MELBOURNE: The United States election will be held on November 5. On Sunday US time, President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election contest and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris. It’s not certain, but very likely Harris will now be the Democratic candidate to face former Republican president Donald Trump in November. During the […]
NEW DELHI: Union Budget 2024-25 has announced several measures for the agriculture sector including thrust on research, promotion of natural farming and national cooperation policy. As part of measures to enhance productivity and resilience in agriculture sector, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced measures like Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), ‘atmanirbharta’ for oil seeds, […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced exemption of three more medicines from custom duties to provide relief to the patients suffering from the dreaded disease. Presenting the Union Budget 2024, Sitharaman said, “To provide relief to cancer patients, I propose to fully exempt three more medicines from customs duties.” The finance minister […]
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday proposed slashing import duty on mobile phones, chargers and some components that are used for manufacturing of handsets in the Union Budget for fiscal year 2024-25. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said with a three-fold increase in domestic production and almost 100-fold jump in exports of mobile phones over the […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced education loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for students pursuing higher education in domestic institutions. Presenting the Union Budget 2024, Sitharaman said, “This year, I have made a provision of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling.” “For helping our youth, who have […]
JAIPUR: All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (AIGJDC) on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget, saying the reduction in the basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per cent and on platinum to 6.4 per cent is a commendable move by the Central government. AIGJDC Chairman Saiyam Mehra said that this was a […]
PARIS: Paris is a popular destination for vacations, of course. The food and drink. The art and history. The landmarks. And so on. The city itself will be one of the protagonists of the 2024 Olympic Games. That is why the Eiffel Tower and Seine River are featured just as prominently as gymnast Simone Biles […]
LONDON: One of the world’s oldest cricket clubs has taken a page out of the street cricket playbook in a twist that would make gully cricket enthusiasts nostalgic. According to a recent report in The Guardian, Southwick and Shoreham Cricket Club in West Sussex has banned players from hitting sixes, reminiscent of the “compound wall […]
NEW DELHI: The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Monday joined hands towards building joint innovation programmes in the Global South. Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan said that innovation is India’s strength. “This pathbreaking partnership between AIM and WIPO will take the […]
Backs Chinese investment New Delhi: The government’s pre-Budget Economic Survey on Monday set a conservative growth forecast of 6.5 to 7 per cent for the current fiscal as it flagged the need for creating more jobs in the economy and backed more Chinese direct investments to boost exports. The report, which is authored by the […]