Month: September 2024

U.S. Federal Reserve makes half-point cut in first rate reduction since 2020

September 18, 2024 admin

People look toward the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before the Federal Reserve announcement in New York City, U.S., on September 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday (September 18, 2024) in its first reduction since the pandemic, sharply lowering borrowing costs…

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MQ-9B Predator Drone Crashes After Technical Failure At Sea Off Chennai

September 18, 2024 admin

A detailed report has been sought from the Original Equipment Manufacturer. (Representational) Chennai: The Indian Navy said that a MQ-9B Predator High Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (HALE RPA) encountered a technical failure on Wednesday, after which the aircraft was navigated to a safe area over the sea and carried out a controlled ditching…

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India Abstains From UN Resolution Demanding Israel’s Withdrawal From Palestine

September 18, 2024 admin

Other countried that abstained included Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, Ukraine (File) India on Wednesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Israel bring an end, “without delay”, to its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution, with 124 nations voting…

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India Abstains From UN Resolution Demanding Israel’s Withdrawal From Palestine

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Over 11,000 People Evacuated As Odisha Flood Situation Remains Grim

September 18, 2024 admin

The government will take measures to resolve flooding in Subarnarekha, Mr Majhi said Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday expedited rescue and relief operation in Balasore district as the flood situation continued to remain grim, prompting the administration to evacuate over 11,000 people to safety. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who undertook an aerial survey…

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Israel Warns War ‘Centre Of Gravity Moving North’ Amid Hezbollah Escalation

September 18, 2024 admin

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that settlers in the north will “return to their homes” Tel Aviv, Israel: In Israel’s first reaction since thousands of blasts rocked Lebanon over two days, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence minister has announced that the “centre of gravity” of the Middle East conflict is “moving north”. In a…

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Panel On Simultaneous Polls Studied Process In Sweden, Germany, 5 Other Nations

September 18, 2024 admin

The report has been cleared by the Union Cabinet. New Delhi: The high-level panel on ‘one nation, one election’ studied election processes in seven countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies in India, according to the committee’s report approved by Union Cabinet on Wednesday. The…

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Karnataka Minister Moves Court Over Bengaluru Civic Body’s Taxes, BJP Attacks Congress

September 18, 2024 admin

The BJP said the Congress government is burdening common people with taxes. Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP on Wednesday hit out at the Siddaramaiah government after state Minister for Health Dinesh Gundu Rao approached the High Court against the “exorbitant” taxes charged by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). BJP Bengaluru Central District President Sapthagiri Gowda,…

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Bengal Floods Man-Made Disaster, Says Mamata Banerjee, Blames DVC

September 18, 2024 admin

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to flood-hit areas in Hooghly and other parts of South Bengal today, which have been massively affected by the release of water from dams upstream in Jharkhand. Accusing the Damodar Valley Corporation of being responsible for the situation, she said, “The Central government’s DVC and Jharkhand’s Tenughat and Panchet,…

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Andhra Cabinet Clears New Liquor Policy, Adopts Private Retail System For Sale

September 18, 2024 admin

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday approved the new excise policy and 33 percent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in legislative bodies, among others. Addressing a press conference at the secretariat, I & PR Minister K Parthasarathy noted that the new excise policy will come into effect…

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