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The Budget, which will be presented on February 5, will aim at driving economic growth and revenue inflow in the face of fiscal constraints while sticking to the LDF government’s social welfare commitments

S. Karmegam will hold the position for a period of one year

The 60-year-old elephant, Champika, will be weighed, along with Fakira Siddarama Swami of Shirahatti, in coins for building a corpus to fund the education of poor children

Gandhi asks people of Bihar to keep fighting for social justice; he accuses BJP and RSS of spreading hatred and violence in the country

As many as 336 players from different parts of the country are taking part in the four-day event in Shivamogga

It was on January 17 that the police registered a case against the suspect under the POCSO Act

Biofuels Junction works in association with local manufacturers and suppliers across Andhra Pradesh who collect agriculture residue from farmers to convert them into solid biomass briquettes and pellets, which in turn are used to generate energy in industrial boilers

Financial sextortion, a growing form of cybercrime conducted by the non-organised group 'Yahoo Boys' in West Africa, has become a global crisis. The FBI and NCMEC have reported significant increases in financial sextortion reports. Scammers target victims through fake social media profiles, using advanced tactics to coerce them into sending compromising photos and videos. They then blackmail the victims into paying a ransom through various payment methods. Instagram, Snapchat, and Wizz are among the most affected platforms. To keep kids safe online, parents should have open conversations, educate about risks on Instagram, clarify misconceptions about Snapchat, warn about the risks of the Wizz app, and raise awareness in the community.

Paytm offers up to 100% cashback on flight and bus bookings to Ayodhya for devotees visiting Ram Mandir. Promo codes 'BUSAYODHYA' and 'FLYAYODHYA' can be used for bus and flight bookings respectively. Every tenth user is eligible for the cashback. Cashback amounts are up to Rs 1,000 for bus bookings and up to Rs 5,000 for flight bookings. Paytm also allows free cancellation and offers a live bus tracking service. Contributions can be made to the Ram Mandir Trust via the Paytm app in the 'Devotion' section.

JN.1.11 has been detected in 244 cases while the rest of the cases were detected in the sub-lineages of JN.1