Month: May 2022

Sonia targets PM at Cong’s Chintan Shivir, says minorities being ‘brutalised’

Udaipur, May 13:  Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, charging that it has become clear that his mantra of ‘minimum government, maximum governance’ means keeping the country in a permanent state of polarisation, “brutalising” minorities and “threatening” political opponents. […]

Vice President calls for protecting and promoting Indian musical tradition

Music has great power to relieve mental stress and anxiety: Vice President Vice President attends centenary celebrations of Shri Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, legendary musician MAY 13, 2022 The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today stressed the need to protect Indian culture and heritage, particularly the Indian musical […]

President of India pays homage to Fakhruddin Ali ahmed on his Birth anniversary 

MAY 13, 2022 The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India on his  Birth Anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (May 13, 2022).  He paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. 

COVID-19 UPDATE

MAY 13, 2022 190.99 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 18,604 Active cases stand at 0.04% Recovery Rate currently at 98.74% 3,295 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,73,460 2,841 new cases […]

UAE’s long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies at 73

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler and president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government announced in a brief statement. He was 73. Sheikh Khalifa oversaw much of the country’s blistering economic growth and his name was immortalized on the […]

Elon Musk: Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’

LONDON — Elon Musk said Friday that his plan to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of turmoil over the proposed $44 billion acquisition. Musk has been vocal […]

India’s top lender SBI Q4 profit misses, new bad loans rise

MUMBAI, May 13 – State Bank of India (SBI) (SBI.NS) missed fourth-quarter profit estimates despite record earnings as higher overhead costs and interest expenses weighed, with a rise in new bad loans sending shares falling to lowest levels in over two months. Shares of SBI, India’s biggest lender widely seen […]

Helsinki urges patience after Turkey says not supportive of Finland joining NATO

HELSINKI, May 13 – Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto urged patience on Friday and called for a step-by-step approach in response to Turkish resistance to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan earlier said NATO member Turkey could not support Finnish and Swedish plans to join […]

India consumer price inflation hits eight-year high on food, energy costs

Summary Consumer prices up 7.79% on year in April vs March’s 6.95% Food inflation up 8.38% on year in April vs 7.68% in March Core inflation seen up over 50 bps in a month, say economists Economists expect central bank to hike rates in June NEW DELHI, May […]

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. […]

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