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- Sesame Workshop India launches new emotional health and wellbeing resources for families grappling with Covid-19 impact
The materials launched are part of Sesame Workshop's 'Caring for Each Other' initiative, which was created in 2020 in response to the uncertainty families continue to face during the pandemic.
- How Sri Lanka became a cautionary tale about faulty economics
Foreign investment dried up, exports collapsed, inflation is high, jobs losses have increased, the foreign debt situation seems precarious, depleting foreign exchange reserves and business confidence is low and there are signs of social stress.
- Imran Khan vs army chief? How US became new flashpoint in Pakistan political crisis
"The move to oust me is (a) blatant interference in domestic politics by the United States," Khan told reporters a day ahead of the crucial no-confidence vote against him.
- At least 20 bodies seen in one street in town near Kyiv
One of the bodies of the men had his hands tied, and the corpses were strewn over several hundred metres (yards) of the residential road in the suburban town northwest of the capital.
- Russia retreats in northern Ukraine as Red Cross heads for Mariupol
Russian forces now appear to be focusing attacks in the east and south, a day after thousands of people from Mariupol and surrounding Russian-held areas escaped in a convoy of buses and private cars.
- What is the current state of the Sri Lankan economy which has been facing headwinds since the Covid-19 outbreak?
Foreign exchange reserves plummeted by almost 70% in two years. As of February, the country was left with only $2.31 billion in its reserves but faces debt repayments of $7 billion in 2022. The Rajapaksa government’s decision to ban all chemical fertilisers in 2021, a move that was later reversed, also hit the country’s farm sector, and triggered a drop in the critical rice crop.
- Seven bills in Rajya Sabha in last week of budget session
Six of these Bills have been passed by the Lok Sabha. The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities Amendment) Bill, 2022 is the only Bill among them that will originate in the Rajya Sabha. This amendment Bill seeks to prohibit financing of such weapons while the original Bill prohibited only their manufacture.
- Didn't open sectors where India can face problem: Piyush Goyal
India has kept many sensitive products in the exclusion category (29.8% of tariff lines) in the pact without offering any concession. They include milk and other dairy products, chickpeas, walnut, wheat, rice, bajra, apple, sunflower seed oil, sugar, oil cake, gold, silver, platinum, jewellery, iron ore and most medical devices among others.
- The curious case of the recovering ruble
One thing that Russia has managed to defend quite effectively, however, is the value of its currency. The ruble plunged in the days after the Ukraine invasion but has since recovered almost all of its losses.
- View: How four powerful brothers broke Sri Lanka
The island nation of 22 million people is facing its worst economic upheaval in a decade. From an ill-fated fertilizer ban that led to a dramatic fall in yields of crops like rice and tea, to its failure to deal with a foreign-currency crisis that’s now a humanitarian emergency.
- Dalits are with BJP; Mayawati saw them only as vote bank: Baby Rani Maurya
I feel perhaps Gandhi Vadra was low on manobal (morale) and that is why she made such statements. Women are born with so many qualities. But we never say that since I am a woman my work is to fight. I have been a mayor, governor and a member of the National Commission for Women.
- Pak govt's legal wing warns Imran Khan of grave consequences for sharing classified info
According to the sources, Imran Khan had sought legal advice from the official legal wing on the Foreign Office cypher wherein he claimed that a foreign country had sent a threatening message through Pakistan's envoy, reported The Express Tribune.
- ED attaches Rs 4.69 crore assets in Jammu & Kashmir arms licence case
The attached assets are in the form of bank balance, plots, flats and residential houses. The attachment has been made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Earlier this week, the agency said the proceeds of crime generated in the case were about Rs 40 crore.
- Manipur to honour Anti-Afspa activist Irom Sharmila
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday acknowledged the contributions of Sharmila Chanu, civil society organisations, and women and students' organisations that have protested against the Act. Singh Srmila Chanu will be called to the state and honoured.
- Judges should act against probe agencies too: Congress
Ramana had on Friday also called for bringing central investigating agencies under an independent umbrella body while delivering a lecture on 'Democracy: Role and responsibilities of investigative agencies' on CBI foundation day.
- India, Nepal agree to Bhutan-like power trade model
The documents for cross-border railway and power projects were launched at the summit between visiting Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- World Cup draw brings certainty. Now comes the hard part
He tried, as best he could, to hide his delight. He knew, after all, that the dice had fallen for him, and for his team, just as he had predicted — in graphic and not entirely serious terms — it would. Everyone wanted to draw Qatar, the host and by a gulf the gentlest prospect of the top seeds. Only his team had been chosen.
- Watching films on tiny screens: An insincere rant
Father, forgive them/us when they/we view movies in inappropriate conditions.
- Everything you need to know about IPL media rights
Five years ago, the IPL media rights were sold for Rs 16,347 crore. This time, it may go up to Rs 50,000 crore.
- View: Let's all give it up... for Ashleigh Barty
History tells us that there are indeed athletes who have hung their boots at an astonishingly early age, when they were still at the pinnacle of their careers. In tennis, Justine Henin was also world No. 1 and 25 when she announced her first retirement in 2008 - making a comeback in 2010, before really retiring the next year. More convincingly, Bjorn Borg shocked the world when he retired at 26 in 1983.
- Possibilities and problems plaguing the aviation sector as it readies for a post-covid journey
There is a view that India, under previous governments, gave away too many foreign-flying rights to foreign carriers, which have made a business model around flying passengers from India to a third country while stopping at the airlines’ home country, known in aviation parlance as the sixth freedom traffic.
- Mahindra Holidays seeks to give a facelift to non-functional hotels
In the January-March quarter, the company was awarded a resort in Mandi district by the Himachal Pradesh government for refurbishing and operation.
- Hiring returns to pre-Covid levels across sectors
Executives at recruitment and executive search firms like ABC Consultants, EMA Partners, Transearch, TeamLease, CIEL and Kelly said hiring was showing traction not only in new-age technology sectors, but also across others where it had slowed down during the pandemic.
- Dubai gold market set for glittering heights
The trade pact, likely to be effective from May 1, has clubbed Indian gold with other items that will attract zero import duty, down from the current level of 5%. But gold producers and retailers that ET spoke to on the condition of anonymity are concerned that the agreement does not have any provisions to address smuggling of the yellow metal from Dubai.
- Tata Power, Rustomjee in pact for EV charging infra in Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Tata Power will set up 28 EZ charging points at Rustomjee Group’s projects.The company through its Tata Power EZ Charge has already set up over 100 EV charging points in Mumbai.
- In the ever-moving world of golf, The Masters is the only constant
There is hardly another celebration in golf that can even aspire to the hallowed heights that The Masters achieves year after year. The Open Championship at the St Andrews in July obviously will invoke the spirits of the game, but the Open operates on a cycle of venues, as does every other major tournament in golf. The Masters simply returns to Augusta National, in a seemingly eternal march.
- Jos Buttler's ton propels Rajasthan Royals to 193/8 against Mumbai Indians
The Englishman played shots all round the park to bring up his second IPL hundred and first of the current edition. It was all the more praiseworthy as Yashashvi Jaiswal (1) and Devdutt Padikkal (7) were dismissed cheaply.
- View: There was a special place for the Soviets, whether in Olympics or MiGs
As an Indian growing up in the early-'70s, there was absolutely no doubt which of the Cold War combatants were on our side. We'd read American authors, watch Hollywood films and listen to Dylan and Elvis. But when it came to geopolitics, it was the Russians we trusted.
- Case of mistaken identity: Arunachal Pradesh’s security personnel opened fire and injured two civilians
The injured were rushed to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh. The security personnel launched an operation between Hollam and Khowathong under Chasa village in Tirap district and fired injuring Nokphua Wangpan and Ramwang Wangsu, who were returning home after fishing late on Friday evening
- New education policy will make students self-reliant, says Union minister
"We are also working on translating the syllabus as part of this educational policy. We are trying to make education available in local and Indian or bilingual languages," the minister of state for education said.
- Deputy Commissioner will not insist on NRC document for application of caste certificate- Assam cabinet
The cabinet meeting on Saturday discussed easing issuance of Caste Certificates. As per Modified guidelines for issuance of caste certificates including nature of documents required for establishing eligibility for getting such certificates to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes/More Other Backward Classes. DC will not insist on NRC document for application of caste certificate.
- New Omicron strain, first detected in UK, appears to be more transmissible than previous strains of COVID-19: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update that the XE recombinant (BA.1-BA.2) was first detected in the UK on January 19 and more than 600 sequences have been reported and confirmed since then.
- View: There were always idiots with opinions, but now they find it easier for their opinions to be heard
Barring a couple of listeners who may have genuinely enjoyed the man's monologue, the rest would have stayed silent, or may have even sighed in exasperation.
- West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a 'more dangerous' world
The default U.S. policy answer, say some architects of the post-Cold War nuclear order, is with discipline and restraint. That could entail stepping up sanctions and isolation for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Rose Gottemoeller, deputy secretary-general of NATO from 2016 to 2019.
- DERC has no jurisdiction in CGS allocation; Delhi shouldn't have surrendered: MoP on Dadri-I
The ministry said Delhi power minister Satyendar Jain vide DO letter dated July 6, 2015 had surrendered power from 11 central generating stations which also include Dadri stage-II thermal power plant of NTPC, with immediate effect and to reallocate the same to other needy States, an official statement said.
- Numaligarh Refinery to expand research activities, signs MoU
NRL stated that Engineers India Limited holds a 4.37% stake in Numaligarh Refinery Limited, and this MoU will lead to greater synergies between these two reputed Oil & Gas Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) to develop and license indigenous technologies.
- E-scooter fires in India trigger safety concerns, in setback for Modi push
India wants electric scooters and motorbikes to make up 80% of total two-wheeler sales by 2030, from about 2% today, and the Modi government is offering companies billions of dollars in incentives to locally manufacture electric vehicles
- Academic year of Model High Schools will begin from May 10: Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Chief Minister said this while addressing the principals and teachers of newly established Model High Schools in Tea Garden areas during an orientation programme at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
- Mithun Chakraborty calls on Asansol residents to vote for 'younger sister' Agnimitra Paul in by-polls
The saffron party's star campaigner, in a video message, described Paul, the MLA of Asansol Dakshin assembly seat, as his 'choto bon' (younger sister), and said that the fashion designer-turned-politician has always been in touch with him, "unlike some other people".
- Railways registers highest ever loading in FY 2021-22
The national transporter loaded 1,418.1 MT of freight in 2021-22, which is 15 per cent higher compared to 1,233.24 MT in 2020-21, it said in a statement. It also achieved a record electrification of 6,366 RKMs (route kilometres) in the last financial year.