India’s financial conditions remain tight amid oil shock, rupee weakness and FPI outflows: Crisil

India’s financial conditions remained under pressure in April as elevated crude oil prices, continued foreign investor outflows and a weakening rupee tightened stress across markets amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to a Crisil report.The Crisil Financial Conditions Index (FCI) stood at -1.2 in April compared with -1.4 in March. The report noted that…

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‘They hijacked the body’: RG Kar parents move court, demand arrest of ex-MLA Nirmal Ghosh | Kolkata News

Former Panihati MLA Nirmal Ghosh Kolkata: The mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder victim, now Panihati MLA, moved the Sealdah court with her husband on Wednesday, seeking the arrest of former Panihati MLA Nirmal Ghosh, Somnath Das and local Trinamool Congress functionary Sanjib Mukhopadhyay.The family alleged the three tried to destroy evidence in…

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Supreme Court summons Rajasthan officials over illegal sand mining in Chambal Sanctuary

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held accountable Rajasthan authorities over illegal sand mining inside the National Chambal Sanctuary, observing that the continued mining activities were posing a serious threat to the aquatic and endangered wildlife, including gharials and freshwater dolphins, as per a report by ANI news agency.A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath,…

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“If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill a pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden”

Chinese proverb of the day (AI-generated image) Some old proverbs survive because they sound poetic. Others survive because people keep realising they were probably right all along. This traditional Chinese proverb has been shared for generations.At first glance, the saying almost feels humorous. The comparison is unusual. Marriage, food, and gardening all appear in the…

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The Xi exception: Why we saw a toned-down Trump in China

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump (AP photo) “Military is obvious.”The remark from US President Donald Trump came almost casually as he stood amid the grand ceremonial spectacle arranged by his Chinese counterpart and host Xi Jinping in Beijing. Rows of Chinse soldiers stood in perfect formation. Red carpets stretched across the…

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