Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI/PRNewswire): Present conditions are severe towards agriculture. Rising human population, fluctuating climates, depleting arable land, coupled with lower productivity and post-harvest losses contributing substantially to food insecurity in the fu
Highlighting the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, a human rights group in a fresh report laid bare the rising number of cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage of girls belonging to the minority Christian community.
No group has taken responsibility for the attack so far. But the police suspect the involvement of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn newspaper reported.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed all the District Magistrates to make necessary arrangements for the safety and assistance of common people including the destitute and the elderly, travelers amid the rising cold in the state.
The US lawmakers warned of rising tensions in Taiwan which the US fears could be invaded by China and urged the leadership to approve USD 500 million in emergency appropriations and another USD 1 billion in presidential drawdown spending for Taiwan.
China's National Health Commission said that since many of the government's COVID regulation have ended including a lift on mandatory COVID tests, the number of cases reported no longer reflect the actual number of infections.
India's foreign exchange reserves during the week that ended on December 9 rose by USD 2.91 billion to USD 564.07 billion. Notably, this is the fifth consecutive week of India's rising foreign exchange reserves.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) President A Sakthivel has said India's exports coming back in the positive territory was on the expected lines but the challenges would continue due to the ongoing slowdown in demand and rising inflation in several economies.
Despite South Asian countries reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases, India is not getting affected because of hybrid immunization, said COVID-19 Working Group NTAGI Chairman N K Arora on Wednesday.
"There are no two views that taming inflation is critical," said BV Gopal Reddy, president, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI). "But at the same time the measures that are contemplated should not adversely affect businesses. Otherwise, it will have the result o