Joe Biden speaks with Xi Jinping, March 18, 2022.The White HouseWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a nearly two-hour phone call on Friday morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The call was seen as a critical test of whether Biden could convince China to stay on the sidelines of the…Continue Reading
An Amazon worker holds a sign at the Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Staten Island borough of New York City, March 30, 2020.Jeenah Moon | ReutersAmazon workers at a second warehouse on New York’s Staten Island will vote whether to form a union next month, according to a…Continue Reading
A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on September 28, 2021 in San Anselmo, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHome value growth surpassed median salaries last year in 25 of 38 metropolitan areas across the country, according to research from real estate company Zillow.To compare, Zillow said only five of these metropolitan…Continue Reading
A cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCalifornia water officials on Friday said they are slashing State Water Project allocations from 15% to 5% of normal for certain urban water consumers and farmers, as the state grapples with…Continue Reading
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu on Friday presented the Budget for 2022-23 in the Assembly and Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said for the first time since 2014, the revenue deficit is set to decrease by over Rs 7,000 crore. Tthe main opposition AIADMK staged a walkout and boycotted the Budget presentation, the second…Continue Reading
Testing for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases has been the pillars of Covid management for the government. Topics Coronavirus | Coronavirus Tests | Coronavirus Vaccine Citing the resurgence of coronavirus cases in southeast Asia and parts of Europe, the Centre has asked the states to restart monitoring influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections…Continue Reading
The assertion came amid some criticism against India over its position that it is open to buying discounted crude oil from Russia. Topics Energy | Russia Ukraine Conflict | Ukraine India’s legitimate energy transactions should not be politicised and countries self-sufficient in oil or those themselves importing from Russia cannot credibly advocate restrictive trading, government sources said on Friday.…Continue Reading
Modi also spoke about how the country overcame the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis which followed Topics Narendra Modi | media | Swacch Bharat mission Media plays a critical and positive role in highlighting government policies to the people and in changing their lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday and remembered its contributions in popularising initiatives…Continue Reading
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said the situation in Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific will figure in his virtual summit with PM Narendra Modi on March 21 Topics Scott Morrison | Narendra Modi | India Australia PTI | New Delhi Last Updated at March 19, 2022 00:49 IST Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday…Continue Reading
KAKINADA: Municipalities are expediting the collection of property and other taxes to the maximum extent to achieve their annual collection targets. A special drive is on to collect the arrears from the long-pending defaulters. Kakinada Municipal Corporation issued auction notices and removed water connections. The authorities say the corporation is creating infrastructure facilities in the…Continue Reading
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