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May 23, 2024 12:03 PM

RBI approves dividend of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to government for FY24

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board approved the transfer of Rs 2,10,874 crore as surplus to the Central Government for the accounting year 2023-24. The decision was taken at Apex Bank's 608th meeting of the Central Board of Directors....

May 23, 2024 11:44 AM

Campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections ends Today; Voting on Saturday

Campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections ends today. Voting will take place on Saturday, May 25, across 58 constituencies in eight states and union territories. These areas include 8 seats in Bihar, all 10 seats in Haryana, 1 seat in Ja...

May 23, 2024 10:39 AM

India and UK hold 16th Joint Meeting on counter-terrorism in New Delhi

India and the United Kingdom held the 16th meeting of their Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism on May 21 in New Delhi Both countries strongly condemned all forms of terrorism, including the cross-border movement of terrorists. They emphasized ...

May 23, 2024 9:56 AM

Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China starts ‘punishment’ drill

Taiwan's military mobilized its forces and said it was confident it could protect the island, after China started two days of "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts". The exercises, in the Ta...

May 22, 2024 11:42 PM

Calcutta High Court cancels all OBC certificates issued after 2010

The Calcutta High Court has invalidated all Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued by the West Bengal government since 2010. The division bench comprising Justice Tapobrata Chakraborty and Justice Rajshekhar Mantha delivered this verdict, imp...

May 22, 2024 5:46 PM

Russia denies U.S. charge that it put anti-satellite weapon in space

Russia's top arms control diplomat dismissed as "fake news"on Wednesday an assertion by the United States that Russia had launched a weapon into low-Earth orbit that was capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites. The Kremlin has flatly de...

May 26, 2024 11:23 AM

Cubans put Asian silkworms to work for artisans in experimental project

Cuban biochemist Dayron Martin, dressed in a white lab coat and jeans, looks over a table swarming with silkworms with the admiration of a proud father. Hundreds of the cream-colored caterpillars squiggle across a bed of dark green mulberry leaves -...

May 22, 2024 5:15 PM

Heatwaves and wildfires soar across the globe

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist over the plains of Northwest India for the next five days. Several regions of the country are already experiencing severe...

May 22, 2024 5:25 PM

UAE honours Indian Embassy, Consulate at MoFA Excellence Awards

India's diplomatic missions in the UAE were recognized for their outstanding work at the 5th Minister of Foreign Affairs Excellence Awards ceremony held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of th...

May 22, 2024 5:36 PM

Djokovic eager to regain form ahead of French Open defence

World number one Novak Djokovic is hoping to get a few matches under his belt at this week's Geneva Open ahead of his title defence at Roland Garros, after recovering from a freak injury he suffered this month. Djokovic has struggled this season and...

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