. New Delhi: India’s antitrust body has asked Reliance Industries and Walt Disney around 100 questions linked to their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, including details on sports rights as it heightens its scrutiny of the deal, two sources told Reuters. Antitrust…
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine’s Foreign Minister was in China on July 23 for talks on how officials there might help end the war with Russia, whose ties with Beijing have grown stronger since the conflict began. China presents itself as a neutral party in the war and says it…
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A major announcement was the implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture, and digital crop survey of kharif crops in 400 districts. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Maintaining that enhancing productivity and resilience in agriculture is her priority, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹1.52 lakh crore for farming and allied sectors in the first…
DMK MPs will stage a protest in Delhi on July 24 over the Union Budget. (File) Chennai: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said Tamil Nadu has been completely ignored in the Union Budget and to condemn it, he said he will boycott the July 27 NITI Aayog meet in Delhi, which will be chaired…
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