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News18 Evening Digest: Biden to Halt Trump Border Wall Construction, SC Sends Notice to Centre on Reconstituting Farm Laws Committee & Other Top Stories
Here are the top stories we are covering this evening: Biden to halt Trump border wall construction and end 'Muslim travel ban'; SC sends notice to Centre on reconstituting farm laws committee; Jack Ma emerges for first time for virtual meet with teachers...
Union Budget 2021: Need of the Hour is to Draw a New Roadmap for Fiscal Consolidation
The government must push-up expenditure, especially in infrastructure and MSME to create demand in the marker. To bridge the gap of revenue-expenditure, it is the right time to simplify goods and services tax to increase tax net.
Mrinal Dutt Joins Cast Of 'Asur' Makers Next Series
Actor Mrinal Dutt will feature alongside South star Priyamani in "Asur" makers next web-series. The actor said on Wednesday that he has started shooting for the web show with Ding Entertainment, the makers of Arshad Warsi-fronted series "Asur".
How The Joe Biden Presidency Could Impact Your Money
As you take a closer look at your financial footing amid the headwinds of a pandemic, its an excellent time to examine the possible impact of a Joe Biden presidency on money matters.
Netizens Can’t Keep Calm as Nobita and Shizuka Get Married in Upcoming Doraemon Film
The news of Nobita and Shizuka’s marriage in the upcoming film Stand By Me Doraemon 2 has got netizens exceedingly emotional, leading to the animated characters trending on Twitter.
Govt School Transformation Helped Delhi Get Highest NAS Score: Niti Aayog
According to 'India Innovation Index 2020', prepared by Niti Aayog, among all pillars under Human Capital, the states have performed the best on NAS scores (Class X), wherein the average NAS score achieved by all states is 35.66.
Oil Above $56 On U.S. Stimulus Hopes Ahead Of Biden Inauguration
Oil rose above $56 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by expectations the new U.S. administration will deliver massive stimulus spending that would lift demand, as well as by OPEC curbs and forecasts of a drop in U.S. crude inventories.
EC Releases Electoral Roll for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021
The EC has said that the electoral rolls will continue to be updated as the potential electors apply for inclusion of their names in the list.
Cairn Energy To Spend $85 Million In 2021, Ends 2020 With $570 Million Cash
Cairn Energy plans to spend around $85 million this year with the bulk going to the exploration and appraisal of wells in Britain and Mexico, it said on Wednesday, after ending 2020 sitting on a cash pile of $570 million.
Google Chrome 88 Launched With Improved Password Manager, Less Intrusive Permissions & More
In its blog post, Google said that its Chrome Safety Check is used 14 million times every week and that it saw 37 percent reduction in compromised credentials stored in Chrome after the "improvements launched in 2020."
Donald Trump’s Last-Minute Pardons for 73 Include Ex-aide Steve Bannon, But Not Himself or His Family
White House officials had argued to Trump that he should not pardon himself or his family because it might look like they are guilty of crimes, according to a source familiar with the situation.
PhonePe Finally Overtook Google Pay In UPI Payment Stakes And That Is Crucial As UPI Cap Is Live
PhonePe clocked 902.03 million user-initiated transactions in December which amounted to a value to Rs 182,126.88 crore. Google Pay slipped into second position, with 854.49 million customer-initiated transaction volume valued at Rs 176,199.33 crore.
Trump Ends Tumultuous Term Under Cloud, Faces Uncertain Future
President Donald Trump leaves the presidency on Wednesday under a dark cloud of his own making, ending his single fouryear term stained by two impeachments, deep political divisions and his handling of a pandemic that has caused 400,000 U.S. deaths.
Trump Pardons Ex-aide Bannon But Not Himself Or Family - Official
U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office, a senior administration official said, but did not pardon himself, members of his famil...
Malwarebytes Says Some Of Its Emails Were Breached By SolarWinds Hackers
Cybersecurity company Malwarebytes said on Tuesday that some of its emails were breached by the same hackers who used the software company SolarWinds to hack into a series of U.S. government agencies.
Gold Price in India Today: Check Rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
The price of gold in the international market increased by 0.51 percent to USD 1,849.00 per ounce on Wednesday.