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New York, Sep 20 (IANS) As the US national debt passes $33 trillion and a government shutdown looms, it could sour sentiment and deal a blow to an economy already dealing with high gas prices, autoworker strikes and elevated inflation — with some saying it could even increase the possibility of a recession, a media report said.Fitch sent Congress a wake up call after the debt limit fight earlier this summer. The ratings agency downgraded US sovereign debt from AAA to AA+ in August, citing the nation’s mounting debt and partisan brinkmanship as the major reasons behind its decision, CNN…

The regulators are expected to consider clinical trials of the system which mimics the womb, and could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely premature, Nature reported.According to the World Health Organisation, preterm birth is the largest cause of death and disability in children under five.In 2020, there were about 13.4 million such births worldwide.In 2017, scientists at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Pennsylvania kept a developing lamb alive for 28 days in a sterilised bag filled with fluid, where it received amniotic fluid, medicine and oxygen through tubes connected to umbilical cord tissue.The experiment showed that…

As per the FIR document accessed by IANS, Mukesh Kumar, employed as an assistant sanitary inspector in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD’s) Ward Number-28, Narela Zone, filed a formal complaint.In his statement, Kumar detailed his responsibilities, which involve supervising sanitation workers within the ward.The FIR further read that at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, Kumar and sanitary inspector Nanhe Ram were overseeing cleaning operations conducted by the staff in the Shahbad Dairy area, precisely in front of the JE Store.During this time, Upkar arrived at the scene, accompanied by his workers.In a state of anger, he confronted the complainant, accusing…

The owner of the private firm was sentenced to the same jail term. Awarding jail terms then General Manager, Telecom, Patna, B.B. Rai and then TDE Rampati Chikhaiyar, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 6 lakh on each. Perwez Ahmad, Proprietor of Nalanda Telecom Service, Patna, was also sentenced and fined Rs 16 lakh. The CBI registered the case in 1996 against Rai and others.It was alleged that Rai, while working as Director (Officiating), Telecom South, Gaya had awarded a contract for repair of faulty EPBT cards to Nalanda Telecom Service, without going through the laid down formalities.…

Participating in the discussion on the much awaited women’s reservation bill or the 128th Constitutional Amendment, Shah said in Lok Sabha: “For some parties, women empowerment can be a political agenda and a political tool to win elections, but for BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi it is not a political issue.”He also questioned the opposition over the delay in passing of the bill.Notably, the bill has been in limbo since the then UPA regime had brought it in 2008 and was later passed by Rajya Sabha in 2010.However, as it could not be passed in Lok Sabha at that…

In the earlier system, funds for the salaries were transferred to the designated accounts of the state universities, which then disbursed the salaries to the teaching and non- teaching staff. In simple words, the payment system for state university staff will be the same as direct state government employees from now on.The decision was taken at a meeting with the finance officials of 11 state universities.In the changed system, the drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) for the state universities will be bureaucratic representatives from the state higher education department, which will virtually bring an end to the financial autonomy for…

Bhardwaj said that these doctors and staff members were found to have tampered with the biometric system by marking their attendance either significantly late or in a fraudulent manner.Bhardwaj received complaints and conducted an investigation into the attendance of doctors and staff in seven Mohalla Clinics.He said that the delayed arrival of doctors and staff for duty had caused significant annoyance to the people.”Based on the irregularities found in the biometric system during the investigation, action has been taken against these doctors and staff members. Any negligence in healthcare facilities provided to the people of Delhi will not be tolerated,”…

A key decision has been taken to allot land to more than 200 social institutions for educational, social and economic development in the state.Also, the rules for government jobs for children orphaned due to Covid-induced crises have been amended.The Cabinet has approved proposals to increase promotion opportunities for government employees and remove salary anomalies.The Cabinet has taken an important decision to allot land at concessional rates to more than 200 social institutions for educational upliftment and social and economic development in the state for hostels, old age homes, community centres and other social works.With the approval of this proposal, the…

In his letter, Rai has requested that they convene a review meeting to prepare an effective action plan and implement it to protect the people of Delhi from the increasing threat of air pollution due to stubble burning in winter.While a meeting was held on August 3 with the concerned ministers of NCR states regarding stubble burning, incidents of stubble burning have already begun, necessitating a review meeting with all the concerned states.“Pollution worsens significantly during the winter season in Delhi due to various factors, including stubble burning, firecrackers, vehicle emissions, dust pollution, etc,” Rai said.“Taking all these factors into…

Occupancy rate means the proportion of available seats used by passengers traveling on a specific train route including those who board and alight at intermediate stations. According to Southern Railway, the three trains are: Dr MGR Chennai Central-Mysuru-Dr MGR Chennai Central, Chennai-Coimbatore-Chennai, and Thiruvananthapuram Central- Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Central. All the three Vande Bharat trains registered exceptional occupancy rates from the originating station as well as at enroute stations. Connecting the “Manchester of the South” Coimbatore with the Tamil Nadu capital city, this Vande Bharat train (No.20643) has registered 108.23 per cent occupancy during the current FY 2023-24 till Septemeber 13. Train…