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As Pakistan’s economic condition has worsened over the last few years with foreign exchange reserves dipping, it has turned to various kinds of loan deals.

It has even arrested the Associate Vice President of the company, L Praveen Kumar. However, the Kiran Mazumdar Shaw-promoted pharmaceutical firm has denied these allegations.

The interest rates on small savings schemes were revised for the first quarter of 2021-22 (April-March) being reduced sharply by 40-110 basis points but the decision was later rolled back.

Ferdinand Marcos, 64, has so far nominated experienced technocrats to handle the economy, helping to ease some market fears about his presidency and policy inexperience.

Some 40,000 farmers gathered last week in the central Netherlands’ agricultural heartland to protest the government's plan to slash emissions of damaging pollutants. What is the government proposing, and why are farmers protesting?

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is visiting Ukraine and Russia for meetings with the leaders of the two warring nations. What does he hope to achieve? Why does the war matter to Indonesia? Are Putin and

Many governments across the world helped shore up their national carriers during the pandemic. But Sweden and Denmark, which both have 21.8% stakes in SAS, are taking very different approaches to the Scandinavian brand.

The benefits of more motorcyclists wearing helmets would be the biggest in China, where 13,703 lives could be saved every year, followed by Brazil (5,802 lives), and India (5,683 lives), says the study published in

CAPSTONE, NASA's newly launched satellite, will test a unique lunar orbit that will be used by future missions.

Founded in 2005, Killing Kittens organises exclusive members-only sex parties “where, for the first time, women were in control of the narrative and events” in major cities around the world.

The Rajasthan police have linked one of the two who killed a tailor in Udaipur to the Da’wat-e-Islami. The group in India, based in Mumbai, is a breakaway Sunni group and has no links to

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government, in a last decision, cleared a proposal to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv. Why have these cities been renamed?

Haryana Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, State Startup Policy 2022 and Data Centre Policy 2022 were the three major policies approved by the state government on Monday.

A proposal to set up a mega textile park in Punjab's industrial hub, Ludhiana, has been red-flagged by locals, environmentalists and even some political leaders. What is the proposal, why is it facing such stiff

The Amarnath Yatra to the cave of Lord Shiva, perched high in the Himalayas, is considered to be one of the most revered pilgrimages in the country. Each year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims travel

On Wednesday, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari asked the state Assembly to convene a special session to conduct a floor test on June 30. Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu immediately moved the Supreme Court challenging

A look at what Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented to world leaders at the G7 Summit in Germany, and the specific craft traditions behind those pieces.

While there was a consensus on day 1 among states on the rationalisation of rates, day 2 is set to see states raising demands for extending the compensation regime and uniform rate of 28% for

As the Covid-19 pandemic spread, an mRNA vaccine candidate was the first to enter human trials globally. The first two vaccines that were made available for use in the US were based on mRNA technology.

Maharashtra political crisis: What is a floor test, and why is one taking place in the Maharashtra Assembly tomorrow? What is the magic number in the House? What is likely to happen tomorrow and afterward?

Maharashtra Shiv Sena crisis: In Monday's interim order on Shiv Sena rebels, the Supreme Court has sought a counter-affidavit from the Maharashtra Deputy Speaker. What are the Speaker's powers under law, and how has the

The NATO was first established by the United States, Canada, and some other Western countries in 1949, in response to the perceived threat of the Soviet Union’s expansion in post-war Europe.

The members of the Council include the Union Finance Minister (chairperson), the Union Minister of State (Finance) from the Centre. Each state can nominate a minister in-charge of finance or taxation or any other minister

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, a 16th century chieftain of the Vijayanagara empire, is credited as the founder of Bengaluru.

The infrastructure plan was first announced in June 2021 during last year’s G7 Summit in the UK. Back then, US President Joe Biden had called it the Build Back Better World (B3W) framework.