People stroll previous a residential constructing broken on account of shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on February 24, 2024, amid the continuing Russian-Ukrainian battle.
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Indian ‘helper’ dies in Russian conflict zone
Hemil Ashvinbhai Mangukiya, a 23-year-old man from Gujarat who was employed as a safety helper by the Russian Army, has been killed in a Ukrainian air strike on February 21 within the Donetsk area on the Russia-Ukraine border, one other Indian employee who escaped the assault advised The Hindu.
After a 11-year hole, Centre discloses key consumption expenditure survey information
For the primary time in about 11 years, the federal government launched the broad findings of the All India Household Consumption Expenditure Survey carried out between August 2022 and July 2023 on February 24.
The survey is often carried out by the National Statistical Office each 5 years, however the findings of the final Survey, carried out in 2017-18 quickly after demonetisation and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), have been by no means launched after the authorities cited “data quality” points.
The information will play a key position in reviewing vital financial indicators, together with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), poverty ranges, and the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI).
The RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the violent protests by some farm unions who’re demanding assured minimal assist costs (MSP), however it additionally rebuked the BJP-led Union authorities for not paying heed to the farmers’ pleas.
“When farmer organisations of the country come to Delhi in a disciplined and peaceful manner and present the problems and demands of the farmers to the right forums, the government does not consider it appropriate to talk to them. The attitude of the government is regrettable, which is why the possibility of violent agitation increases,” BKS common secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra advised journalists on Saturday.
G7 leaders pledge assist for Ukraine on conflict anniversary
Heads of the Group of Seven main democracies on Saturday pledged to face by war-weary Ukraine, and Western leaders travelled to Kyiv to point out solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, for ever and ever to the preventing. “As Ukraine enters the third year of this relentless war, its government and its people can count on the G7’s support for as long as it takes,” the G7 leaders mentioned in a press release.
Dented by land switch row, Patnaik govt. reaches out to tribals with sops forward of elections
The Odisha authorities lately withdrew over 48,000 circumstances lodged for the violation of excise and forest legal guidelines in opposition to tribal individuals, a call that adopted a sequence of steps taken apparently to woo the group forward of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
Experts say that Naveen Patnaik, the State’s chief minister, is trying to tighten his grip on tribal areas because the BJP has emerged as a serious challenger in some pockets.
AIADMK releases AI-generated audio clip of Jayalalithaa
An AI-generated voice attraction of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa asking individuals to assist the AIADMK was performed on the social gathering’s headquarters in Chennai on Saturday.
Berkshire ‘built to last’: Warren Buffett assures traders
In his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, Warren Buffett reassured traders that his conglomerate would serve them properly over the long run, whilst he mourned the current passing of his longtime second-in-command Charlie Munger. He additionally tempered expectations for Berkshire’s inventory worth, saying the corporate’s big measurement left “no possibility of eye-popping performance.”
Why South Africa is dealing with a turning level in May’s nationwide election
Polls recommend South Africa will face a historic turning level in a nationwide election in May because the ruling African National Congress might lose its majority for the primary time since coming to energy within the nation’s first all-race vote on the finish of apartheid in 1994.
Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar has made it clear to tech big Google that explanations about unreliability of synthetic intelligence fashions don’t absolve or exempt platforms from legal guidelines, and warned that India’s digital nagriks (residents) are to not be experimented on with unreliable platforms and algorithms. In a put up on X, he mentioned making certain security and belief are authorized obligations of platforms. “Government has said this before – I repeat for attention of @GoogleIndia… Our DigitalNagriks are NOT to be experimented on with “unreliable” platforms/algos/mannequin…`Sorry Unreliable’ doesn’t exempt from regulation,” he mentioned.
Hockey | No denying Janneke Schopman’s contribution however lacking Olympics made her keep untenable
Janneke Schopman formally give up as chief coach of the Indian girls’s hockey crew on February 23, bringing the curtains down on her two-year tenure because the first-ever lady within the position. Professional sports activities is hard enterprise, extra so in crew occasions, one which requires 100 various things to fall in place, on the proper time and second, to make sure elusive success. But the parameter to measure that success is only one –outcomes. As a coach, Janneke’s tenure noticed the Indian girls handle to do the primary to a big extent. The second, nonetheless, remained a combined bag.
