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Union Budget for 2024-25 pivoted to demand stimulus and employment generation after focusing on the supply side of the economy for many years. Budget proposals such as a cut in effective tax under the new Income Tax regime, subsidy for hiring interns by the corporate sector, and higher allocation for rural infrastructure and affordable … Read more
A surge in new oil and gas exploration in 2024 threatens to unleash nearly 12bn tonnes of planet-heating emissions, with the world’s wealthiest countries – such as the US and the UK – leading a stampede of fossil fuel expansion in spite of their climate commitments, new data shared exclusively with the Guardian reveals. The … Read more
6 min read Last Updated : Jul 25 2024 | 6:20 AM IST Union Budget 2024-25 emphasises the government’s commitment to ‘Viksit Bharat, or developed India. One highlight is the focus on seamlessly bridging industry and employment linkages through three schemes for ‘employment linked incentive’ under the Prime Minister’s package. The substantially increased … Read more
No sooner had the exit poll dropped on election night than commentators were warning that Labour had a mountain to climb and there was no time for complacency. But Keir Starmer did not need telling. He has a mountain-climbing expression, all tense determination and hovering unease. Contrast the gung-ho simplicity of Boris Johnson’s “Get Brexit Done” with … Read more
Mark Matthews, head of research for Asia, Julius Baer 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 25 2024 | 6:05 AM IST Union Budget 2024-25 has proposed a slew of changes for investors in the capital market and real estate. MARK MATTHEWS, head of research for Asia, Julius Baer, told Puneet Wadhwa in an … Read more
Within moments of Joe Biden announcing his decision to hand his presidential campaign over to Kamala Harris, the greatest hits of her meme stardom re-entered circulation: the “We did it, Joe” call, the “Momala” interview with Drew Barrymore. Never mind callbacks to the vice-president quoting her Indian mother’s habit of asking, in frustration, “You think … Read more
EPA Climate change is dramatically increasing the frequency of extreme high temperatures in the UK, new Met Office analysis has confirmed. Its annual State of the Climate report says data from 2023 shows the country is experiencing significantly more really hot days. Its observations suggest there has been an increase in the number of really … Read more
Getty Images Namibian Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada – but more than two years later it has yet to materialise. The 38-year-old, who lives in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, is desperate to get to Quebec to see her aunt and cousins whom she has not … Read more
Alamy The buddy pairing of Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has been hotly anticipated “I’m the messiah… I’m Marvel Jesus!” proclaims Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool in his third lead outing as the acerbic, X-rated, genre-satirising anti-hero, who returns to cinemas on Thursday for the first time since 2018. It’s a typically subversive line. But … Read more
There was no one prouder than Mikel Arteta when Bukayo Saka banished the demons of his penalty miss in the final of the European Championship three years ago by burying his spot-kick against Switzerland at Euro 2024. “I was very nervous,” the Arsenal manager said of the moment Saka stepped up in England’s quarter-final penalty … Read more