At 35 years old, snowboarding icon Shaun White is set to compete at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. REUTERS ZHANGJIAKOU, China – Three-time gold medalist Shaun White has returned for his fifth and likely final Olympics looking to cement his legacy on the mountains outside Beijing in a sport that became synonymous with his name 16 years ago. White was…Continue Reading
A man with a lengthy rap sheet has been busted in connection to the New Year’s Eve shooting of a 14-year-old girl in Harlem, cops said. Christopher Fuhrtz, 33, was charged with attempted murder, assault, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment in the Dec. 31 incident, according to police. The…Continue Reading
PHOENIX — Even the return of James Harden wasn’t enough to avoid the Nets’ longest losing streak in two years. Despite Harden playing through a sore strained hand, the Nets dug an early hole and fell 121-111 to league-leading Phoenix before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. Harden — who missed one game…Continue Reading
The visiting Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Vershinin has said that India and Russia share the same position on Afghanistan and its “premature” to recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. FM Vershinin was in Delhi for consultations on United Nations and held meetings with Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs Reenat Sandhu and Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla. …Continue Reading
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (February 1), presented the Budget 2022-2023 aiming to put the economy on the path of development amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the government emphasised capital expenditure and investments to power the country’s GDP growth forward with a pro-growth Budget. The government is aiming to step up…Continue Reading
After presenting the Budget in Parliament, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India’s central bank will issue digital currencies. Sitharaman said consultations with stakeholders on the description of digital assets is underway while adding that the RBI will issue digital currencies in the country. Also Read | India Union Budget 2022: What gets costly, what…Continue Reading
Union Budget 2022 was presented by India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the parliament on Tuesday (February 1). The budget was unique as it brought income from cryptocurrencies in the ambit of taxes. Introduction of digital rupee has also been included in budget 2022. A union budget has direct influence on prices of goods and…Continue Reading
With Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget presentation lasting for about one hour 31 minutes on Tuesday, the Indian Finance Minister’s budget speech this year became the shortest ever since 2019. Last year, Sitharaman’s budget speech lasted for about one hour 48 minutes, while in 2020, it went on for 2 hours 40 minutes, which was the longest…Continue Reading
With the government announcing its own digital currency by 2023, industry experts on Wednesday welcomed the move, albeit with caution as there is no formal Crypto Bill in place that clears the air around its use, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is yet to take concrete steps on the long-haul journey.Finance Minister Nirmala…Continue Reading
The Orissa High Court is inviting applications from judicial officers for filling up of vacancies in the Cadre of District Judge on the basis of merit through Limited Competitive Examination. An officer in the Cadre of Senior Civil Judge who has completed five years of qualifying service as on February 1, 2022 is eligible to apply…Continue Reading