Month: March 2023
Government unlikely to budge on NREGS attendance
The government is unlikely to roll back a mobile app-based mandatory attendance system for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)…
Private consumption continues to be supported by pent-up demand: Finance Ministry
Private consumption in India is witnessing continued momentum and its estimated to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2022-23, reflecting the rebound demand witnessed in…
Nashville: Video shows Nashville police search school, fire at shooter
NASHVILLE: Nashville police released video on Tuesday from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school, then confronting…
Pak govt introduces bill in Parliament to curtail powers of Chief Justice after Cabinet’s approval
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government on Tuesday night introduced a bill in Parliament to curtail the discretionary powers of the chief justice, hours after Prime Minister Shehbaz…
No talks with Imran Khan unless he apologises to people: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the central government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will be possible only if the former prime minister admits his wrongdoing…
Public Debt: Centre’s debt burden hits Rs 146 lakh crore in Q3
The central government’s total debt rose 2.6% in the December quarter of the current fiscal year from the previous quarter to Rs 146.36 lakh crore,…
Wheat Export Ban: Export ban on wheat to continue; record output likely even after untimely rains: FCI CMD Ashok K Meena
The government on Tuesday said the export ban on wheat will continue as long as the country does not feel comfortable with the domestic supplies…
Wheat Production: Wheat procurement begins: Food ministry
New Delhi: Procurement of Wheat for Rabi Marketing Season 2023-24 has started with the government procuring of 10,727 metric tonnes of wheat as on March…
India GDP Growth: India expected to be one of the major beacons of economic growth: KPMG
Amid global slowdown, India is likely to be one of major beacons of economic growth this year, consultancy major KPMG has said in its Global…
Ireland: UK raises terror threat level in Northern Ireland ahead of Biden visit
LONDON: The UK government raised the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland to “severe” on Tuesday, ahead of an expected visit by US President Joe…