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The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said the war between Israel and Hamas was another cloud on a horizon with plenty of them, warning that the global economic outlook could worsen. “What we see is more jitters in what has already been an anxious world,” Kristalina Georgieva told an audience at […]
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday (October 25) the 2023-2024 national budget was “no longer relevant” given the Gaza war and would be amended, and sounded unfazed by S&P Global’s downgrade of Israel’s outlook to “negative” from “stable”. While putting the direct cost of the war at around 1 billion shekels ($246 million) […]
The United States and Russia led international calls for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, as Israel maintained its bombardment of the enclave where Palestinians are living in harrowing conditions. A total of 704 Palestinians, including 305 children, were killed on Tuesday, the health ministry […]
India, the world’s fifth largest economy, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world’s third-largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $7.3 trillion by 2030, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in its latest issue of Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI). After two years of rapid economic growth in 2021 and 2022, the Indian […]
Sri Lanka has decided to issue free visas to several countries as part of its “Pilot Project.” India is one of the countries included in this initiative. According to a statement by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Sabry, this program will be in effect until March 31, 2024. Sri Lanka has immediately implemented free visas for […]
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed in July, 2023 between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on Japan-India Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership. The MoC intends to […]
As part of Special Campaign 3.0 of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance, the Customs Preventive Zone, Delhi, destroyed 328 kg narcotic substances, valued at Rs 284 crore, and 80.2 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigarettes, worth Rs 9.85 crore, in safe and non-hazardous manner in the presence of […]
The execution phase of ‘Special Campaign 3.0’ for institutionalizing Swachhata and minimising pendency in Government Offices, spans from October 2, 2023, to October 31, 2023. In the period up to the third week of the execution phase, ie., upto 23rd October, 2023, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has made substantial strides towards accomplishing the […]
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed an interfaith meet at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (October 25, 2023). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that religion holds an important place in our lives. Religious beliefs and practices provide us with relief, hope and strength in adverse circumstances. Prayer and meditation help humans […]
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Narayan Thakur on winning the Bronze medal in Men’s 200m T35 event at Asian Para Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. The Prime Minister posted on X: “Compliments to Narayan Thakur for bringing home the Bronze Medal in Men’s 200m T35 at the Asian Para Games. His incredible […]
