Prime Minister Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam are jointly inaugurating the Civil Services College building. The construction of the building was completed at an approximate cost of USD 4.75 million (INR 41.44 crore). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project was signed in 2017.
Author: Press Trust of India
US share market sell-off: Dow drops 1,042 points as Wall Street gets spooked by spectre of “Trump recession”
The worry is that the whipsaw moves by the Trump Administration will either hurt the US economy directly or create enough uncertainty to drive US companies and consumers into an economy-freezing paralysis. The S&P 500 was down 9.1 per cent from its all-time high set on February 19.
Who is Mark Carney, next prime minister of Canada?
Carney ran the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. After helping Canada manage the worst impacts of the 2008 financial crisis, he was recruited to become the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694.
Indian in Australia sentenced to 40 years for “elaborately executed” rapes of 5 women
Dhankhar had posted fake job advertisements to lure women before drugging them in or near his home in Sydney. The former IT consultant then groped and raped the women, the Australian Associated Press reported. He also filmed his crimes for his future sexual gratification, the report said.
Is US headed for “Trump recession”? Economic worries mount over tariff wars, workforce cuts, spending freeze
The US federal government reduced its payrolls by 10,000 in a potential harbinger of the alarm being sounded by the stock market, consumer confidence and other measures of where the economy is headed. Since January, the economic policy uncertainty index has spiked 41 per cent to a level, 334.5, that in the past signalled a recession.
South Korean fighter jets accidentally drop 8 bombs on civilian area during joint drill with US military
The MK-82 bombs released by the KF-16 fighter jets fell outside a firing range, causing civilian damage, the air force said in a statement. The accident happened in Pocheon, a city close to the heavily armed border with North Korea.
Donald Trump says “India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100%”; announces tit-for-tat US tariffs globally from April 2
Trump said on March 4 night, in an address to the Joint Session of the Congress, the first of his second term in the White House, “Other countries have used tariffs against us for decades and now it’s our turn to start using them against those other countries. On [an] average, the European Union, China, Brazil, India — Mexico and Canada, have you heard of them — and countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs than we charge them. It’s very unfair.”
Indian woman Shahzadi Khan executed in Abu Dhabi for ‘murder’ of employer’s baby; family informed 2 weeks after execution
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that the Indian Embassy had provided all possible legal assistance to Shahzadi Khan, including sending mercy petitions and pardon requests to the UAE Government.
Moon landing: Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down with special delivery for NASA
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon’s northeastern edge of the near side.
Confirmation of touchdown came from the company’s Mission Control outside Austin, Texas.
Israel cuts off Gaza aid, with an eye on making Hamas accept ceasefire extension deal
The first phase of the ceasefire, which included a surge in humanitarian assistance, expired on March 1. The two sides have yet to negotiate the second phase, in which Hamas was to release dozens of remaining hostages in return for an Israeli pullout and a lasting ceasefire.
