April 2, 2024 4:18 PM

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Bangladesh’s economic outlook dims; World Bank lowers GDP forecast for FY25

The World Bank has lowered the GDP growth forecast for Bangladesh by 0.1 percentage point to 5.7 per cent for the next fiscal year (FY2025). High inflation, a persistent balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and global economic uncertainty has been disruptive for the post-Pa...

April 2, 2024 2:17 PM

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General Elections: Know the journey of VVPATs to EVMs

Once upon a time, long before the buzzwords of EVMs and VVPATs, India relied on the humble ballot box for elections. Citizens cast their votes on pieces of paper, sealed them in the box, and waited for painstaking manual counting. It consumed massive amounts of paper, was time-consuming, and was pro...

April 2, 2024 1:04 PM

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BJP releases a list of 112 candidates for upcoming Odisha assembly polls

BJP today released a list of 112 candidates for the upcoming Odisha assembly polls. Jaynarayan Mishra will be the party candidate from Sambalpur while Manas Kumar Datta will contest from Balasore assembly seat. Sitanshu Sekhar Mohapatra will fight from Bhadrak and Krushna Chandra Patra from Dhenkana...