UPI-PayNow linkage will allow residents in Singapore & India to undertake faster, cost-effective digital transfers: Lee Hsien Loong
SINGAPORE: Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday said the linkage between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow will allow people in…
Gold price declines ₹371; silver plunges ₹230
Gold price declined ₹371 to ₹56,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid weak global trends, according to HDFC Securities. In the…
Ukraine: More than 8,000 civilians killed since Russia invaded Ukraine: UN
GENEVA: More than 8,000 civilians have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly a year ago, the UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday.The new…
Greece and Turkey should engage to resolve differences: Blinken
ATHENS: Greece and Turkey should engage to resolve any differences and avoid any unilateral actions, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.“As a…
‘They started the war’: Vladimir Putin attacks the West for trying to eliminate Russia
NEW DELHI: The West started the war and is using Ukraine as a tool to try and destroy Russia … but we used force to…
Ukraine war: Russian President Vladimir Putin rails against West in state-of-the-nation address
Russian President Vladimir Putin railed against the West in his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, a speech expected to set the tone for the year…
Vladimir Putin accuses West of threatening Russia’s very existence with Ukraine war
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to continue with Russia’s year-long war in Ukraine and accused the U.S.-led NATO alliance of fanning the flames…
Pakistan passes bill raising tax to meet IMF demands for $1.1 billion loan facility
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a money bill aimed at raising tax revenues to fulfil the demands set by the IMF for…
New earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, killing six
ANTAKYA, TURKEY: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey’s southern province of Hatay and northern Syria on Monday evening, killing six people and sparking fresh panic after…
Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s unlikely wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy instills hope
WASHINGTON: A year ago, with Russian forces bearing down on Ukraine’s capital, Western leaders feared for the life of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and advised him…