Author: Kanaka Yeldutti

The Mamata Banerjee government’s Lakshmir Bhandar social welfare scheme was an instant success, with more than two million individuals applying for the benefit in the first few days. In the general caste category, the Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme provides essential income support to female heads of families with a monthly grant of Rs 500. Women from the SC/ST categories would receive Rs 1,000 each month. The Chief Minister had earlier stated that the scheme would help roughly 1.6 crore people when announcing it. “The Government has started this plan on the assumption that a household’s average monthly consumption expenditure is Rs…

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that political parties must reveal their candidates’ possible criminal records within 48 hours of their nomination, revising a previous ruling from February 2020. To decriminalize politics, the Supreme Court has ordered that the facts be publicized within 48 hours of the candidate’s selection or not less than two weeks before the first day for filing nominations, whichever is earlier, in paragraph 4.4 of the February 2020 verdict. On Tuesday, the bench announced that it had modified paragraph 4.4 of the abovementioned verdict and will be published within 48 hours. The court has also issued…

The world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, are at odds over trade, technology, US arms sales to Taiwan, and Chinese military activity in the disputed South Chinese Sea, accusing the other of deliberately provocative behavior. According to the White House, Burns, 65, is currently an international relations professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, according to Xinhua news agency. In his 27 years of government service, he has held prominent posts in both Democratic and Republican administrations, culminating in his stint as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2005 to 2008; he was the…

Azaad, India’s first premium rural entertainment channel, has announced a strategic alliance with MX Player, India’s most extensive entertainment mega app, to enable exponential growth and connect the linear, rural, and digital worlds. Azaad and MX Player are gearing up to reach out to the Indian diaspora with new stories rooted in the rustic fabric and culture, with a firm conviction in the “power of engaged connections” and a desire to meet viewers at their doorstep. Azaad was just created by Beginnen Media, with the slogan “People First. Rural First.” MX Player, which has a vast and diverse audience of…

India won the second Test at Lord’s by 151 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Virat Kohli’s side beat England by 151 runs in the second Test at Lord’s on Monday, with India’s pacemen shining with bat and ball. After a rain-affected tie at Trent Bridge, India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. It was India’s third win in 19 Tests in the ‘home of cricket.’ On the last day, England was bowled for 120 after being assigned a target of 272 to win in a minimum of 60 overs. They were 1-2 down…

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The disengagement procedure between India and China has been completed at Gogra in eastern Ladakh, the second location after Pangong Lake, where the two countries have withdrawn their frontline soldiers and dismantled temporary structures. At the July 31 conference, the two sides agreed to closely adhere to the Line of Actual Control in this area and ensure that “no unilateral change in status quo” occurs. Since May 2020, when Indian troops first spotted the infiltration of Chinese soldiers, which resulted in several confrontations, the militaries of India and China have been at odds at multiple sites in eastern Ladakh. When…

Have you ever considered what your favourite leisure activity will be in the future?Will you reach for a pair of headphones the next time you curl up with a good book? Publishers of audiobooks are hoping so, and the market’s expected rise supports their hopes.

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