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GST rate hike comes into effect; check which items will get costlier
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The recommendations on Goods and Services Tax rates that were made during the 47th GST Council meeting held in June come into effect today.
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Parliament Monsoon Session: RS adjourned for the day following Opposition
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday amid protests by Opposition parties over inflation and GST rate hikes.
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Bangladesh withdraws interest rate ceiling for NFCD accounts to boost fore
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 18 (ANI): The central bank of Bangladesh on Sunday withdrew the interest rate ceiling on non-resident foreign currency deposits (NFCDs) in a bid to boost shrinking forex reserves.
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Portugal lowers fire danger rating back to "alert situation"
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): After controlling the fires caused by the heat wave, Portugal's Ministry of Internal Administration announced on Sunday that the country will lower the fire danger rating from the "contingency situation" back to the "alert situation", the lowest level
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Chinese embassy terms Thompson's Beijing 'disinformation campaign' comment
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): China has reacted to the recent comment made by the US ambassador nominee for Nepal in which he criticised China for its disinformation campaign, and termed his remarks "baseless".
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China's disinformation campaign over Nepal's MCC ratification failed: US e
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 16 (ANI): US nominee for ambassador to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, has criticized China for its disinformation campaign with the USD 500 million American grant in the run-up to its ratification by Nepali Parliament in February, media reports said.
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Women can live longer and better with improved diet, says study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Georgia [US], July 16 (ANI): Women often have higher rates of illness while living longer on average than males. A better diet rich in pigmented carotenoids, such as those found in yams, kale, spinach, watermelon, bell peppers, tomatoes, oranges, and carrots, is now suggested by recent resea
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Pakistan reports 737 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 16 (ANI): Pakistan reported 737 new COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths from the pandemic during the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.
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Andhra Pradesh: CM reviews flood situation, directs for ration distributio
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Amid the ongoing heavy rains across several regions in the southern state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting with the officials on Godavri floods and relief measures, informed the officials on Saturday.
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Emergence of new COVID variants a risk to global economic outlook: Moody's
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Though the overall virus-related concerns have eased with COVID infections becoming less deadly, a spike in new infections across G-20 economies is, however, a reminder that the emergence of newer and more dangerous variants remains a risk to the global econ
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Greater efforts needed to get routine immunization back to pre-COVID-19 ti
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Saturday called for greater efforts in the South-East Asia Region to revive routine immunization rates to pre-COVID-19.
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Global condom market size to grow by USD 3.70 billion by 2025: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 16 (ANI): Supported by strong awareness among the masses about sexually transmitted diseases, the global market size for condoms is expected to grow by USD 3.70 billion by 2025, according to a report by global technology research and advisory firm Technavio. The segmen
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