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The couple had left Halifax Harbour on June 11 aboard their yacht. (File) A British-Canadian couple, who set sail across the Atlantic Ocean roughly six weeks ago, were found dead in a lifeboat off the coast of Canada. The bodies of Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood were discovered after their raft washed ashore on Sable…
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Economic Survey 2023-24 states that India’s workforce is nearly 56.5%, construction accounted for 13% in construction industry. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s workforce is nearly 56.5 crore, with more than 45% employed in agriculture, 11.4% in manufacturing, 28.9% in services, and 13.0% in construction, highlights the Economic Survey 2023-24 released by the finance ministry…
Washington: State Democratic party chairs on Sunday threw their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s new presidential nominee to run against Republican nominee and former president, Donald Trump. The chairs held a conference call after President Joe Biden announced he was stepping aside as the party’s candidate. “Following President Biden’s announcement,…
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The Madhya Pradesh government has asked urban bodies to refrain from spreading any confusion. (File) Bhopal: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has clarified that it has not issued any instructions requiring shop owners to display their names along the Kanwar Yatra route in the state, and there is no such compulsion. Amidst a row…
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New Delhi: The Centre has ruled out any plan to give a special category status to Bihar, a core demand by its key ally, the Janata Dal (United), prompting the Rashtriya Janata Dal to take a swipe at JDU leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Ramprit Mandal, JDU MP from Bihar’s Jhanjharpur, had asked…
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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The outlook for India’s financial sector appears bright, but it needs to brace for likely vulnerabilities, said Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled in Parliament on July 22. The Indian financial sector is at a “turnpike moment”, it said, adding that the dominance of banking support…
File photo Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Labour, Santosh Lad, stated on Monday that the government is under pressure from the IT industry to bring forth new legislation proposing extra hours of work for techies, but is evaluating the matter. He clarified that the government is still evaluating the Bill that would allow software professionals to…
There have been multiple instances of government barring its staff from associating with the RSS. (File) New Delhi: The RSS on Monday hailed the Centre’s move to lift the ban on government employees from participating in activities of the Sangh, saying the decision would strengthen the country’s democratic system. It also accused the earlier regimes…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables the Financial Survey 2023-24. File | Photo Credit: PTI “A higher level of private sector financing and resource mobilisation from new sources will be crucial for India to build quality infrastructure,” according to the Economic Survey 2023-24. The Economic Survey 2023-24 was tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala…
Benjamin Netanyahu said he would thank Joe Biden for all he has done for Israel (file) Jerusalem: Israel will be the United States’ strongest ally in the Middle East regardless of who is elected president in November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday before flying to Washington, where he was due to address the…