Daily Archives: March 21, 2023
Clear OROP arrears by February next year: Supreme Court to govt
NEW DELHI: As the government failed to pay One Rank, One Pension (OROP) arrears to retired armed forces personnel within the time...
India integral to free Indo-Pacific: Kishida
NEW DELHI: Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced over $75 billion worth of infrastructure and security assistance for Indo-Pacific countries, including...
Climate change to reduce wheat and rice yield by 20% in 2050
NEW DELHI: Climate change in the coming years is going to make a huge impact on one of the important sectors of...
BJP hails 1st big break, Archbishop’s promise of an LS seat
NEW DELHI: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted BJP’s rise in Kerala, along similar lines as in minority-dominated Nagaland, Meghalaya and...
Parliamentary panel bats for increasing budget for health research
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has observed that the public investment in health research in India is still grossly insufficient.
Please don’t stop Delhi budget, Kejriwal writes to PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to approve the Delhi budget.
Amazon to cut 9,000 more jobs
NEW YORK: Amazon announced on Monday it would lay off 9,000 corporate and technology workers, eliminating jobs in addition to the 18,000...
PTI Chief Imran Khan’s nephew, aides held for attacking forces
ISLAMABAD: The police arrested Imran Khan's nephew and a number of his supporters on Monday for their alleged involvement in the attacks...
Nepal PM Prachanda wins confidence vote
KATHMANDU: Ahead of his India visit, Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Monday secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, winning...
IMF approves USD 3 billion in financial assistance for debt-ridden Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON: The IMF has approved a USD 3 billion bailout programme to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka overcome its economic crisis and catalyse...