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New Zealand’s economy has slipped into recession, with GDP declining 1.0% in Q3.  New Zealand tipped into recession in the third quarter, official data showed Thursday, with the economy suffering an unexpectedly sharp slump that sent the country’s currency tumbling and sparked political finger-pointing. The conservative coalition government defended its “respect for taxpayers’ money” as the opposition accused it of feeding a “recessionary fire”. The economy has for months teetered on the verge of recession, with consumer sentiment weighed by high prices, elevated borrowing costs and a housing crisis. But the latest figures showed gross domestic product fell a bigger-than-expected…

The BJP has alleged that Rahul Gandhi pushed and injured its MP Pratap Sarangi outside the Parliament. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attributed the scuffle between MPs outside the Parliament to the BJP’s alleged attempt to avoid discussion on the Adani Group’s indictment in the United States. The Congress MP accused the BJP of creating “a new distraction” to divert the public’s attention from legal proceedings against “Narendra Modi’s friend Gautam Adani”. The BJP on Thursday alleged that Rahul Gandhi pushed and injured its MP Pratap Sarangi outside the Parliament during competing protests by the…

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, today alleged that BJP MPs pushed him in a bid to obstruct his entry into the house. A delegation of Congress MPs filed a police complaint on Thursday, alleging ‘misbehaviour’ with Mallikarjun Kharge inside the Parliament’s premises. The complaint came hours after the BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi pushed and injured MP Pratap Sarangi. Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, today alleged that BJP MPs pushed him in a bid to obstruct his entry into the house. He claimed the ruling party’s MPs manhandled…

This announcement, revealed in an Instagram post, comes soon after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unveiled new rules for the H-1B visa process. The US Embassy in India, beginning from January 1, 2025, will implement new regulations for scheduling and rescheduling non-immigrant visa appointments, aimed at streamlining the process and reducing wait times. This announcement on the US embassy’s official Instagram post, comes soon after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unveiled new rules to modernize the H-1B visa process, allowing applicants to fill job vacancies in critical sectors swiftly. Under the new visa appointment rules, applicants can reschedule…

At least 60 Opposition MPs submitted a notice seeking removal of Dhankhar, accusing him of conducting proceedings of the House in a “partisan manner”. Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh rejected the impeachment notice moved by the INDIA bloc against House chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar, calling it to be “bereft of facts” and aimed at securing “publicity”. At least 60 Opposition MPs of the INDIA bloc on December 10 submitted a notice seeking removal of Dhankhar. “ALL parties belonging to the INDIA group have had no option but to formally submit a no-confidence motion against the learned Hon’ble Chairman of the Rajya…

Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bowing out with 537 wickets, the second highest for India in Tests. Ravichandran Ashwin, India’s premier off-spinner, has announced his retirement from international cricket, bowing out of the game as the country’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests. Ashwin, 38, informed about his decision shortly after India drew the 3rd Gabba Test against Australia in Brisbane, bringing down curtains on a legendary 13-year-long career for India. With 537 wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin is next only to the legendary Anil Kumble’s tally of 619. He will be heading back home to India tomorrow. This…

Arvind Kejriwal said the scheme will be implemented once the AAP forms the government after winning the election. The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a new health scheme for senior citizens in Delhi ahead of the upcoming assembly election in February. Kejriwal announced that elderly citizens over 60 years of age will receive treatment free of cost in both government and private hospitals under the new scheme called Sanjeevani Yojana. “There will be no upper limit on the cost of treatment. Registration for this will start in a day or two… AAP workers will…

During his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah lashed out at the Congress and said that it had become a ‘fashion’ for the party to take Ambedkar’s name. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing him of making derogatory remarks against Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. “The mask has fallen! As Parliament reflects on 75 glorious years of the Constitution, HM @AmitShah chose to TARNISH this occasion with DEROGATORY remarks against Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, that too in the temple of Democracy,” the Trinamool Congress chief posted on X. “This is…

PM Modi said that Amit Shah exposed the Congress party’s dark history of insulting BR Ambedkar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday responded to the opposition’s protest over home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha, saying the Congress played dirty tricks to obliterate the legacy of the Dalit icon. “If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds of several years, especially their insult towards Dr. Ambedkar, they are gravely mistaken!” he wrote on X. “The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one…

The Punjab government told the apex court that the farmers had rejected interactions with the state’s high-powered committee. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stated that the court’s doors were “always open” to the demands and suggestions of protesting farmers, after they refused to engage with the Punjab government-formed committee. The Punjab government told the apex court that though several, elaborate meetings had been held with Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a farmer leader on an indefinite fast, the farmers had rejected interactions with the state’s high-powered committee. The committee had invited farmers to talk on December 17, according to Punjab advocate general…