Month: December 2024

South Korea Launches Speed Dating Events To Combat Declining Marriage And Birth Rates

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South Korea Launches Speed Dating Events To Combat Declining Marriage And Birth Rates

The demographic challenge South Korea faces has been persistent; it continues to grapple with declining marriage and birth rates, according to BBC. Although private matchmaking services have been on the rise, marriage rates are at a record low in South Korea, compelling the government to take action. As per the news report, in 2023, there…

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Union Budget: Jobs, farm productivity, funds for infra boost figure at PM-economists meet

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Union Budget: Jobs, farm productivity, funds for infra boost figure at PM-economists meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting with eminent economists and sectoral experts, at NITI Aayog in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery, Principal Secretary to the PM PK Mishra and others also seen. | Photo Credit: ANI Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public…

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Why Ex Constable-Turned-Real Estate Magnate Is Under Probe Agencies’ Radar

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Why Ex Constable-Turned-Real Estate Magnate Is Under Probe Agencies’ Radar

Bhopal: A constable-turned-builder in Madhya Pradesh is being investigated by multiple central agencies in connection with an alleged corruption case. The case is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Lokayukta with each agency focusing on different aspects of the case, which came to light earlier this week. On…

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Deloitte Gets Rs 2 Crore Penalty Over ZEE Audit. Here’s Why

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Deloitte Gets Rs 2 Crore Penalty Over ZEE Audit. Here’s Why

New Delhi: The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, along with a fine on two chartered accountants for lapses in the audit of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years. The regulator has fined CA AB Jani…

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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Mr. Trump from pushing forward their executions. Mr. Trump criticized Mr. Biden’s decision on Monday (December 23, 2024) to change the sentences of 37…

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Proposal To Name Mysuru Road After Siddaramaiah Evokes Strong Objections

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Proposal To Name Mysuru Road After Siddaramaiah Evokes Strong Objections

Mysuru: A proposal by the Mysuru City Corporation council to name a stretch of road in the city after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has evoked strong objections. According to official sources, the proposal calls for naming a stretch of KRS Road from the Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy temple to the Outer Ring Road junction as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya…

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Karnataka BJP Seeks Probe Into CT Ravi’s Arrest

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Karnataka BJP Seeks Probe Into CT Ravi’s Arrest

Bengaluru: After a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot regarding the arrest of BJP MLC CT Ravi, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Tuesday, condemned the treatment of Ravi. He claimed that CT Ravi was arrested and then transported throughout the night without food or water,…

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Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least three

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Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least three

Medics inspect an ambulance of wounded people, shot by armed gangs at the General Hospital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on December 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP  At least three people were killed and others injured on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists gathered for a government press…

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Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the U.S.

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Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the U.S.

Uncle Sam, a 25-year-old bald eagle, sits on his perch in front of a U.S. flag. File. | Photo Credit: AP The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. President Joe…

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NDA Will Contest Bihar Assembly Polls Under Nitish Kumar’s Leadership: JDU

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NDA Will Contest Bihar Assembly Polls Under Nitish Kumar’s Leadership: JDU

Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that the assembly polls will be held under leadership of Nitish Kumar. Patna: Union Minister and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Tuesday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will contest 2025 Bihar Assembly election under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, the…

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