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Disaster: At least 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, perish from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The official death toll from Cyclone Mocha, which emerged in the Bay of Bengal last week, spared India and Bangladesh, but struck Myanmar in full force has reached 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, late reports from Yangon said on Friday. Unofficially, however, many more are feared killed in the natural calamity. […]

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UN warning: Global temperature likely to rise by 1.5C by 2027

May 18, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, May 18: A report has been published by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organisation, and according to the available data and records, it has shown the possibility of increasing the temperature in the next five years. This report is being considered as a warning by the United Nations. The World Meteorological […]

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Good News: India a “bright spot,” its economy to grow at 6.7% in 2024, says the UN

May 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid worldwide recessionary trends, hyperinflation in many countries, and the US economy threatened with a debt-cap crisis next month, the Indian economy has continued to perform exceptionally well among major nations and is now expected to grow at 6.7 percent next year, making it the fastest growing economy on the planet. […]

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WHO Declares Covid-19 Pandemic Over

May 5, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 5: More than three years after it was declared an international threat, the Covid-19 Pandemic is finally over. The World Health Organisation on Friday declared that Covid-19 was no longer a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered complete lockdowns, upended economies in different countries and […]

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Observing Earth Day with the theme “Invest in Our Planet”

April 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, April 22: Every year, World Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, and this year also, the day is observed with the theme of “Invest in our planet.” The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the rapidly rising levels of pollution, climate change, and other factors that contribute to damaging […]

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Monkey biz: After buying dogs and donkeys from Pakistan, China set to buy monkeys from Sri Lanka!

April 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even after the world accused it of being the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, believed to have originated from the wet markets of Wuhan, China has refused to learn that it cannot fiddle with nature. After buying dogs and donkeys from Pakistan in 2022, it is now set to purchase […]

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Trade: At over $128 bn, the US became India’s biggest trading partner in FY23

April 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With increasing, strengthening, and deepening economic ties between the two countries, the USA emerged as India’s biggest trading partner in 2022-23, according to the provisional data of the Union Commerce Ministry. The bilateral trade between India and the US increased by 7.65 percent to USD 128.55 in 2022-23, compared to USD […]

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Roving Periscope: Pak turning into a ‘zombie state’, says its own top economist

April 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif, who has desperately been seeking financial bailouts from whoever would extend a lifeline, famously said “Beggars cannot be choosers.” His Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif openly declared a few weeks ago that Pakistan was already bankrupt. Now, Pakistan’s leading economist and former government […]

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Roving Periscope: As Pak economy sinks further, India, France & Japan to help Sri Lanka

April 12, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed Pakistan’s growth rate to 0.5 percent this year amid extremely high inflation, growing unemployment, and polycrises, India, France, and Japan are set to restructure Sri Lanka’s debts, the media reported on Wednesday. In its latest forecast, the IMF lowered Pakistan’s economic growth […]

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Myanmar: Military junta kills over 50 pro-democracy activists, say reports

April 11, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The ruling military junta killed at least 50 pro-democracy activists in Central Myanmar, the media reported on Tuesday. The military launched an air strike on a rebels’ gathering, killing at least 50 people, who had gathered at an event attended by opponents of the junta, according to media and members […]