Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Headquarters Building of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, in Gandhinagar.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): A Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Pakistan as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity triggering a debate on the need to increase women's participation and representation in all spheres of public life.
Kolkata (West Bengal)[India], July 29 (ANI): A competent authority under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has ordered forfeiture of properties worth over Rs 3 crore owned by two ganja smugglers of Odisha's Ganjam district, police said.
Karachi [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Heavy rains continued to cause great damage in several areas of Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan province, as eight more people lost their lives in rain-related accidents.
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After completing two years of its establishment on July 24, the Central Consumer Protection Authority on Tuesday issued as many as 129 notices, of which 71 were for misleading, 49 for unfair trade practices, and nine for the violation of consumer rights.
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will post for hearing next week a plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to the Centre to declare 'Ram Sethu' as a national heritage monument.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): As many as 310 people were killed and 295 others were injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan since June 14, media reported quoting National Disaster Management Authority.
Karachi [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): Amid the heavy downpour, the government of Sindh has declared Monday as a public holiday in Karachi and Hyderabad division, with more downpours expected over the next 48 hours.
Karachi [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): At least two people were killed and two others injured on Sunday in separate rain-related incidents in Karachi and Peshawar as heavy downpour lashed parts of Pakistan.
Manila [Philippines], July 24 (ANI): Three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting incident Sunday afternoon on a university campus in Manila.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): Heavy downpours have killed 100 people in Pakistan, leaving 57 injured and displacing many across southwest Balochistan province.
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): In a bid to consolidate power to secure third term as China's President, Xi Jinping will be holding a major "secretive" party conclave in Beidaihe, the run-up to which is marked by developments seemingly aimed at reinforcing Xi's authority, media reports said.