Government
Jagdeep Dhankhar to be sworn in as new Vice President on 10 August
09 Aug 2022
Dhankar, former governor of West Bengal and a senior counsel at the Supreme Court years ago, has been in politics for over 30 years since the 1990s, but had only a brief stint in government as a minister in former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar’s cabinet
Draupadi Murmu sworn in as 15th President of India
26 Jul 2022
We in India, especially those from the tribal community, take necessary resources from nature and serve nature with equal reverence, and this sensitivity has become a global imperative today, the President pointed out in her first address.
Droupadi Murmu elected President of India
22 Jul 2022
NDA’s presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu defeated rival candidate Yashwant Sinha by a margin of 947 votes, bagging 64.03 per cent of the electoral college votes against Sinha’s 35.97 per cent
UK slaps 25% windfall tax on profits of oil and gas companies
30 May 2022
Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a key policy of the opposition Labour Party and this would be especially sensitive now because it undermines the core Conservative values
BJP wins 4 out of 5 states in assembly polls
14 Mar 2022
While the BJP secured 273 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 47 of the 70 seats in Uttarakhand, 32 out of 60 seats in Manipur and 20 of the 40 seats in Goa, the biggest gainer was AAP, which secured 92 of the 117 seats in Punjab and emerged as the real challenge to the BJP
Cabinet approves release of an additional 3% DA and DR to central govt staff, pensioners
27 Oct 2021
Govt sets up cyber lab for online capacity building on cyber law, crime investigation and digital forensics
07 Sep 2021
US Retreat Pushes Afghanistan Back Into The Dark Ages
05 Sep 2021
Not just that, the US and its allies have taken home enough of the lesser Talibans so that liberal democrats in those countries can nurture refugee-driven unrest, to challenge and destabilise governments there
India achieved emission reduction of 28% over 2005 levels, against target of 35% by 2030: minister
26 Aug 2021
PM launches digital payment solution e-Rupi
03 Aug 2021
The e-Rupi voucher, a targeted, transparent and leakage free digital pyment solution, will play a huge role in making DBT more effective and will give a new dimension to digital governance, said the prime minister
The Perils of `Indian’ Democracy
27 Jul 2021
Like the socialist state withering away at its extreme, the liberals think that extreme liberalism would also help drive the state into anarchy!
Modi ministry trades non-performers for talent
08 Jul 2021
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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