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November 6, 2024 11:53 AM
Pakistan's Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality in Lahore pushed the capital of the eastern province to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city. Live rankings by Swiss group IQAir gave the city a pollution index score of 1...
November 6, 2024 11:31 AM
India’s benchmark indices rose on Wednesday as investors monitored the U.S. presidential election results, with Republican Donald Trump initially leading against Democrat Kamala Harris. The Nifty index gained 95 points, or 0.39%, to open at 24,308.75, while the Sensex climbed 295 points, or 0.37%...
November 6, 2024 4:18 PM
India’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. election is unlikely to change the country’s trend towards caution about foreign commitments and Republican Donald Trump will likely be more articulate in that regard. Speaking at an event in Canberra as Americans were still casting votes...
November 5, 2024 5:28 PM
The Indian stock market gained on Tuesday after witnessing significant volatility during the trading session. The Sensex rose by 694.39 points, or 0.88% to end at 79,476.63 points, while Nifty 50 index gained 217.95 points, or 0.91% to close at 24,213.30. Market data indicated that sectors such as ...
November 5, 2024 4:59 PM
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 25 and continue till December 20, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said on Tuesday. "President, on the recommendation of the Government of India, has approved the proposal to summon both Houses of Parliament for the Wi...
November 5, 2024 4:14 PM
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 Palestinians since Monday night, Palestinian media and medics said on Tuesday, as the Israeli army tightened its siege on northern areas of the enclave. An airstrike damaged two houses in the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, where t...
November 5, 2024 3:38 PM
The demand for Nepali tea and coffee in the international market has been steadily rising. According to the National Tea and Coffee Development Board, 77 metric tons of coffee were exported during the fiscal year 2022–23, an increase from 72 metric tons worth Rs 96 million exported in the previous...
November 5, 2024 2:15 PM
Oil prices in India are expected to remain stable amid the rising geopolitical tensions as the country has several options to buy crude oil, said Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Tuesday. Addressing concerns over potential supply chain disruptions, Puri emphasize...
November 5, 2024 1:08 PM
Pakistan on Monday passed an amendment to a law that will extend the terms of the heads of the armed forces to five years from three, in a rowdy parliamentary session opposed by jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's party. Extending the term of commanders including Army Chief General Asim Munir wou...
November 5, 2024 12:47 PM
South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers without a legal basis, Seoul's data protection agency said. The U.S. tech giant obtained information from about 980...
