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Centre says there’s adequate coal for thermal power plants
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As on July 16, coal stocks with thermal power plants stood at 33.46 million tonnes (MT) which is 28 per cent higher compared to the corresponding period of the last financial year, said an official release by the ministry.
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Pakistan: Teacher arrested over disrespectful social media posts on Islam
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
This is an example of enforcement of Article 298-A of the Pakistani Criminal Code which prohibits any kind of disrespect against the wives of Prophet Muhammad. Compared to provisions on blasphemy, which include the death penalty as punishment to those who offend the Prophet, Ar
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Israel Prez Herzog compares political turmoil to Roman destruction of Jeru
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Jews around the world are now observing a three week period of mourning leading up the anniversary of Jerusalem's destruction
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National Election Committee announces electoral college lists for FNC elec
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The representation of Emirati women in the electoral college for 2023 has increased by 51 per cent, compared to 49 per cent for men, the NEC said, adding that the electoral college lists have a significant representation of electors in the 21-40 age category (55 per cent), reflecting the cru
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Kuwait crude oil up USD 1.83 to USD 79.26 pb
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Kuwaiti crude oil price rose USD 1.83 during Thursday's trading sessions to reach USD 79.26 per barrel, compared with USD 77.43 pb last Wednesday
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Immunotherapy for lung cancer patients improves long-term survival: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab1 significantly increased the overall survival of patients with advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer who were unable to receive platinum-containing chemotherapy when compared to single-agent chemotherapy, according to a global study conducted by UCL
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78 pc decline in neutralisation of terrorists in J-K in last 6 months comp
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per a figure collated by one of the security forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, accessed by ANI, a total of 27 terrorists were neutralized in different operations conducted between January 1 to July 5 this year while the number of terrorists killed in the same corresponding period r
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Qatar Central Bank's foreign reserves surge by 14 pc in June
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The figures issued Thursday by QCB showed an increase in its official reserves at the end of last month, compared to the same month last year, by about QR 28.536 billion, to reach QR 182.406 billion, driven by the hike in the central balances of bonds and foreign treasury bills from about QR
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Israel's tourism up in first half of 2023
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In June 2023, 322,900 tourist arrivals were recorded compared to 244,500 thousand in June 2022 and 365,100 in June 2019. This is an increase of about 32% compared to June last year and a decrease of about 12 per cent compared to June 2019.
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"First one who comes to mind is someone like Dhoni": Ponting on Stokes' ma
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has compared Ben Stokes' match-winning ability with the former Indian captain MS Dhoni and believes the England skipper handles pressure better than most of his current contemporaries
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Israel sees 73 pc drop in disposable plastic bag use
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In 2022, about 474 million bags made of plastic were provided by retailers to Israeli consumers, a 73 per cent reduction in the amount of plastic bags sold by large retailers compared to 2016, before the implementation of the law, Israel has seen. The law prevented the generation of bag wast
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Dubai Financial Market adds 26,953 new investor accounts in first half of
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The number of new investor accounts at DFM grew significantly by over 48 per cent during the first five months of this year, compared to 18,204 new accounts in the same period in 2022.
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