Saudi Arabia says it will maintain production cuts that have helped drive oil prices up
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed that it will maintain a production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of the year. The announcement could further prop up oil prices, which are hovering around USD 90 a barrel. Production cuts first announced by Saudi Arabia and Russia in […]
Tremors send people running out of homes, offices in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: No loss of life or property has been reported in the national capital, which was jolted by tremors after four earthquakes hit Nepal in quick succession on Tuesday, according to police. In Delhi and neighbouring cities, many people ran out of their homes and office buildings when strong tremors hit after the second […]
PM Modi to launch development projects, address BJP rally T’gana today
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several development projects and also address a public meeting to be organised by BJP at Nizamabad in Telangana on October 3. This comes two days after he addressed a rally at Mahabubnagar in the state, marking the launch of BJP’s campaign for the upcoming assembly polls. Nizamabad assumes […]
Possession of e-cigarettes violation of law: Health Ministry
New Delhi: Possession of e-cigarettes and similar devices in any form, quantity or manner is in violation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarette Act (PECA) 2019, the Union Health Ministry said in a clarification. The clarification was sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) last month, official sources said, adding it will strengthen the […]
Pak terror attack: Toll rises to 60 in Friday’s twin suicide attacks in Pakistan
Karachi: The death toll in the two suicide attacks in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces has risen to 60 even as counter-terrorism authorities said they have registered a first information report in connection with the Balochistan blast on Saturday. A total of 55 people were killed and more than 60 others were injured […]
Russia hosts the Taliban for talks on regional threats
Says it will keep funding Afghanistan Islamabad: Moscow will keep helping Afghanistan on its own and through the UN food agency, Russian officials said Friday as they hosted Taliban representatives for talks on regional threats. The talks in the Russian city of Kazan came as Moscow is trying to maintain its influence in Central Asia […]
Age of consent: Law panel recommends amendment to POCSO Act
New Delhi: The Law Commission has proposed some amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to deal with cases wherein there is tacit approval, but not legal consent, from children aged 16 to 18 years. The Law Commission has advised the government not to tinker with the existing age of consent […]
Jaishankar meets US NSA Sullivan
Discusses progress in bilateral ties Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and discussed the progress in bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to take it forward. Jaishankar, who arrived here from New York on Wednesday after addressing the 78th General Assembly session of the […]
India retains 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2023
New Delhi: India retained its 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 rankings, according to a report by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization. Government think tank NITI Aayog said in a statement on Thursday that India has been on a rising trajectory over the past several years in […]
Efforts on to make NPS available at all bank branches, post offices: PFRDA Chairman
New Delhi: Regulator PFRDA is working on ways to make the social security scheme National Pension System (NPS) available at all bank branches and post offices, according to its Chairman Deepak Mohanty. The efforts are to increase the penetration of pension schemes by making the NPS products easily available to the public. In an interview […]
