Islamabad, 11/7: Pakistan has received $2 billion in financial support from Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday, a day before the International Monetary Fund’s board is expected to give final approval for a much-needed $3 billion bailout. “I thank Saudi Arabia on behalf of the prime minister and army chief,” Dar said…
Antigua, 11/7: India skipper Rohit Sharma gives a lot of freedom to his players and has all the traits of a great captain, said Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the two-Test series against West Indies starting here on Wednesday. Rahane made a comeback to red-ball cricket after a gap of 18 months when he was included…
Kyiv, 11/7:President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the eve of the NATO summit that Ukraine will be part of the alliance and expects from the meeting an “algorithm” for Kyiv to officially join it. We are still working on the wording, that is, on the specific words of such confirmation, but we already understand the fact…
New Delhi, 9/7: Heavy rains and strong winds pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 10 people killed in landslides in hill states and most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, in spate, while flash floods blocked roads and marooned people in several areas. In cities and towns across the region, including the…
Bengaluru, 8/7: Air Vice Marshal K N Santosh VSM has assumed charge as Commandant of the Software Development Institute (SDI), Air Force, Bengaluru. In a three decades-long career, the Air Officer has held key staff and command appointments in the Indian Air Force, including Chief Engineer of a forward base, Director Projects (Su-30) at Air…
Bhubaneswar, 7/7: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today felicitated the Water Resources Team of Odisha and Ganjam district for the success in getting National Water Awards. Appreciating the commitment and efforts of the state and district officials, the Chief Minister expected the same commitment would continue so that Odisha would be a role model to…
Mexico, 6/7: In a shocking news, a passenger bus in southern Mexico lost control, plunged into a 75-foot-deep gully, and killed at least 27 passengers and left 17 injured. The accident happened in the indigenous Mixteca region of Oaxaca state. Jesús Romero, state’s interior secretary, informed 27 people had died in the crash, including a…
Washington DC, 6/7:Mark Zuckerberg posted his first tweet in more than a decade, a playful jab at Elon Musk on the day the Meta Platforms Inc founder rolled out a much-anticipated Twitter substitute. Meta’s Instagram officially unveiled Threads Wednesday, considered the most potent threat yet to the struggling social media service Musk owns. Hours…
Gangam, 4/7: Two minors died and another was injured after their mother allegedly threw them into a well before attempting to end her life by suicide at a village in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said. Rashmita Gouda, 30, and her elder daughter Gunjan (9) were rescued by locals from the well, while 10-month-old Alisha and…
Kolkata, 1/7: West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose is likely to visit the violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district on Saturday, where a man was killed during an incident of firing on June 27 ahead of the panchayat elections, an official source said. Bose, who is on a trip to the northern…
