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08 Apr

39 person Killed abd 100 Injured In Ukraine Train Station Rocket Attack

editor0 CommentsInternational, PoliticalRussia-Ukraine crisis

At least 39 people were killed today in a rocket attack on a command station in the Jap Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which was used for civilian evacuation. Russia has denied the attack. At least 39 people, including four children, were killed in Russian rocket fire in eastern Ukraine as civilians tried to flee to safer parts of the country, the country's security services said. In addition, the country's railway company said that more than a hundred were injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia as "boundlessly evil" after the rocket attack. “They are brutally destroying the civilian population. It…

08 Apr

Sri Lanka arranges expert panel, imposes tax on rich

editor0 CommentsInternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has formed a professional panel to bail out his United States from an exceptional financial disaster characterized by shortages of essential goods and massive protests. A panel of eminent economists has been mandated to come up with a solution of $8. 6 billion dollars in debt and inflation, luring the IMF and various potential lenders. The President's Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement and Debt Stability will include Indrajit Kumaraswamy, former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Director of Financial Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat, an announcement issued from the Office of…

08 Apr

Real GDP growth projected at 7.2%

editor0 CommentsNorth East

The Reserve Bank of India has kept the key lending rate that is the repo rate unchanged in the first monetary policy of the new financial year. The real GDP growth for 2022-23 has been projected at 7.2%. India has kept the repo rate unchanged for about two years. https://twitter.com/RBI/status/1512282899252273158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512282899252273158%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2F Inflation is expected to rise to 5.7% from 4.5%. Marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and bank rate remain unchanged at 4.25%. RBI has been decided to restore the LAF corridor to the 50 basis points. The RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that, “To leave the repo rate unchanged at 4%,…

08 Apr

Sonu Sood is all set to host Roadies 18

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentRoadies 18, SONU SOOD

Actor Sonu Sood said he didn’t feel any pressure replacing Rannvijay Singha as the host on the upcoming season of the show “MTV Roadies”. Rannvijay was the winner of the show season in 2003 and was involved with the series for the last 18 years, either as a competitor, host or coach. He is no longer a part of the show for its 18th season, titled “MTV Roadies – Journey in South Africa”, where Sonu Sood makes his TV debut as a host, when Sood was asked if he felt the pressure of stepping into Singha’s shoes, the actor told,…

08 Apr

Bengal would have its own education policy

editor0 CommentsWest Bengaleducation

The fight between the central government and Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has reached the education department. State Education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday announced that the state government has decided to formulate its own state education policy and will not implement the central government's national education policy. Bratya Basu said, “The central government, like many other aspects, is trying to force the NEP on various state governments. However, we do not agree with this and therefore we have decided to formulate our own education policy for the state.” A committee of 10 members has been formed to report on…

07 Apr

Sri Lanka President Revokes State Of Emergency As Protests Spread

editor0 CommentsInternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had long past into effect on April 1 the day gone by as protests spread in the island united states amid the nation's worst economic disaster in decades. Earlier on Tuesday, Sri Lanka's President lost his parliamentary majority as former allies advised his resignation. Severe shortages of food, fuel and different necessities -- along with file inflation and crippling power cuts -- have inflicted large misery in the country's most painful downturn since 1948. Massive protests reflect public anger which is at a fever pitch in the united states…

07 Apr

Eyewitness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at the residence

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal

A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…

07 Apr

Chinese hackers break into India’s grid

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In an apparent cyber-espionage campaign in recent months, suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted India's power sector. This was stated in a report published by the intelligence agency Recorded Future Inc. The hackers targeted at least seven load dispatch centers in northern India. In areas near the disputed India-China border in Ladakh, they focused on conducting real-time operations for grid control and power distribution. One of the seven load dispatch centers previously targeted by Radeco. It was another hacking group. According to Recorded Future, a hacking group called TAG-38 used a type of software called ShadowPad. It was previously affiliated…

07 Apr

KKR celebrates the performance of Pat Cummins

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Cricketer Pat Cummins has left the cricket world speechless. He played such a spectacular innings. The match was surprising as well as mind-blowing at the same time. Pat Cummins was playing his first innings in the tournaments. He performs a mesmerising performance in his first tournaments. After 13.1 overs Cummins came on the crease when his side was hanging there by a thread as the team had garnered 101 runs in the chase of 161 runs. He hits 50 runs off 14 balls. It is the fastest fifty in the history of IPL. It was matching the record of KL…

07 Apr

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

editor0 CommentsWest Bengalbangladesh, VISA

A center for Bangladesh visa is now in Siliguri. It was inaugurated on Wednesday, for the people of North Bengal who have been demanding such facilities for a long time. The center is located at International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki Junction in the city and will be operated by Du Digital BD Pvt Ltd, a Kolkata-based company. "It is the sole outsourced agency of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to accept Bangladeshi visa applications from Indians and other foreign nationals," a source said. Those seeking visas for travel to Bangladesh can apply at a Sonali Bank…