CAA: SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas seeking stay on CAA Rules 2024

New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on the applications seeking stay on the Citizen Amendment Rules 2024, brought to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019. A b ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Over Rs 27.75 lakh crore of loans disbursed under MUDRA loan scheme

New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Loans amounting to Rs 27.75 lakh crore have been disbursed under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) till date and over 47 crore small and new entrepreneurs have benefitted from the scheme. T ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Ukraine’s losses in the millions retired Polish general

Kiev does not have the resources or manpower to continue the fight against Russia, Rajmund Andrzejczak has said Ukraine’s losses in the conflict with Russia should be counted "in the millions," the former chief of the Polish Gene ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Revenues double at Russian McDonald’s replacement

Vkusno i Tochka raked in nearly $1.7 billion in 2023 Russian fast-food chain Vkusno i Tochka, which replaced McDonald’s after the US company left the country due to sanctions, more than doubled its revenues last year, according t ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Minova, a town trapped in crisis in eastern DRC

With a population of about 46,000 residents and over 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDP), Minova, nestled between Lake Kivu and rugged mountains, is a city trapped in a decade-long humanitarian crisis in the eastern p ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Adidas records first annual loss in 30 years

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany: This week, Adidas recorded its first annual loss in more than 30 years. The German sportswear giant has been battling to right itself after it cut ties with Kanye West in October 2022, suspending sales of ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Indian stock indices in red Tuesday on profit booking, US Fed policy eyed

New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Indian stock market indices traded in the red at Tuesday’s opening bell over reported concerns of overheating in the small and midcaps space coupled with profit booking by investors. India’s ben ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
US: Donald Trump faces ‘insurmountable difficulties’ in securing USD 464 mn bond in civil fraud case

New York [US], March 18 (ANI): In a fresh appeal court filing on Monday, the attorneys for former President Donald Trump stated that he is having "insurmountable difficulties" getting a bond to pay the USD 464 million civil fraud ca ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
UN Chief urges Israel to ensure "complete and unfettered access" for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza

New York [US], March 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of an "immnent" famine in the northern part of Gaza and urged Israel to ensure "complete and unfettered access" for humanitarian goods throu ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
PM Modi pays tribute to 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blast victims

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the victims of the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts on Monday at the culmination of his roadshow in Coimbatore. The blast in 1998 had ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Thailand: Thousands of devotees pay respect to Buddha’s relics in Krabi

Bangkok [Thailand], March 18 (ANI): Thousands of devotees paid respects to the sacred relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples on Monday in Krabi, Thailand. The holy relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples are currently en ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Half-a-dozen people killed in Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistani military aircraft carried out airstrikes in the Barmal district of Paktika province and the Afghan Dubai area of Sepera district in Khost province. Tragically, these strikes targeted ci ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024