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New Delhi: A day after opposition complained that mics of their members in Lok Sabha are not switched on, Speaker Om Birla, while inviting Congress MP Manish Tewari to air his objections to introduction of the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, asked, “Is your mic switched on?” When Tewari replied in the affirmative, Birla said, “Tell…
NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist PR Sreejesh emphasised the significance of grassroots investment and talent scouting to enhance India’s future in sports. Sreejesh, who retired after contributing to India’s consecutive Olympic bronze medal at the Paris Games, highlighted the importance of exposure and mental preparation for athletes aiming for success at the Olympics. “Exposure is…
MUMBAI: SBI customers were unable to access Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and mobile banking services for more than four hours on Tuesday due to unspecified technical issues. SBI later said the problem had been resolved.UPI platform processes an average of 39.3 crore transactions daily, with 4,500–4,600 occurring every second. The outage began in first half,…
Harvard sees $1.14 million in donations after Trump’s $2.2 billion funding cut Harvard University has witnessed an extraordinary surge in alumni donations following a fierce rebuke from University President Alan M. Garber against U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funding. As reported by The Harvard Crimson, the institution received nearly $1.14 million in…
The US Federal Reserve faces a more complex scenario in its current decision-making process. (File AP Photo) The US Federal Reserve kept the benchmark rate unchanged in the 4.25-4.5% range in its meeting today. “In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4-1/4 to…
India’s economy could expand by 6.5% in the current financial year, supported by falling crude oil prices and manageable inflation levels, despite global trade tensions rising and the international economy slowing down.The EY’s latest Economy Watch report released on Friday outlined four key global factors shaping India’s growth outlook: reduced exports, a global slowdown, declining…
NEW DELHI: Renowned Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was named the recipient of India’s highest literary honour, the 59th Jnanpith Award, on Saturday.The 88-year-old writer, celebrated for his poetry, short stories, and essays, will be the first author from Chhattisgarh to receive this prestigious honour. After receiving the honour, Shukla will join the ranks of…
NEW DELHI: Frowning upon the Tamil Nadu governor for acting in violation of constitutional provisions by sitting on bills forwarded to him after being passed by the state assembly, Supreme Court, in an extraordinary and first-of-its-kind decision, held that 10 bills reserved by the governor be deemed to have been assented by him, and fixed…
New Delhi: The Centre’s fiscal deficit until February in this financial year touched 85.8% of the revised annual target, compared with 86.5% a year before, thanks to tight spending, particularly capital expenditure, showed official data released on Friday.The data bolsters chances of the government meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.8% of gross domestic product…
NEW DELHI: In a big blow to CPM, Kerala HC in a rare order Friday warned state police against “coming under pressure from any political or bureaucratic quarters” and directed the investigating officer to expedite probe of money laundering charges against top functionaries of the state’s governing party and place on record all documents within…
