Karachi [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Pakistan's public debt has increased by over eight per cent in 11 months of the fiscal year ended in June due to increased government borrowing to meet the spending requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic according to government data.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): China is attempting to tighten its grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting the vulnerable situation of the island nation to fulfil its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, according to a think tank.
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 7 (ANI): Days after thousands of people were seen flouting COVID-19 norms to celebrate the traditional fishing festival in Tamil Nadu's Vilaripatti village, authorities have taken action and have registered cases against 10 people.
Hong Kong, July 6 (ANI): Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday there were no sovereign rating upgrades and only three downgrades in 1H21, marking the fewest rating actions in a six-month period in more than 20 years.
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 5 (ANI): Thousands of people were seen flouting COVID-19 norms as they gathered in large numbers to celebrate the traditional fishing festival at Vilaripatti village in the Sivaganga district on Sunday.
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
Baghdad [Iraq], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Four fishermen were killed and five others injured on Saturday in an attack by terrorists of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group at a lake in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a local official said.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI/PNN): Eroute Technologies Private Limited, a card-based payment company launched its maiden product offering OmniCard - India's First Omni-channel Pre-paid Card exclusively for YOUNG Generation that aims to step up their lives by making them indepen
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Already burdened by high inflation, rising food prices, raised electricity charges, Pakistan's trade deficit widened by 32.9 per cent, or USD 7.616 billion, in the outgoing fiscal year (FY21).
Bangkok [Thailand], July 3 (ANI): The Southeast Asian nation of Laos is struggling to meet its debt obligations amid sovereign downgrades and depleted foreign reserves.
Lahore [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Following the governing board's approval of the 2021-22 fiscal year's budget, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced an enhanced and performance-based central contract list 2021-22 for 20 elite men cricketers, including three emerging cricketers