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All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo Badaruddin Ajmal on Sunday questioned girls students for wearing makeup. Addressing aspirants attending ‘Ajmal Super40 foundation program’ in Barpeta district of Assam, he said, “I have seen many girls wearing a full face of makeup. Why are you wearing lipstick and blush? Yaha koi hero aane wala hai […]

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By Zoya Teirstein A 16-month-old boy was playing in a splash pad at a country club in Little Rock, Arkansas, this summer when water containing a very rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba went up his nose. He died a few days later in the hospital. The toddler wasn’t the first person in the United States […]

The post Global Warming Linked To A Spate Of Rare Disease Outbreaks In 2023 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Bangladesh is set to vote in its 12th general election today amid a boycott and strike by the main opposition party. There have also been incidents of arson, including at least five schools and a train being set ablaze. Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League party has been the prime minister of Bangladesh since 2008 […]

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MUMBAI: Electric Vehicle (EV) sales in India is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 35 per cent with annual volumes likely to touch 27.2 million units by 2032, a report said on Friday. The report, ‘India Electric Vehicle Market Overview 2023’, by energy advisory, software and services firm, Customized Energy […]

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MUMBAI: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has sought a level-playing field for corporations in making contributions to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) so that they are at par with contributions made in provident fund (PF) for employees in respect of tax treatment. Currently, the tax exempt contribution is capped at 10 per […]

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MUMBAI: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a second straight day on Friday, following gains in IT, tech and capital goods shares amid fresh foreign capital inflows. After slipping briefly during the late afternoon trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex made a quick recovery and jumped 178.58 points or 0.25 per cent to […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s economy is likely to grow a better-than-expected 7.3% in FY24, faster than all major global economies, powered by a double-digit rise in investments, led by government spending, official data released on Friday showed. The first advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) is higher than the Reserve Bank of India’s 7% forecast […]

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NEW DELHI: Strong demand from both international and domestic markets spurred services sector activity to a three-month high in December, according to a private survey released Friday. The HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index ended 2023 at 59, higher than the previous month’s reading of 56.9, as per the survey conducted by S&P Global. PMI […]

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NEW DELHI: The United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2024 on Friday revised India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate for the 2024 calendar year to 6.2 per cent, compared to 6.7 per cent earlier. The report stated: “Economic growth in India is projected to remain strong at 6.2 per cent in 2024, […]

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NEW DELHI: Expectations are muted over big big-ticket announcements or high-budget schemes being announced in the interim Budget on February 1, but the run-up to the Parliament elections could still feature some such. FE has reviewed the schemes and government programmes rolled out in FY24 budget, and found that while these did not entail huge […]

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NEW DELHI: India is likely to project higher economic growth estimates of around 7% for the 2023/24 fiscal year ending in March, compared with earlier government forecasts when the National Statistical Office releases its first advance GDP estimates on Friday. An increased estimate of annual gross domestic product is widely expected after the Reserve Bank […]

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Economic growth is set to be a driving force in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in 2024, particularly in emerging markets (EMs), providing a favourable backdrop for various sectors, reported Fitch Ratings. According to Fitch Ratings, while strong real GDP expansion is anticipated in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, challenges from slower Chinese growth, subdued […]

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KOLKATA: Early business data from lenders, published ahead of the month-long earnings season starting next week, showed that Indian companies are on track to report yet another quarter of robust performance amid buoyant consumer demand, although rising cost of funds might crimp profitability for financiers as the pace of deposit mobilization trails credit growth. Non-banking […]

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By Prabhat Patnaik Argentina’s new president Javier Milei proposes to use US dollars as the currency of his country, while abolishing its central bank altogether. What is involved in this proposal is not just maintaining a fixed exchange rate between the dollar and the domestic currency, but an abolition of the domestic currency altogether. The […]

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NEW DELHI: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has allayed fears of any problems due to lower wheat procurement this year and expressed confidence in buying a quantity more than the annual requirement under all welfare schemes. Briefing the media on the achievement of FCI since its inception in 1964, FCI Chairman and Managing Director […]

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to order inquiries into Adani Group by a special investigation team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — a major relief to the business house — over US short-seller Hindenburg Research’s allegations of fraud, misgovernance and stock price manipulation. It said the Securities and Exchange […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing activity declined to its lowest level in 18 months in December, pulled down by weaker increase in factory orders and output, according to a private survey released Wednesday. The HSBC India purchasing managers’ index of manufacturing eased further to 54.9 in December compared with 56 in the previous month. However, the […]

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NEW DELHI: The economic growth in Asia Pacific will remain strong in 2024 and GDP is expected to grow by about 5 per cent in India and a host of emerging market countries, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday. In its report titled ‘APAC Cross-Sector Outlook 2024′, Fitch said the outlooks for the banking sectors in […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports this financial year will touch last year’s levels despite shipments contracting 6.5% year-on-year in the first eight months and slowdown in global trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday. “Globally growth has been negative, international trade is in the negative territory, estimates are that this year international trade […]

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