Islamabad, 25/2: The cash-strapped Pakistan government has directed the accountant general to cease the clearing of bills, including salaries, owing to the current economic crisis, according to a media report on Saturday. The Ministry of Finance and Revenue also instructed the Accountant General of Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) to halt the clearing of all…
New Delhi, 24/2:Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Narendra Modi government is spending Rs 89,000 crore for tribal welfare when compared to Rs 24,000 crore during the Congress-led UPA dispensation. He was addressing the ‘Kol Mahakumbh’ on the occasion of Shabri Mata Jayanti in Satna in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls…
New Delhi, 24/2: No election will be held for members of the Congress Working Committee. Cong’s Steering Committee unanimously decided to authorise party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to nominate all CWC members, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said at a press briefing Friday. Congress will also amend the party Constitution to ensure representation of Dalits tribals,…
Beijing, 24/2: China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia and the opening of peace talks as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict. The plan issued on Friday morning by the Foreign Ministry also urges the end of Western sanctions imposed on Russia, measures to ensure nuclear facilities,…
Cape Town, 23/2: India crashed out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, after suffering a 5-run loss against holders Australia in the semi-finals at Cape Town’s Newlands Cricket Ground on Thursday. Opting to bat first, the Aussies put out a 173-run target for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side, owing to a brilliant performance with…
Kolkata, 23/2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she has long put an end to “bandh politics” in the state, as that always “came in the way of development”. Banerjee’s assertion came a day after two pro-Gorkhaland parties withdrew their February 23 shutdown call in the Darjeeling Hills, in…
London, 23/2: Hours before they play the semi-final against Australia at the T20 World Cup, India have been dealt with a major selection challenge, with seam-bowling allrounder Pooja Vastrakar ruled out with an upper respiratory tract infection. Sneh Rana, one of the travelling reserves, has been approved as a replacement. Vastrakar, along with captain Harmanpreet…
New Delhi, 22/2: Salaries in India are expected to increase by 10.3 per cent in 2023, highest among major world economies and Asian peers, according to Aon plc. In 2022, salaries in India witnessed an actual increase of 10.6 per cent. As per Aon plc’s 28th Annual Salary Increase Survey in India, double-digit salary…
New Delhi, 23/2: Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible and stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by 30 per cent through the delivery of electrotherapy directly to the wound site. In an animal study, published in the journal Science Advances, the new bandage healed diabetic ulcers much faster in mice than those without…
New Delhi, 23/2: Congress leader Pawan Khera has been detained by the police soon after he was deplaned from Raipur-bound flight at the Delhi airport. A case has been registered against Khera at Haflong police station in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
