Improving affairs: Relations turn ‘sweet’ as Pak imports sugar from India
Islamabad: Pakistan will buy sugar and cotton from India, newly appointed Finance Minister Hammad Azhar announced on Wednesday, lifting a ban on their import from the neighbouring country imposed in the wake of heightened tension over Kashmir in 2019. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), which was chaired […]
WEF’s gender gap index; Idia slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
New Delhi: India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in […]
LPG price cut by Rs 10 per cylinder
New Delhi: After raising cooking gas prices by Rs 125 per cylinder last month, state-owned oil firms on Wednesday announced a Rs 10 per cylinder cut in LPG rates on softening international oil prices. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder — both for subsidised and market price users — will cost Rs 809 from April 1 as […]
As young as 12 year old can have our vaccine: Pfizer
Washington: Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the […]
Judiciary ‘washing hands off’ matters involving fundamental rights: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked where does a person go when the judiciary, the only recourse left, “wash their hands off” matters involving fundamental rights “Under BJP’s rule, Indian constitution is being undermined time & again. Only option & recourse left is the judiciary. Once they too decide to wash their hands […]