Fitch cut its outlook on China’s sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday, citing risks to public finances as the economy faces increasing uncertainty in its shift to new growth models. The downgrade follows a similar move by Moody’s in December and comes as Beijing ratchets up efforts to spur a feeble post-COVID recovery in […]
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday inaugurated a two-day homoeopathy symposium on the occasion of World Homoeopathy Day. During the occasion, the President said that homoeopathy has been adopted in many countries as a simple and accessible treatment method. All over the world, many institutions at international, national and local levels have been promoting homoeopathy, she […]
After holding election rallies in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar and Chandrapur in Maharashtra, in addition to taking out a colourful roadshow down South, in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nagpur on Wednesday for an election rally in the Ramtek constituency in support of the Shiv Sena (ruling Eknath Shinde faction) candidate Raju Parwe. The […]
The European Union and India on Tuesday collaborated to launch an Expression of Interest (EoI) aimed at startups specialising in Battery Recycling Technologies for Electric Vehicles (EVs). The initiative aims to promote collaboration between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups from both Europe and India in the field of clean and green technologies. It […]
Malaysia urged Facebook operator Meta META.O and short video service TikTok to step up monitoring on their platforms, it said on Tuesday, with the government reporting sharp increases in harmful social media content this year. In the first three months of 2024, the government referred 51,638 cases to social media platforms, including Meta and TikTok, […]
Hamas said early on Tuesday Israel’s proposal that it received from Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not meet any of the demands of Palestinian factions. However, the group added in a statement it would study the proposal, which it described as “intransigent”, and deliver its response to the mediators. A Hamas official told Reuters on […]
GURUGRAM, INDIA – JUNE 21: A view of an annular solar eclipse, on June 21, 2020 in Gurugram, India. India witnessed the annual solar eclipse or surya grahan 2020. This is the third eclipse for this year after the first two lunar eclipses took place in January and June. This is the last annual solar […]
The Uited States has called on Russia to withdraw its military and civilian personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and restore full control to Ukraine. During a routine US State Department briefing on Monday, spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US is aware of the reports of a ‘drone attack’ on the power plant, […]
Income Tax Department has addressed concerns raised by taxpayers regarding certain discrepancies in the information provided to the department. These discrepancies were identified during routine verification exercises conducted by the department. The department has clarified that there is no basis for apprehensions regarding retrospective taxation or the reopening of cases related to incorrect claims of […]
Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to campaign for the party in the battleground states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. He will also hold a roadshow in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to establish a stronger presence. PM Modi’s itinerary begins with […]
