India unlikely to be hit as hard by global recession as other countries: SBI chairman

New Delhi, 15/10: The impact of a global recession, which is increasingly being feared by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, is unlikely to be as pronounced in India as compared to other countries, State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Khara said. With a projected growth rate of 6.8 per cent and inflation…

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Global Hunger Index: India’s ranking slips to 107 of 121 countries

New Delhi, 15/10: India’s ranking slipped in the 2022 Global Hunger Index with the nation being ranked 107th out of 121 countries.     The report, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe, scored India of 29.1, terming the level of hunger “serious”.   In 2021, GHI had…

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Defiant Putin says Russia doing everything right in Ukraine

Moscow, 15/10Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow was “doing everything right” in its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine despite a string of embarrassing defeats, as Kyiv said it was “stronger than ever” and would emerge victorious.   Putin’s comments came hours after Kremlin-installed officials in the southern region of Kherson urged residents…

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Liz Truss Appoints Jeremy Hunt As UK’s New Finance Minister

London, 14/10: Newly appointed UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt is a mild-mannered political survivor who will require all of his considerable experience to calm an economy and government beset by chaos.   Mr Hunt, 55, was health minister under David Cameron, and foreign minister under Theresa May, but found himself on the sidelines after Boris…

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Suresh Gopi soon to be part of BJP’s core committee in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram,14/10: Actor-turned-politician and former Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi will be inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kerala core committee. The move to include Gopi in the highest decision-making body of the party’s state cadre is being seen as a part of BJP’s efforts to make inroads into Kerala politics.   The actor had contested…

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