Month: July 2024

Budget Could Bring In More Standardised Approach To Taxation: Report

July 23, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present budget today in parliament. New Delhi: The full budget for 2024-25, to be presented in Parliament on Tuesday, could possibly increase capital expenditure and may usher in a more standardised approach to taxation, Moody’s Analytics said. After losing its absolute majority in the lower house, or Lok Sabha,…

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The Hindu Morning Digest: July 23, 2024

July 23, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo Credit: PTI Union Budget 2024-25: Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget for a record seventh time in a row Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 on July 23, 2024. It will be a record seventh consecutive Budget presentation for Ms. Sitharaman. The monsoon session of…

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Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with $81 million haul in just 24 hours

July 23, 2024 admin

Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with million haul in just 24 hours

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, on July 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the U.S. Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of U.S. President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to…

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New NOvA data deepens mystery of subatomic particle’s mass

July 23, 2024 admin

Neutrinos are a type of subatomic particle. They don’t have an electric charge, have a small mass, and are left-handed (a physics term meaning the direction of its spin is opposite to the direction of its motion). And they are flooding the universe. They are the second-most abundant particles after photons (particles of light) and…

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Aftab Poonawal’s Plea For Trial Only Twice A Month Rejected

July 22, 2024 admin

The court said that the accused Aftab Poonawala was trying to deliberately delay the trial. New Delhi: Saket District Court has recently rejected Shraddha Walkar’s murder case and accused Aftab Amin Poonawala’s plea seeking trial to be held only twice every month to give suitable time to his counsel to prepare his defence. The court…

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At least 55 killed in landslip in Ethiopia

July 22, 2024 admin

At least 55 people were killed in a landslip in a remote area of southern Ethiopia on July 22, local authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. “More than 55 bodies have been found from the landslide,” a statement from the Gofa Zone Communications Affairs Department said, quoting local Chief Dagmawi Zerihun, who…

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Kamala Harris Compares Donald Trump To “Predators” And “Cheaters” In Election Campaign

July 22, 2024 admin

Kamala Harris attacked Donald Trump as she endorsed by democrats for US Presidential race. Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris launched her election campaign Monday with a blistering personal attack on Donald Trump and vowed to win in November despite the “rollercoaster” of President Joe Biden’s shock exit. As she closed in on the Democratic…

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Junta chief takes over as acting President

July 22, 2024 admin

Min Aung Hlaing | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s acting President has taken medical leave and transferred his duties to Military Chief Min Aung Hlaing, the junta said on Monday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power in 2021, deposing the government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Also Read: Junta under…

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Joe Biden Urges Democrats To “Embrace” Kamala Harris

July 22, 2024 admin

US President Biden urged his supporters on Monday to embrace Vice President Kamala Harris. Washington: US President Joe Biden urged his supporters on Monday to embrace Vice President Kamala Harris, saying his decision to drop out of the White House race was the “right thing” to have done. “I want to say to the team,…

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Who Will Kamala Harris Pick As Her Running Mate?

July 22, 2024 admin

After Biden, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama endorsed Kamala Harris for US presidential candidate. Vice President Kamala Harris has quickly risen as the Democratic Party’s likely presidential candidate since Joe Biden dropped out of the race Sunday and endorsed her, buoyed by support from other leading party figures as well. However, the question remains, who…

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