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West Bengal government presents Rs 3.21-lakh crore budget for 2022-2023
Business

West Bengal government presents Rs 3.21-lakh crore budget for 2022-2023

Revenue receipts are pegged at Rs 1,98,047 crore, while the state government proposes to raise public debt to the tune of Rs 1,14,958 crore

Pakistan refuses IMF's proposal to renegotiate loan fearing it might impose new conditions
World

Pakistan refuses IMF's proposal to renegotiate loan fearing it might impose new conditions

Pakistan and the IMF had signed a $6 billion deal in July 2019 but the programme was derailed in January 2021 and restored briefly in March, 2021 before again going off the track in June, 2021.

UP Assembly 2022 polls: Congress to release first list of candidates soon, Priyanka reviews poll-preparedness
Politics

UP Assembly 2022 polls: Congress to release first list of candidates soon, Priyanka reviews poll-preparedness

This time, the grand old party announced that it would fight the polls without aligning with any big political party

PM Modi launches 35 crop varieties; says 'step up' to tackle climate change impact on agriculture
Politics

PM Modi launches 35 crop varieties; says 'step up' to tackle climate change impact on agriculture

Pushing for more intensive research on climate change, the Prime Minister said that when science, government and society will work together, the results will be better

Telangana Intermediate marks memo released at tsbie.cgg.gov.in; raise objections by 10 July
India

Telangana Intermediate marks memo released at tsbie.cgg.gov.in; raise objections by 10 July

The board has said that the online short memos can be used to get admissions for higher studies and pass certificates will be issued in due course of time

Explained: What is MIS-C, a post COVID-19 complication in children?
India

Explained: What is MIS-C, a post COVID-19 complication in children?

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children is rare and most children can recover with timely treatment

West Bengal Election 2021: Stray incidents of violence mark Phase 6 of polling; 79.09% turnout till 5 pm
Politics

West Bengal Election 2021: Stray incidents of violence mark Phase 6 of polling; 79.09% turnout till 5 pm

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will skip his visit to poll-bound West Bengal on Friday as he would be chairing a high-level meeting on the prevailing COVID-19 situation

TNDGE HSE Exams 2021: Tamil Nadu Class 12 exams to begin 3 May, check time table here
India

TNDGE HSE Exams 2021: Tamil Nadu Class 12 exams to begin 3 May, check time table here

Schools reopened for classes 10 and 12 in Tamil Nadu on 19 January, after nearly 10 months. Teachers in the state had been demanding an announcement for the board exam schedule

India reports 11,831 new COVID-19 cases, toll goes up by 84 to 1.54 lakh; recovery rate now 97.2%
India

India reports 11,831 new COVID-19 cases, toll goes up by 84 to 1.54 lakh; recovery rate now 97.2%

The daily deaths due to the virus fell below 100 for the fourth time this month, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday

TRP scam case: Republic TV distribution head arrested, remanded to police custody till 13 Nov
India

TRP scam case: Republic TV distribution head arrested, remanded to police custody till 13 Nov

The arrest of Ghanshyam Singh, who is also assistant vice president of the Republic Media Network, takes the number of people held by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) in the case to 12

Robert Trump, younger brother of Donald Trump, passes away at 71; will be greatly missed, says US president
World

Robert Trump, younger brother of Donald Trump, passes away at 71; will be greatly missed, says US president

Robert Trump was reportedly in intensive care for several days. Officials did not immediately release a cause of death.

Babri Masjid demolition case: Special CBI court completes recording statements of accused
India

Babri Masjid demolition case: Special CBI court completes recording statements of accused

The court is conducting day-to-day hearings in the case to complete the trial by 31 August, as directed by the Supreme Court.

Facebook, Twitter and Google suspend the processing of Hong Kong government data requests
World

Facebook, Twitter and Google suspend the processing of Hong Kong government data requests

Two of the tech giants said they suspended their reviews of data requests from Hong Kong authorities immediately after the new national security law came into effect last week

Coronavirus Outbreak: Andhra Pradesh govt offers free online GATE coaching classes for students during nationwide lockdown
India

Coronavirus Outbreak: Andhra Pradesh govt offers free online GATE coaching classes for students during nationwide lockdown

The Andhra Pradesh government is offering online coaching for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus Outbreak: US Food and Drug Administration says 72 COVID-19 therapeutics trials, 211 in planning stages underway
World

Coronavirus Outbreak: US Food and Drug Administration says 72 COVID-19 therapeutics trials, 211 in planning stages underway

Seventy-two COVID trials of therapeutics are underway in the United States under FDA oversight and 211 are in the planning stages, so we expect to see more. This includes convalescent plasma as well as antiviral therapies

Coronavirus Outbreak: Unemployment rate in Asia-Pacific may rise over 3 percentage points; household income to fall
Business

Coronavirus Outbreak: Unemployment rate in Asia-Pacific may rise over 3 percentage points; household income to fall

S&P Global ratings chief economist (Asia Pacific) Shaun Roache said the rise in unemployment could be larger now than in previous cycles because the downturn is much larger.

Gold jumps 2% as Fed bonanza stalls cash rush; US confident of clinching economic stimulus package soon
Business

Gold jumps 2% as Fed bonanza stalls cash rush; US confident of clinching economic stimulus package soon

Spot gold rose 1.3 percent to $1,573.17 per ounce. The metal rose 3.7 percent on Monday, its highest percentage gain since June 2016.

Bank loan fraud: ED attaches over Rs 66 cr worth assets of Delhi-based Surya Vinayak Industries
Business

Bank loan fraud: ED attaches over Rs 66 cr worth assets of Delhi-based Surya Vinayak Industries

Assets worth more than Rs 66 crore of a Delhi-based firm have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of a money-laundering probe against it related to alleged bank loan fraud, the central agency said on Thursday

Gold ETFs see inflow of Rs 200-cr in January, highest in 7 years; investors opt for safe-haven amid slowdown in global economy
Business

Gold ETFs see inflow of Rs 200-cr in January, highest in 7 years; investors opt for safe-haven amid slowdown in global economy

Gold exchange-traded funds witnessed a net inflow of Rs 200 crore in January, making it the highest infusion in seven years, as geopolitical tensions in different parts of the globe and slowdown in global economy led investors to opt for the safe-haven

Two women killed, two-year-old boy injured in shooting at Texas University dormitory; officials yet to identify gunman
World

Two women killed, two-year-old boy injured in shooting at Texas University dormitory; officials yet to identify gunman

Two women were killed and a child was wounded in a shooting Monday morning at a university dormitory in Texas, officials said