PM CARES Fund Audited Statements Unavailable After FY 2022-23, Raising Fresh Transparency Questions
New Delhi: The availability of audited financial information from the PM CARES Fund has again raised questions about financial transparency, with publicly available records indicating that audited financial statements after the financial year 2022-23 are…
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How Gold Helped India Avert a Financial Crisis 35 Years Ago
Thirty-five years ago, gold helped India pull back from the brink of a sovereign payments crisis, providing emergency foreign exchange at a moment when the country had only enough reserves to cover a few weeks of imports. The episode came shortly before…
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Bank of England Holds Interest Rate at 3.75% as Policymakers Warn of Inflation Risks
The Bank of England has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.75%, matching economists’ expectations, but a split vote and warnings from policymakers highlighted concerns that inflation could face renewed upward pressure.
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US Economy Slows to 1.5% Growth in Q2 as June Core Inflation Holds at 3.3%
The US economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.5% in the second quarter, falling short of economists’ expectations, while June core inflation remained well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, according to economic data released Thursday.
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Champions Manchester City Begin WSL Title Defence at Home to Birmingham City
Women’s Super League champions Manchester City will begin their title defence at home against newly promoted Birmingham City on September 6, with the expanded 14-team competition set to start two days earlier on September 4, the WSL announced on…
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England Reappoint Joe Root as Test Captain, Name Stephen Fleming Head Coach
England have reappointed Joe Root as their Test captain and named former New Zealand batter Stephen Fleming as the team’s new head coach following the departures of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on…
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US Government Map of Africa Mislabels Every Country During Global Conference in Brazil
A U.S. government map of Africa that incorrectly placed every country on the continent during a State Department presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro has sparked criticism after screenshots of the error circulated online.
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Drone Strike Near Suez Canal Raises New Security Threat as US-Iran War Widens
A drone strike that set fire to two vessels at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta has raised fresh concerns over shipping security around the Suez Canal as the widening U.S.-Iran conflict threatens to pull more countries and strategic waterways into…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review: Tom Holland Finally Swings Free in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Reinvention
Spider-Man: Brand New Day gives Tom Holland’s Peter Parker a more personal and emotionally grounded story as director Destin Daniel Cretton moves the MCU’s Spider-Man away from its increasingly crowded multiverse machinery and back toward the character’s…
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India Climbs 25 Places to 57th in Global Rankings After Structural Reforms
New Delhi: India has improved its position by 25 places in global rankings, moving from 82nd in 2010 to 57th in 2023, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The improvement has been attributed to structural and pro-competitive reforms aimed at…
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