August 1, 2024 7:20 PM

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Fiscal Deficit Declined to 8.1% of Full-Year Estimate in First Quarter

The data released by the Ministry of Finance yesterday showed that the centre’s fiscal deficit declined to 8.1 per cent of the full-year estimate in the first quarter of the current financial year, compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year.     The increase in tax collec...

August 1, 2024 5:51 PM

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S&P 500 & Nasdaq Record Biggest Gains Since February 2022 

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq scored their biggest daily percentage gains since February 2022, and the Dow Jones rose on Wednesday as chip stocks rallied and the Federal Reserve kept U.S. interest rates unchanged while signalling possible easing in September if inflation cools.     Nasdaq jum...

August 1, 2024 5:45 PM

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Bihar: Lightning Strikes Claim 10 Lives; CM Nitish Kumar Expresses Grief 

In Bihar, at least 10 people lost their lives due to lightning strikes in the last 24 hours. In Gaya, a maximum of five casualties have been reported followed by three deaths in Jehanabad and two in Rohtas district.   The majority of the casualties occurred when lightning struck people working ...

August 1, 2024 5:36 PM

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Israel Confirms Death of Hamas Military Chief Mohammed Deif in Airstrike  

Israel's army today confirmed that the head of the Hamas military, Mohammed Deif, was killed in its air strike in southern Gaza last month. The Israel Defence Forces, following an intelligence assessment, said in a statement that on the 13th of last month, Deif was targeted in a strike in the Khan Y...