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Qureshi visits Afghanistan, calls for combating terrorism
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 16 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday embarked on a day-long visit to Kabul and met with several high-ranking Afghan officials, including President Ashraf Ghani and discussed ways of enhancing bilateral ties, including the need to tac
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Measures to control CAD will churn benefit of USD 8-10 billion: DEA secret
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Friday expressed hope that the new measures taken to tackle higher Current Account Deficit (CAD) would have an impact of nearly USD 8-10 billion.
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Govt. announces 5 measures to tackle higher current account deficit
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that a broad policy decision has been taken to address the issue of expanding CAD (Current Account Deficit) under which the government will take necessary steps to cut down non-essential imports and also increas
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AP Govt launches website to tackle unemployment
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sep 14 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday announced to start an unemployment allowance for the state's youth from October 2018. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu also launched website for the scheme today.
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Centre, not TN govt, can tackle escalating fuel prices: Palaniswami
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday said that the State government was not in a position financially to reduce sales tax on petrol and diesel, appealing to the Centre to reduce excise duty it charges on the commodity. Read More
Pentagon cuts off financial aid to Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], Sep 02 (ANI): The United States military has decided to cancel the financial aid worth 300 million USD to Pakistan due to the growing concerns regarding the latter's failure to tackle the militants, according to an exclusive report by Reuters.
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BIMSTEC nations agree to tackle climate change, promote tourism
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 31 (ANI): The member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) have agreed to join hands in tackling the adverse impact of climate change by establishing a working group and promoting tourism in the region
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Kerala floods: Rs.600cr only advance aid, clarified Centre
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday clarified that Rs.600 crore released for tackling the flood situation in Kerala was only an advance assistance, and additional funds would be released from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)on assessment of the
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Northern States to set up common secretariat to tackle drug menace
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 20 (ANI): The Chief Ministers of the Northern States on Monday unanimously decided to set up a common secretariat in Punchkula to tackle the issue of drug menace in their respective states.
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Democratic Party launches software to counter bots on social media
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Aug 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming mid-term elections for all 435 House of Representative members and a third of the United States (US) Senate , the Democratic Party has launched an internal software to tackle potential meddling on social media. The elections are sch
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Plane crashes after unauthorised take off from Seattle airport
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Seattle [USA], August 11 (ANI): An Alaska Airlines plane has crashed in Puget Sound after it took off without authorisation from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport here on Friday night, officials said.
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First all-woman SWAT team set to take on terrorists
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Independence Day, the Delhi Police inducted India's first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations.
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