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32 airports shut till May 15 as tensions escalate between India-Pakistan
All civil flight activities at these airports will remain suspended...
IPL suspended indefinitely as India-Pak clashes soar
"It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at...
Moody’s affirms India’s sovereign rating flags risks of populist policies due to rising political tensions
All three global rating agencies, Fitch, S&P and Moody’s, have the lowest investment grade rating on India, with a stable outlook. The ratings are looked at by investors as a barometer of a country’s creditworthiness and affect borrowing costs New DelhI: Moody's...
Global Fintech Festival 2023 aims to aid startups bag USD 10 mn in funding
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, Irdai chairman Debasish Panda and SBI chairman Dinesh Khara will be among the speakers at the event Mumbai: Global...
Govt tests ’emergency alert system’, sends sample message to several users
The government is working with the National Disaster Management Authority to improve preparedness for disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and flash floods. Last month, the government tested the same alert with several users in the country New Delhi: The...
CAG report reveals beneficiaries paid money for treatment under AB-PMJAY
The CAG’s audit report on AB-PMJAY which was presented in Parliament recently, said: "The agreement signed by the SHA (State Health Agency) and the private EHCPS (Empanelled Health Care Providers) states that the treatment/interventions to PMJAY beneficiaries should...
Life insurance: New CBDT rules on calculating income for policies with premium exceeding Rs 5 lakh
According to the change, for policies issued on or after April 1, 2023, the tax exemption on maturity benefits under Section 10(10D) will only be applicable if the aggregate premium paid by an individual is up to Rs 5 lakh a year New Delhi: The Income Tax department...
UK PM Sunak commits to triple-lock pension policy despite inflation
Last November, with inflation in double-digits, finance minister Jeremy Hunt decided to raise state retirement and welfare benefits payments in line with price growth at a cost of about 11 billion pounds London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was committed...
Govt officials should be called to courts only in exceptional cases: Centre to SC
"Howsoever, in exceptional cases too wherein in-person appearance of government official is still called for by the court, the court should allow as a first option, to appear before it through VC (video conference)," the SOP said New Delhi: In a draft SOP (Standard...
German cabinet agrees bill legalizing recreational cannabis use
Moves by governments to legalize the recreational use of marijuana have led to increased consumption and cannabis-related health problems, a U.N. narcotics watchdog said in March. Germany's cabinet on Wednesday passed a contentious bill to legalize recreational...
Traditional medicine can improve people-centred health care: WHO’s Poonam Khetrapal Singh
"The traditional systems of medicine have the potential to improve health, wellness, and people-centred health care. WHO has been collaborating with member countries in the region to strengthen farmer co-vigilance and research capacity. And set benchmarks for training...
Cabinet approves Rs 14,903 crore for Digital India project, to scale up cybersecurity and AI development
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for communication, electronics and information technology Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) — the government’s nodal agency for cyber forensics, emergency response and cyber diagnosis — will be massively expanded. The...