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Laos, who were lured into unsafe and illegal work, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his commitment towards the safety of citizens. Jaishankar took to social media platform X to express his gratitude to Indian Embassy im Laos for their diligent efforts in coordinating the rescue operation. He also extended appreciation to the authorities in Laos for their cooperation in ensuring the safe return of the workers. «Modi ki Guarantee works for all at home and abroad. 17 Indian workers, lured into unsafe and illegal work in Laos, are on their way back home. Well done, @IndianEmbLaos. Thank Lao authorities for their support for the safe repatriation,» said Jaishankar in a post on X.

Congress on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the opposition party is in panic as he has shut their «shop of loot» and it was holding rallies not to win the elections but to save the corrupt. Addressing an election rally in Ajmer, Modi called the Congress a party of «dynasts and corrupt» that is bereft of both principles and policies. «Wherever there is Congress, there cannot be any development. The Congress never thought about the poor, marginalised and youths… These people considered looting public money as their ancestral right. In the last 10 years, Modi has provided a permanent cure for the disease,» the prime minister said. Modi said that the third term of his government is not far and the government is going to take even bigger decisions against corruption in the first 100 days.

It has extended these special fixed deposit deadlines to June 30, 2024 from March 31, 2024. Utsav FD 300 days

BJP walks the talk and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee is to save citizens from hardship, while the «useless» opposition is spreading hatred, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Addressing a rally for Dr Rajesh Mishra, the BJP candidate from Sidhi Lok Sabha seat, Singh said the Congress-led UPA rule was mired in corruption, leading to some ministers getting jailed at the time. «Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks the truth. Modi ki guarantee is to save people from trouble and hardship. The BJP does what it says. It walks the talk. Since the time of Bharatiya Jan Sangh we have kept our word,» Singh said at a rally here. «The BJP fulfils each and every promise made in its manifesto. We were mocked for our commitment to the Ram Temple but it was built. We abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

In another demonstration of real-world unintended consequences, a new academic study makes a strong case that when it comes to state-level income taxes, too much can be a bad thing.

South Korean crypto voice phishing attackers are developing more sophisticated ways to dupe victims out of cash and tokens, a report claimed on April 4.

In its March 2024 FOMC meeting, the US Federal Reserve indicated that it would cut interest rates in the second half of 2024. Following the US Fed, the RBI is also expected to cut interest rates in the second half of 2024. Once that happens, the banks in India may also cut interest rates on fixed deposits.

suicide bomber set off his explosives late on Thursday in northwestern Syria, killing the co-founder of the country's main al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of the northwest, a war monitor said. Some activists disputed the source of the explosion, saying instead that a remotely detonated bomb killed Abu Maria al-Qahtani, whose real name was Maysara al-Jubouri. Al-Qahtani co-founded the Nusra Front in Syria, a militant group that later renamed itself Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and claimed it had severed ties with al-Qaida. The conflicting accounts could not immediately be reconciled. According to the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor with a network of activists on the ground, the bomber entered al-Qahtani's guesthouse in the town of Sarmada in Idlib province late in the evening and detonated his explosives.

Nigerian authorities has asked in court for cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to be tried for alleged money laundering and tax evasion, the first legal step following weeks of a criminal investigation into the trading platform

Solar Eclipse is on its way this April and will be visible across the United States but there's some bad news as well. According to New York Post, traffic congestion is expected which will have a significant impact across almost 30 interstates. Travelers who will be planning on visits to these regions need to plan due to the traffic congestion scheduled to happen when the solar eclipse arrives. Leave early if you want to reach your destination within the stipulated time.

Bank of India revises FD rates: BOI has updated its fixed deposit interest rates for deposits below ₹2 crore. Following the revision, the bank now provides interest rates ranging from 3% to 7.25% for deposit periods spanning from 7 days to 10 years. These rates are effective from 1 April 2024. Senior citizens receive an extra 50 basis points (bps) on tenors of 6 months and above, while super senior citizens are granted an additional 65 bps. For deposits below ₹2 crore and tenors of 3 years and above, senior citizens receive an additional premium of 25 bps, totaling 75 bps. Similarly, super senior citizens are offered an additional premium of 25 bps, totaling 90 bps.

Taiwan earthquake: 9 killed, over 1,000 injured after massive quake in Taipei; hotel workers missing | Top 10 updates "Rescue operations began around 6.30 pm. Police teams, revenue officials, members of taluk panchayat and officials from the fire and emergency services department are here at the spot.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun murder plot. “We have made clear to the Government of India that we want to see them conduct a full investigation, and we continue to look forward to the results of that investigation…," Miller said. The Biden administration earlier stated that the US is working with India to hold accountable those behind a plot to kill Pannun.

Santanu Thakur, who is seeking re-election from Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, on Wednesday urged members of the Matua community, who migrated to India before 2014, to apply for citizenship under the CAA, even if they already possess voting rights. Addressing a meeting at his constituency which has a large population of Matuas, Thakur said he himself would apply for citizenship under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) though he is already a bona fide resident of the country. «Applying for fresh citizenship under CAA will enable you to avail all benefits, including permanent residency proof which is necessary for passport and visa. Although I was born here and my grandfather had proof of residency after coming, I will still apply,» Thakur said. Thakur, a strong votary of CAA since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, had asserted in the past that the Act would be enforced before the 2024 general elections.

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Israel-Hamas war has led to destruction of infrastructure worth $18.5 billion On Monday, an Israeli military strike resulted in the tragic deaths of seven aid workers from the non-profit organisation World Central Kitchen as they were delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza. The workers were traveling in two armoured cars marked with the charity's logo and another vehicle.

S Jaishankar on Tuesday assured safe return home for Indian citizens worldwide and recalled how India's foreign policy was at the forefront for the evacuation of Indian nationals under Operation Indravati to evacuate its nationals from the violence-hit Haiti and Operation Ganga in Ukraine. He said that the Indians should have full confidence that the government will stand by them in all kinds of eventualities and crises, be it the Ukraine, earthquake in Nepal, war in Yemen, or others and never leave them to their fate. Speaking at the intellectual meet in Gujarat's Rajkot, Jaishankar said, «When you leave the borders of India and go out into the world, then go with full confidence that the Indian government is standing with you.»

Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in by the Election Commission of India to urge the youngsters to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 39-year-old actor features in the ECI's campaign video that encourages the youth to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections. Khurrana, known for critically-acclaimed films such as «Andhadhun», «Dream Girl», «Bareilly Ki Barfi» and «Dum Laga Ke Haisha», said it is imperative that the youth participate in deciding the future of the country. «Everyone must vote and be conscious citizens by participating in the process of nation-building. The power to choose the leaders who will represent the country, represent our needs in the Parliament rests with us,'

Two managers of a Saudi oil exploration company were going on trial Monday in Switzerland for alleged fraud and money laundering over a scandal years ago linked to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that the U.S. Justice Department once described as the...

My PPF corpus of about Rs 30 lakh matures on 31 March. I can continue the account for five years and withdraw every year an amount equivalent to the annual interest earned, or I can invest Rs 15 lakh each in two Senior Citizens’ Savings accounts for me and my spouse. My income tax slab is 20%. Which option is better? Amit Maheshwari, Partner, AKM Global: A PPF account matures after 15 years from the end of the financial year in which it is opened.