The Union Budget for 2021-22 was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Although the Budget focuses on healthcare, infrastructure and other sectors, it fails to provide any particular relief to the middle class in terms of income tax exemption. Take a look at the top 5 changes announced by Nirmala Sitharaman in […]
Continue ReadingBhutan will go in lockdown for seven days starting from Wednesday amid rising case of Covid-19 cases, announced Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. In a statement, Tshering announced that a nationwide lockdown will be enforced for seven days, starting December 23, adding that the lockdown will enable the government to control the spread of the […]
Continue ReadingAs the ongoing farmers protest on the borders of National Capital Region of Delhi enter their 28th day, the farmer unions on Tuesday (December 22) decided that they will take a call on Central government’s letter on Wednesday (December 23). “32 farmer unions from Punjab held a meeting and discussed the next course of action. […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos topped Forbes’ list of richest Americans for the third year in a row, while US President Donald Trump’s ranking dropped as the coronavirus pandemic slammed his office buildings, hotels and resorts, the magazine said Tuesday. The aggregate wealth of the Forbes 400 list rose to a record $3.2 trillion, as […]
Continue ReadingHow do you come back from the dead not once, but twice? It is the Stoinis formula. The formula is simple. 20-ball fifty + two wickets in the final two balls gives you an unlikely win. Delhi Capitals will have to thank Marcus Stoinis for their unlikeliest win against Kings XI Punjab. Delhi were dead and buried […]
Continue ReadingAmidst worsening relations between Washington and Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Chinese software companies doing business in the United States are feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party. “These Chinese software companies doing business in the United States, whether it`s TikTok or WeChat – there are countless more,” […]
Continue Reading60 people have been infected by a new disease, caused by a tick-borne virus, and 7 people have been killed so far, Chinese media reported on Wednesday. It also warned about its possibility of human-to-human transmission. More than 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province contracted with the Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) […]
Continue ReadingThe Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP government in Assam on Sunday issued an order which modified the earlier guidelines in the state with regard to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated lockdown. The order was passed after due consideration of the COVID-19 situation as it prevails in the state and the latest directives from the Union Ministry of Home […]
Continue ReadingThe Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal has once again changed the dates for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated lockdown in the state. The dates were changed after receiving requests from different quarters to relax complete lockdown on certain dates. In line with the earlier notification, West Bengal will now have a complete […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that his administration may ban the Chinese video-sharing application TikTok. “We are looking at TikTok, we may be banning TikTok. We may be doing some other things, we have a couple of options… But we are looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to TikTok,” […]
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