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40 pc countries now have completely smoke-free indoor public places: WHO r
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has highlighted that 5.6 billion people, 71 per cent of the world’s population, are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco, five times more than in 2007.
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'Continued threats to Pakistan’s financial sustainability despite IMF deal
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Pakistan last week signed a USD 3 billion loan programme with the IMF, following the revival of the USD 7 billion programme that was officially ending prematurely the same day.
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Israel announces USD 27 billion high-speed rail project
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The proposed high-speed rail line will run about 400 kilometers (250 miles), from the northern city of Kiryat Shmona to the southern city of Eilat.
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The Revolutionary #SuperIsHere Campaign Unveils Angel One's Smart Investin
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28: Angel One Ltd. (formerly known as Angel Broking Limited), India's most trusted Fintech company, has launched the #SuperIsHere campaign. It is an AI-powered campaign that aims to encourage and empower billions across the nation to leverage the power of d
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NBC Bearings Leading the Way in Sustainability, pledges to plant 10,000 tr
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 28: National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NEI) - part of the US$ 2.8 billion CK Birla Group and manufacturer of NBC brand of bearings, India's leading bearings manufacturer, and exporter, has pledged to plant 10,000 trees in Jagatpura, Jaipur in an effort to
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Trade between Russia, Africa reached USD 18 billion in 2022: Putin
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Trade turnover between Russia and Africa reached USD 18 billion in 2022, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
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Real estate in Ajman valued at AED 4.6 billion in H1 2023
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Engineer Omar bin Omair Al Muhairi, Director-General of the Department, said that the properties included commercial, residential, industrial and agricultural properties, with commercial ones having the highest valuation of AED 2.7 billion, followed by industrial properties at AED 1.2 billio
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BRICS Summit 2023: Shaping equitable global order
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
As a consortium of the world's five fastest emerging economies, the BRICS exudes profound economic optimism. It was touted to present an alternative global order that would act as a formidable response to the Washington consensus-driven Bretton Woods Institutions. The heft of the group sprin
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3 held for fraudulent input tax credits claims of Rs 557 cr, creating 246
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
All three accused were produced before Economic Offence Court, Meerut on Wednesday and have been remanded for judicial custody till August 8, 2023.
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India-US trade likely to rise 60 pc to USD 300 bln by 2026-27: PHDCCI repo
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The trade between India and the US is likely to touch USD 300 billion in 2026-27 from USD 188 billion in 2022-23, with about 60 per cent rise in value, according to a report by industry body PHDCCI.
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Pakistan: Federal Board of Revenue freezes country's main airline accounts
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country's main airline is once again in hot waters as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) froze its account on the basis of non-payment of more than Rs 2 billion in taxes, according to ARY News.
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Pakistan: Over 10 Metropolitan Corporation Lahore officials booked in corr
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) booked over ten officials, as well as, contractors of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) in a mega corruption scam of over Rs 1 billion on Wednesday, according to Dawn.
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