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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leads US walkout after Russian officials begin speaking at G-20 meeting
APRIL 20, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led a walkout of a G-20 economic meeting.
Yellen, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and other global economic leaders left when Russian officials spoke.
The coordinated action underlines Russia's increasing isolation as it continues its war in Ukraine.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
APRIL 20, 2022
FILE PHOTO: Former Director of Communications for the White House Public Liaison Office Omarosa Manigault listens during the daily press briefing at the White House, Oct. 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million in legal fees to former White House...
APRIL 20, 2022
A person walks outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building, during the first day of the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. - (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON, D.C — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia's war in Ukraine for...
APRIL 19, 2022
The Commission on Tuesday approved UGC (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to offer Twinning, Joint Degree and Dual Degree Programmes) Regulations, 2022. These regulations lay down the minimum standards for academic collaboration between Indian and foreign colleges. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
New Delhi:The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday allowed academic collaboration between the...
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...
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Jaishankar is a real patriot, says Russian foreign minister on India standing its ground on foreign policy
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...
Business
Cloud-first is not just for digital natives, but all entities aiming to move forward: Irina Ghose, COO, Microsoft India
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...






































































































