Tag: general election

U.K. Labour tipped for historic election win in polls; Sunak predicted to lose seat

June 21, 2024 admin

British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer looks on as he visits Morrisons supermarket during a Labour general election campaign event in Wiltshire, Britain, June 19, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Two polls have found the UK’s Labour party was set to win a record-breaking number of seats and the incumbent Conservatives due for a…

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FPIs take out ₹25,586 crore from equities in May on poll jitters, attractive valuations in China

June 2, 2024 admin

Whenever the U.S. 10-year bond yields rose above 4.5%, FPIs sold in emerging markets like India and moved money to bonds. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Foreign investors pulled out a massive ₹25,586 crore from Indian equities in May due to uncertainty surrounding the outcome of general election and outperformance of Chinese markets. This was…

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Dominican Republic President Abinader re-elected to 2nd term

May 20, 2024 admin

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader was re-elected on May 19 for another four-year term, an endorsement of his handling of the economy and tough policies toward migration from Haiti. The two nations share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but the much more prosperous Dominican Republic stands in stark contrast to its poverty and gang…

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India To Export Essential Goods To Maldives Despite Strained Ties: Report

April 5, 2024 admin

Representational Image New Delhi: India has allowed limited exports of essential commodities, including sugar, wheat, rice, and onions, to the Maldives, the government said on Friday, even as ties between Male and New Delhi remained tense amid rising Chinese influence. India, a leading exporter of rice, sugar and onions, has imposed various curbs on exports…

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Udupi Village Decides To Boycott Upcoming Elections Over Poor Facilities

April 3, 2024 admin

The decision was taken by the villagers of Kattingeri. (File) Udupi: Residents of a village in Kapu assembly segment of the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency have decided to boycott the upcoming election, in protest against the poor civic amenities there. The decision was taken by the villagers of Kattingeri, which is part of Moodubelle Gram…

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A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

February 1, 2023 admin

If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget, and the current Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s final full-fledged one before next year’s general election, ticks all the right boxes on the face…

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