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Donald Trump is looking to win his fourth straight primary state on Saturday over Nikki Haley in South Carolina, aiming to hand a home-state embarrassment to his last remaining major rival for the Republican nomination. Trump went into Saturday's primary with a huge polling lead and the backing of the state's top Republicans, including Sen. Tim Scott, a former rival in the race.

₹70 thousand crore loans of farmers, Sharad Pawar said," Farmers are in distress these days, during Manmohan Singh's time after we got to know that farmers are committing suicide due to farm loans. PM Manmohan Singh, in one shot, waived off the ₹70 thousand crore loans of the farmers.

Also Read: Bank Holidays in 2024. Check the full list here Maha Shivratri is celebrated with huge fervour where devotees observe fast and worship Lord Shiva, also referred to as Mahadev. Different stories are popular across the country and in different parts of Nepal and the West Indies related to Lord Shiva.

Akaay automatically gets citizenship in the UK due to his alleged birthplace and the fact that Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have a residence in London. The citizenship rules in the UK clearly state that not every child born in the country will automatically be able to claim British citizenship by birth.

Cannabis stocks have been on a rollercoaster ride, going from a big boom in late 2019 to a crash in the following years.

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the Cabinet had last increased the DA for government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners by four per cent. With that four per cent hike, the DA was increased from 42 per cent to 46 per cent. The decision benefitted 48.67 lakh central government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners.

Kerala has emerged as the frontrunner in India's healthcare talent migration to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The demand in the UAE alone witnessed a 3.3-fold increase in 2023, according to data from blue-collar worker platform Huntr. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh stand out as major contributors to the migration of healthcare professionals, including nurses, doctors, and laboratory technicians, to MENA countries. Particularly, the migration from Kerala to the UAE experienced a significant surge in 2023, as highlighted in the report. The data, sourced from the Huntr platform and employer organizations in the Middle East spanning 2022 and 2023, indicates a shifting trend in the healthcare landscape of the region. The preferred destinations for Indian healthcare professionals seeking job opportunities are reported to be the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 descended upon Australia, marking the country's return to the WWE pay-per-view scene after a hiatus of more than five years. Featuring an action-packed card, the event showcased men's and women's Elimination Chamber matches, offering the winners a coveted championship opportunity at WrestleMania 40. Here are the highlights and results from the electrifying event.

Election Commission of India (ECI) has debunked a fake WhatsApp message circulating about the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. No official dates have been announced yet, and the ECI will do so through a press conference. In a post on X, the Election Commission of India wrote, «A fake message is being shared on WhatsApp regarding schedule for #LokSabhaElections2024. FactCheck: The message is #Fake. No dates have been announced so far by #ECI. Election Schedule is announced by the Commission through a press conference.»

Aam Adami Party candidate from Gujarat's Bharuch seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has expressed his gratitude to the party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the polls would hold a 'huge responsibility' for him. «Today in the INDIA bloc, the AAP and Congress alliance has taken place. The declaration has been made that in Gujarat the Bharuch seat has been given to me. I am glad with that announcement. I express my gratitude to Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann and others for providing this huge responsibility,» Vasava said. He further said that the party leaders of the state would set the strategy with Congress workers soon in view of the upcoming elections.

Jaishankar on Saturday said the coming together of India, US, Australia and Japan as part of the Quad group serves to illustrate the growth of a multipolar order and advance a post-Cold War thinking against 'spheres of influence'. «I believe it (Quad) has five messages. One, it reflects the growth of a multipolar order. Two, it is post-Alliance and post-Cold War thinking. Three, it is against spheres of influence. Four, It expresses the democratizing of the global space and a collaborative, not unilateral approach. And five, it is a statement that in this day and age, others cannot have a veto on our choices,» EAM Jaishankar said on the closing day of the Raisina Dialogue in the national capital on Saturday. Jaishankar was addressing the 'Quad Think Tank Forum' session at the Raisina Dialogue. The session was primarily focused on the Quad, as well as a free and open Indo-Pacific

Pakistan government has finally approved the commencement of the much-delayed construction work on its segment of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline which will help address the increasing energy needs of the cash-strapped country. The approval, which came after a delay of several years, for the first phase of the 80-km segment inside Pakistan was given by the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) of the interim government just days before the new government takes office after the February 8 elections. «The Pakistan government has approved the start of construction work on its segment of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline,» said an official statement.

Congress saying the grand old party cannot think beyond 'parivarvaad' (nepotism), corruption and appeasement and the country's development has never been on its agenda. After independence, the Congress ruled the country for a long time but its focus was only on forming the government and not building the future of the country, said Modi while virtually addressing the 'Viksit Bharat Viksit Chhattisgarh' programme. He dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of ten development projects worth over Rs 34,400 crore on the occasion and said when India becomes the world's third-largest economy in the next five years, Chhattisgarh will reach new heights of development. "..those who ruled the country for a long time after the independence, their thinking was not big and they kept on taking decisions keeping in mind (their) political interests. Congress was elected to power again and again but forgot to build the future of the country," the PM said.

development projects worth Rs 34,400 crores in Chhattisgarh under 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Chhattisgarh'. The projects cater to several important sectors including Roads, Railways, Coal, Power, and Solar Energy among others. Addressing the programme virtually, the Prime Minister hailed the development undertaken in Chhattisgarh saying that the dream of building a Viksit Chhattisgarh will be realised through the empowerment of farmers, youth and Nari Shakti.

Seat sharing got a green light in the INDIA bloc after days of discussions as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) have arrived on consensus for Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Pubnjab and Haryana. Earlier on Friday, ET had reported that the three-state pact between the two INDIA bloc parties is the understanding in Delhi where the AAP is likely to contest four seats and Congress three.

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