APRIL 19, 2022
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is estimated to grow by 8.2% in the current fiscal year (2022-23), sharply slower than the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) earlier forecast of 9% as the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine weighs heavily on prices and disruption of supply chains.
In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the IMF forecast India’s economy...
APRIL 19, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar "a real patriot of his country" after the latter firmly stated that India will decide its foreign policy in light of mounting pressure to cut down imports from Moscow amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Sergey Lavrov said, "EAM JAishankar is...
APRIL 19, 2022
We are seeing cloud accelerate digital transformation across the board, from governments to enterprises to startups, in industry verticals such as BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail.
Microsoft’s cloud offerings bring together industry-data models and customization, specific components, and standards to help customers improve time to value, increase agility, and lower costs with enhanced adaptability and...
APRIL 19, 2022
The Karnataka government is all set to introduce Hindu epic stories - `Bhagavad Gita` and `Mahabharat` - in its school curriculum from the next academic year.
Though a proposal in this regard was made some time ago, the ruling BJP government had kept it in abeyance considering the opposition.
Clearing the air on Tuesday, Education Minister BC Nagesh said,...
APRIL 19, 2022
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In early January, Dalton Bocknick’s wife was pregnant and in her second trimester when her baby’s health began to deteriorate. The couple made an appointment for an ultrasound, and as they were leaving the hospital, staff called and said their insurance wasn’t active.
He soon learned his employer, General Electric, had cut his wife and young stepdaughter...
APRIL 19, 2022
Rwandan, British officials to hold news conference on migration partnership in Kigali. - Reuters/JEAN BIZIMANA
LONDON - British interior minister Priti Patel overruled reservations from officials about her plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, documents published by the government on Tuesday showed.
The plan, unveiled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last...
APRIL 18, 2022
It is here, on this island off the Jaffna peninsula in the Northern Province, where India has displaced China to sign a pact with the Sri Lankan government for a joint renewable energy project.
Its 5,000 inhabitants, all fisherfolk, are unaware of the intense geopolitical jostling over their island and two others nearby, Nainatheevu and Analatheevu, that went...
APRIL 18, 2022
Effectively, one can get up to 75,000 in tax deductions on purchasing a health insurance policy for self and parents.
We have made headway into the new year, which also happens to be the time for financial goal setting and planning for most people. A well-planned beginning helps set the tone for the rest of your year, so...
APRIL 18, 2022
Tugboats pull on the Ever Forward container ship in Pasadena, Maryland, on March 29, 2022, trying to free the cargo ship as it sits in the Chesapeake Bay after it ran aground near Baltimore.- NBC Washington D.C.
More than a month after the Ever Forward ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay, the container ship was successfully refloated...
APRIL 18, 2022
Anatoly Antonov. Hans Punz (Associated Press)
Russia's ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov told Politico he has been iced out by officials in DC.
Antonov also said that he has not spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin in years.
The two have not had a conversation since before Antonov left for Washington in 2017, Antonov said.
Russia's ambassador...
