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Former president Ram Nath Kovind-led high-level committee on One Nation, One Election on Wednesday held deliberations with top economists on details of a research paper — Macroeconomic Impact of Harmonizing Electoral Cycles | Latest News India

Two bills heard in the R.I. House and Senate on Wednesday aim to double the amount of paid leave new parents and those taking care of a loved one with a serious illness would get.

The Federal Reserve continued its pause on interest rate hikes on Wednesday, leaving the door open for rate cuts later in the year.

Indias interim budget focuses on supporting infrastructure and energy sectors. The central government has launched infrastructure development programmes and offers long-term, interest-free capital expenditure loans. The budget also announces three new railway economic corridor programmes. There is a need to increase generation from both coal-based and renewable energy sources, while making thermal power cleaner and more efficient. The budget integrates biofuels into clean energy generation and s...

The convergence of burgeoning infrastructure development, including initiatives such as the NLP and the Gati Shakti Scheme, has positioned India favourably in the eyes of global manufacturing giants seeking alternative production and sourcing destinations.

Maybe, but it is being undermined from without and within | Middle East & Africa

As the budget day approaches, the fintech industry is eagerly anticipating the Union Budget for FY24-25

Grants meant to help the projects of enterprising young people (ages 15 to 30) were awarded and celebrated on Wednesday by the Windsor-based non-profit group Nigerian Canadians for Cultural, Educational, and Economic Progress.

Revelation came from a top gov’t official who also said budgets have ‘layers and layers of attempt to cover the truth’.

“[The article] reveals the deep-seated issues plaguing the federal structure under the current administration, pointing towards a systematic strain on state finances and autonomy…The implications of these actions are far-reaching, particularly for states like Karnataka, which have long voiced their struggles against such injustices,” the CM said in a statement.