Новости за 24.07.2024

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 24 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy rain on Tuesday in the areas of Mumbai and Thane. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also forecasted the possibility of heavy to very heavy rains at isolated parts of the city and suburbs. Occasional winds at a speed of 50 to 60 km per hour are also very likely. Further, the BMC has predicted high

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): A general discussion on the Union Budget and the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the fiscal year 2024-25 will be held in the Rajya Sabha later on Wednesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented both the Union Budget and the Jammu and Kashmir Budget in the House on July 23. The discussion is crucial as both the budgets shape the financial direction of the c

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in the national capital on Wednesday morning (July 24) in the first high-level visit by the newly-elected Labour government in the UK. Lammy is on a two-day tour to highlight the importance of a new partnership between the UK and India that focuses on economic, domestic and global security. In his first visit to India, Lammy will hold meetings with

HEFEI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in east China's Anhui Province, Jieshou is a small city with a population of only 639,000. However, the city annually recycles over 4 million tonnes of waste batteries, scrap aluminum and plastic, producing 990,000 tonnes of recycled lead. Over 100 million power batteries are manufactured here every year, accounting for one fifth of the national total.

CANBERRA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government will issue significant fines to technology giants that fail to report on how they are combating the spread of child abuse material on their platforms.

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha and demanded a discussion over the "negligence" of Tamil Nadu in the Union Budget 2024 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her record seventh consecutive Union Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday during the Budget Session of Parliament. "I hereby give n

Panaji (Goa) [India], July 24 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant lauded the Union Budget for focusing on a range of domains, saying that it is a "pro budget" for the villages, poor as well as the industrial sector. "The way there has been major expenditure of defence, rural development, agriculture, education, IT, health, energy and software, commerce and industry, it seems that this is a pro budget for 'gaanv', 'gar

(240723) -- MOSCOW, July 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, reads out a congratulatory message of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and delivers a speech while attending the opening ceremony of the sixth China-Russia

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on metals prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, July 24.

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on energy and oil prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, July 24.

TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese convenience store chain Lawson Inc. was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, ending its 24-year-long history as a public company, following a takeover bid by KDDI Corp. earlier this year, local media reported.

ANZ is being investigated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) amid serious allegations the bank manipulated markets when it facilitated a A$14 billion sale of government bonds in April last year.

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

LHASA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- To Dorje, every day from mid-June to late August, his major assignment is transporting saplings up the Shigar mountain in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 24 pips to 7.1358 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on agriculture prices provided by London Stock Exchange Group at 0200 GMT, July 24.

HANOI, Vietnam: Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party and the nation's most influential political figure, has passed away at 80.

HONG KONG, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 14.93 points, or 0.09 percent, to open at 17,454.43 points on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Commending India's Union Budget 2024, Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, said that it is a pretty balanced budget focused on job creation. Aghi said that the focus of the budget is to bring the deficit from 5.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent. "It's a pretty balanced budget. From a macro perspective, the focus is to bring the deficit from 5.3 per cent to

Washington, DC [US], July 24 (ANI): The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) commended Union Budget 2024, and said that the inaugural budget of Modi 3.0 supports both consumers at home and foreign investors with steps to enhance the ease of doing business in India. The USISPF congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Indian government on presenting a commendable Union Budget for 2024-25. "The inau

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Delhi witnessed a light spell of rain in the wee hours of Wednesday. Rain lashed parts of the national capital. Visuals from the RK Puram showed light rain showers in the city. On Monday, Delhi also witnessed a sudden weather change as heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital. In June, the city received the highest rainfall recorded in 88 years. According to the IMD, Delhi experien

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 24 (ANI): Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Katra (SMVDSB) launched a campaign to disperse seeds aerially in regions that are difficult to reach in the hills. The Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Anshul Garg, said that in the last 10 years, around 17 lakh plants have been planted manually and an 80 per cent survival rate has been observed. "In the las

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 24 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday accused the Centre of neglecting Kerala and said that the budget presented in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman displayed a discriminatory attitude towards the states. Vijayan added that while putting forth the preface of 8 goals of national importance, the finance minister has failed to honour the concerns

SANAA -- The Yemeni government and the Houthi group agreed to end the banking dispute and resume flights from Houthi-held capital Sanaa, in a deal mediated by Saudi Arabia, the UN envoy for Yemen said in a statement on Tuesday.

ABUJA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's central bank on Tuesday further raised the monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 26.75 percent to tame the stubborn inflation in the most populous African country.