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New Delhi: Close on the heels of PM Narendra Modi's Moscow trip for the annual summit, Russia is supplying 120 super long-range Surface-to-Air missiles to India that will give the country's military an edge over Pakistan.

Political Science at the University of Rochester. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses major gaps — and some points of unity — in US politics: Q. What is the core of your research?

Businesses and shoppers who for the last two years pulled back on outfitting their homes and offices are back to buying chairs, couches and desks, which may be a boon for furniture maker MillerKnoll. The global design company, which sells everything from Eames chairs to desks, rugs and lamps under the brands Herman Miller, Knoll and Design Within Reach, for the first time in a couple of years saw organic order growth in the three month-period ended June 1. For differing reasons, two of MillerKnoll’s major customer groups slowed their furniture-buying in recent years.

Many workers will see their annual raise shrink next year as the job market continues to cool from its torrid pace in the pandemic era.

Payment processing giant Visa Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter profits rose 9% on an adjusted basis as it benefits from consumers and businesses moving their payments from cash to credit and debit cards

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dogs that have spent the prior six months only in dog rabies-free or low-risk rabies countries, such as Canada, will now be able to enter with a CDC import form online submission receipt as acceptable documentation.This form can be filled out on the day of travel and the receipt can be shown to airlines and border officials as a printed copy or by phone.

growth imperatives. Geopolitical conflict has frequently disrupted trade, and geo-economic fragmentation has added to the uncertainty. The April 2024 edition of the IMF Fiscal Monitor noted that governments worldwide were grappling with high debt and deficits. In this context, the Indian economy's average growth rate of around 8% in the last three fiscal years is a creditable achievement. The economy has firmly put behind the scars of the pandemic. India is one of the only two major economies whose GDP at constant (2011-12) prices is 20% above the pre-pandemic level. While this is truly creditworthy, now is the time to consolidate and further build on the gains achieved while implementing policies safeguarding the growth process. This is the overarching message of Chapter 1 of the Economic Survey 2023-24.

Canadians’ migration east in search of cheaper housing and a better quality of life in the Maritimes appears to be losing steam.

urbanization, the housing industry is poised for significant transformation as half of India's population is projected to live in urban areas, up from 31% in 2011, said the Economic Survey for 2023-24.

economic Survey 2024 tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, revealed the job scenario in India and the steps government plans to take to meet the demands.

Joe Biden described the challenge of leading a psychologically traumatized nation. The United States had endured a life-altering pandemic. There was a jarring burst of inflation and now global conflict with Russia invading Ukraine, as well as the persistent threat to democracy he felt Donald Trump posed. How could Biden possibly heal that collective trauma?

Science Advances journal on 19 July, says that life expectancy at birth was 2.6 years lower and mortality 17% higher in 2020 compared to 2019. This is for a subsample of 14 states and Union territories, but the authors said that if other states followed the same trends, it would add up to 1.19 million excess deaths across India in 2020. The study found that life expectancy declined more for women than for men, and also more for children and for marginalized groups.

The average incentive in the second quarter of 2024 rose to Rs 31,258 from Rs 24,350 a year earlier, according to data collated by consultancy firm Jato Dynamics. Diesel cars topped the list with offers totalling Rs 66,203 on average, followed by electric (Rs 31,185), petrol (Rs 29,209) and CNG (Rs 19,353). The industry had seen a surge in sales after the pandemic, driven by pent-up demand, increased preference for personal mobility and low interest rates, allowing manufacturers to raise prices by an average 6.5% during 2022-2023. The latest market trend suggests cooling demand, as well as intensifying competition which may require automakers to reset their strategies, say industry trackers.

Transit workers around the country are managing their fear and anxiety over a rise in violent crime on subways and buses

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials paid a visit to the port of Long Beach to break ground on a $1.5 billion railyard expansion project that will more than triple the dock’s rail cargo capacity

A grocery code of conduct could stabilize food prices in the future and encourage more investment in the Canadian food industry, according to the president of Kraft Heinz Canada.

The Bahnsen Group founder and CIO David Bahnsen surveys the real estate market as younger homebuyers struggle with the ongoing housing crisis. 

Masks are creating controversy for businesses again, but this time for a different reason. Early in the pandemic, retailers faced backlash for mandating face coverings. Now some store owners are demanding customers drop their masks.

The new law will enable the OBR to conduct an independent assessment of any significant, permanent tax and spending changes as a measure of 'fiscal lock'. The law also targets announcements over one financial year which make permanent tax or spending commitments above 1% of the UK's GDP, or roughly £30bn. However, emergency and temporary measures lasting up to two years will be exempt from an OBR assessment. This includes examples of prior events, such as the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Labour majority not enough to make UK preferred market over US The plans ...

Reserve Bank of India economist wrote, providing long-awaited commentary on a key gauge that is used to predict the future course of borrowing costs. “The natural rate of interest estimated earlier for Q3:2021-22 is revised upward from 0.8 -1.0 per cent to 1.1-1.3 per cent, reflecting revision in GDP data. The current estimates suggest a wide range between 1.4-1.9 per cent for Q4:2023-24,” wrote Harendra Kumar Behera from the RBI’s Department of Economic and Policy Research in the central bank’s July Bulletin. The views are personal and do not reflect those of the central bank. RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra provided guidance for the article.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth in Lending Act