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Maldives Embraces UPI: A Step Towards Economic Prosperity
2 months ago

Maldives Embraces UPI: A Step Towards Economic Prosperity

The Hindu  

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has announced the introduction of India's UPI payment service, UPI, in the country. UPI is an instant real-time payment system that will facilitate inter-bank transactions through mobile phones. The move is expected to bring significant benefits to the Maldivian economy, including increased financial inclusion, improved efficiency in financial transactions, and enhanced digital infrastructure.

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Maldives Embraces India's UPI: A Step Towards Economic Prosperity
2 months ago

Maldives Embraces India's UPI: A Step Towards Economic Prosperity

India TV News  

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has announced the introduction of India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the country. The move is expected to bring significant benefits to the Maldivian economy, including increased financial inclusion, improved efficiency in financial transactions, and enhanced digital infrastructure.

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Affirmative action crucial to inclusion: President Murmu on I-Day eve
4 months, 1 week ago

Affirmative action crucial to inclusion: President Murmu on I-Day eve

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Affirmative action should be strengthened as an instrument of inclusion, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday, underlining that “all communities” had participated in India’s freedom struggle and adding that the successful conduct of elections “strengthens democratic forces around the world.” President Droupadi Murmu addresses to the nation on the eve of the 78th Independence Day, in New Delhi. …

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Republican senator ridiculed for lauding Trump's rise as 'return of normalcy'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican senator ridiculed for lauding Trump's rise as 'return of normalcy'

Raw Story  

A Republican Senator was subjected to ridicule Wednesday after urging Americans to vote for Donald Trump — the first former president to be convicted of criminal charges linked to hush money paid to a porn star — so the nation can return to "normalcy." Hagerty argues in his own column that President Joe Biden was able to claim victory in …

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'Follow Constitution, serve nation without fear': Kharge writes open letter to bureaucrats
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Follow Constitution, serve nation without fear': Kharge writes open letter to bureaucrats

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote an open letter to the country's bureaucracy on the eve of counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, urging officers to adhere to the Constitution and serve the nation "without fear, favour and ill-will against anybody". "We owe it to future generations, a vibrant Democracy and a long-lasting Constitution, as …

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Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation
8 months ago

Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment. The request came as NATO’s Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana …

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Biden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares ‘your nation has your back’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares ‘your nation has your back’

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. “I’m here to say your nation has your back and I mean it,” Biden said from …

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Senegal President Sall to address nation amid third term rumours
1 year, 5 months ago

Senegal President Sall to address nation amid third term rumours

Al Jazeera  

Sall has suggested a new constitution makes him legally eligible to run for another term but has not said if he will. Senegalese President Macky Sall will address the nation on Monday evening, his office says, amid speculation that he is planning to run for a third term, which the opposition has said would be unconstitutional. Accusations and uncertainty over …

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DC Edit | Erdogan's victory in Turkey good news for strongmen
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Erdogan's victory in Turkey good news for strongmen

Deccan Chronicle  

There is some good news for strongmen leaders across the world — one of their own, a great exemplar of hardcore culturally and religious conservative values stormed to power, yet again. But the polls swung after a third fringe candidate, Sinan Ogan endorsed President Erdogan, after his ultra-nationalist right wing campaign managed to unexpectedly win 5.2 per cent. As the …

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Joe Biden says U.S. is ‘unbowed, unbroken’ in State of Union address
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Biden says U.S. is ‘unbowed, unbroken’ in State of Union address

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden exhorted Congress on February 7 night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address aimed at reassuring a country beset by pessimism and fraught political divisions. Mr. Biden drew bipartisan applause when he praised most law enforcement officers as “good, …

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At Davos, Ukraine’s first lady urges support for her nation
1 year, 11 months ago

At Davos, Ukraine’s first lady urges support for her nation

Associated Press  

DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukraine’s first lady on Tuesday pressed world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering to do more to help her country at a time when Russia’s invasion is leaving children dying and the world struggling with food insecurity. As the anniversary of the war nears, Olena Zelenska said parents in Ukraine are in …

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Navy displays its might to President, nation
2 years ago

Navy displays its might to President, nation

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Indian Navy showed its prowess through an ‘Operational Demonstration’ on Navy Day celebrations at RK Beach here on Sunday afternoon in the august presence of President Droupadi Murmu, the Andhra Pradesh governor as also central and state ministers. “Oceans played a vital role in the growth and prosperity of the country.” Indian Navy, she said, is growing from strength …

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Congress President Poll: Tough to 'Look After Nation' with 2 Posts, Says Gehlot in U-turn Ahead of Last-ditch Effort to Convince Rahul
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress President Poll: Tough to 'Look After Nation' with 2 Posts, Says Gehlot in U-turn Ahead of Last-ditch Effort to Convince Rahul

News 18  

Congress President Poll The upcoming Congress poll would certainly be historic as the new president would replace Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving party president who has been at the helm since 1998, barring the two years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over. 'One Person, One Post' Debate With Rahul Gandhi clearly saying he expects the Udaipur resolution about …

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President Droupadi Murmu’s 1st address to nation on eve of 76th Independence Day
2 years, 4 months ago

President Droupadi Murmu’s 1st address to nation on eve of 76th Independence Day

Live Mint  

For the first time after being elected at the highest constitutional post, President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on the eve of 76th Independence Day of India today. People across the nation are enthusiastically participating in the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark the 75th year of India's independence. PM Modi, …

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Mitt Romney: The return of Trump would feed the 'sickness' of 'deceit and distrust'
2 years, 5 months ago

Mitt Romney: The return of Trump would feed the 'sickness' of 'deceit and distrust'

Raw Story  

In a 4th of July column for the Atlantic, Sen. Mitt Romney lamented the state of the nation where the two major parties are talking past each other and singled out Donald Trump for "feeding" into the "sickness" gripping the country. Romney, one of the few Republican lawmakers to vote against the former president in his second impeachment, which he …

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs To Be Given Posthumous Award By US President
2 years, 5 months ago

Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs To Be Given Posthumous Award By US President

News 18  

Steve Jobs, Co-founder and CEO of Apple is going to be awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously by the US President on July 7. US Present Joe Biden will be awarding Jobs and 16 more personalities with the highest honour. “They have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences, dedicated their lives to advocating for …

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Yoon Suk-yeol takes office as South Korea’s new president
2 years, 7 months ago

Yoon Suk-yeol takes office as South Korea’s new president

Al Jazeera  

Conservative, who won election with a wafer-thin majority, offers ‘audacious’ plan to North Korea if it returns to denuclearisation efforts. Yoon Suk-yeol has been sworn in as South Korea’s new president promising an “audacious” plan to North Korea, and to reinforce the South’s democracy and freedoms. Yoon, a former prosecutor, won the election in March by the slimmest of margins, …

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Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya demand Sri Lanka president resign over economic crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya demand Sri Lanka president resign over economic crisis

Firstpost  

Cricket is avidly followed in the Indian Ocean island nation and the pair called on other former players to support attempts to oust President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Colombo: Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the country’s economic crisis. “Cricket is driven by spectators,” Ranatunga …

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Sri Lanka: How interim government may be the best way out for stability, continuity and fiscal management
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka: How interim government may be the best way out for stability, continuity and fiscal management

Firstpost  

The weekend protests across the nation, purportedly launched as a people’s movement but had the unveiled support and organisational inputs of the Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, may have been the best thing that could have happened to Sri Lanka, caught in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis, snowballing into a political stalemate. The list included all three of Gota’s …

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National Unity Day 2021: President Kovind, Amit Shah, Gadkari Pay Tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3 years, 1 month ago

National Unity Day 2021: President Kovind, Amit Shah, Gadkari Pay Tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

News 18  

President Ram Nath Kovid, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Minister of Road transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari led the nation in paying tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary on Sunday, October 31. https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1454644702938996745?s=20 To honour Patel’s contribution to India’s Independence and unity, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in 2014 declared that National Unity Day will …

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Brazil economists call for tougher measures as cases ramp up
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil economists call for tougher measures as cases ramp up

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Hundreds of Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, urged the Brazilian government in an open letter published on Monday to speed up vaccination and adopt tougher restrictions to stop the rampant spread of COVID-19. “This recession, as well as its harmful social consequences, was caused by the pandemic and will not be …

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Trump pitches ‘back to normal’ as Biden warns of tough days
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump pitches ‘back to normal’ as Biden warns of tough days

Associated Press  

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — President Donald Trump dangled a promise to get a weary, fearful nation “back to normal” on Friday as he looked to campaign past the political damage of the devastating pandemic. In a campaign that has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 229,000 Americans and staggered the economy, the candidates’ clashing overtures …

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Nation mourns as former President and Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee dies at 84
4 years, 3 months ago

Nation mourns as former President and Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee dies at 84

India Today  

Pranab Mukherjee, former president of India and veteran Congressman passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness. Nation mourns for Pranab Mukherjee President Ram Nath Kovind said in a tweet, "The nation mourns losing one of its worthiest sons. — President of India August 31, 2020 "India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Union Ministers Nitin …

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