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Source: Hindustan Times Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, will announce the Budget 2023 on February 1; the Parliamentary Budget Session is scheduled to begin on January 31. Infrastructure boost is expected to be one of the major focuses of the forthcoming Budget, and based on an exclusive interview with Anil Bansal the Senior Director, Urban Reforms & Infrastructure, IPE Global, the spokesperson said India has been witnessing renewed emphasis on urban development over the last few years, especially after the roll-out of several centrally sponsored schemes such as PMAY-Urban, Metro Rail & RRTS, Smart Cities Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission, AMRUT…

The national capital city of Delhi has recorded its minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius an extreme downfall over the temperature. This was the least temperature recorded during this season in Delhi. SkyMet weather, a private weather forecast service agency, has informed that Delhi’s temperature will not dip to zero. The agency has given the information after a weather expert predicted that temperatures in the plains of North India may dip as far as minus 4 degrees Celsius next week. “There are rumors going on in newspapers and TV channels about minimum of #Delhi dipping to subzero. This is a…

RRR takes home the trophy for the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ in Golden Globes 2023. Image Source: Indian Express “Naatu Naatu” from the movie RRR has created history in the 80th edition of the Golden Globes 2023 by winning the best song in a motion picture award. It is the first Indian song to win a Golden Globe Award. The composer MM Keeravani received the trophy on stage as his colleagues, director SS Rajamouli, actor Ram Charan, and Jr. NTR, cheered him from their table. Besides the original song for “Naatu Naatu,” RRR was also nominated in the Best Non-English Language…

Virgin Orbit, the first-ever UK rocket mission suffers during air launch and fails to reach the Earth’s Orbit. Image source: Reuters Virgin orbits UK’s first mission fails UK’s first mission fails as satellites fail to reach orbit due to an anomaly and the UK has failed to become Europe’s first nation to launch satellites into space. The plane took off horizontally from the new facility at Cornwall Airport in Newquay While carrying the rocket under a wing but minutes later organizers of the “Start Me Up” Mission said the rocket launcher won carrying a variety of civil and defense applications…

A prominent LGBTQ rights activist Edwin Chiloba has been killed in Kenya. Edwin Chiloba was brutally murdered. Image credits: DAILY POST The Victims body was found stuffed in a metal box by the roadside. As reported by the officials one suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing. Motorbike taxi riders alerted police after they saw the Edwin Chiloba’s body dumped in metal box by the roadside left by a vehicle with a concealed license plate. Kenyan police say a suspect has now been arrested in connection to the death of the LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba. Chiloba’s body remains…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the second experimental Alzheimer’s drug. FDA approves new drug for Alzheimer’s. Image credits: Ars Technica. Alzheimer’s drug affects on mind : Alzheimer’s drug aims to clear a toxic protein from the brain linked to mind-wasting illness. Developed by Eisai and Biogen, the drug is called Lecanemab and will be marketed under the brand Leqembi. It is prescribed for patients in the carry stages of Alzheimer’s in the hopes it can remove sticky clumps of what is called beta-amyloid from the brain. The director of the Alzheimer’s Research Centre at NYU Thomas…

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un reveals his daughter in hint of extending family rule. Image: NBC News Kim Jong-un apparently presents his young daughter at public events. The South Korean spy service has suspected that Kim recently brought forth his daughter to public events, which represents him showing that one of his children will one day inherit the leadership in North Korea. This would be the third generation of power transfers to a Kim family member in Pyongyang. During the major events in North Korea, Kim was photographed escorting his daughter. For the past few months, some major events have…

President of the Philippines ties with China on his three-day trip to Beijing. Philippines and China agree to solve the dispute peacefully President Marcos Jr. met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the visit where the two leaders agreed to set up a direct communication channel to handle South China Sea disputes peacefully. Xi Jinping on China-Phillipines relations – President Xi Jinping said that President Marcos Jr first leader that China receives this year, all these things speak volumes about the closeness of China-Philippines relations, and it also shows that the two-sided China and Philippines have an important position…

The Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem on January 3 has again given rise to the prospect of renewed hostilities between Israel and Palestine. Image: Middle East Eye The UN Security Council will be holding a meeting to discuss Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s controversial visit to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. It has drawn widespread condemnation from the Muslim world and criticism from the west. A coalition of Arab nations spoke out against Israel at the United Nations, ahead of an emergency meeting of the Security Council to discuss Israeli-Palestinian relations. The session will discuss…

U.S. House adjourns without electing the speaker as Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes. US House of Republicans adjourns without electing speaker McCarthy Failed – The U.S House of Representatives was plunged into chaos on Tuesday (3 Jan) after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in three consecutives votes to secure enough support to be elected as the speaker. The deadlocked house was then adjourned for the day. The failed votes marked the first time in hundred years that the majority party in the house has not elected a speaker on its first vote needing 218 votes. In the full house…