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September 27, 2024 3:10 PM

China launches late stimulus push to meet 2024 growth target

China's central bank on Friday lowered interest rates and injected liquidity into the banking system as Beijing assembled a last-ditch stimulus assault to pull economic growth back towards this year's roughly 5% target. More fiscal measures are expe...

September 27, 2024 2:56 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates 21st CPA Zone III India region conference in Aizawl

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 21st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Zone III Conference at the Mizoram Legislative Assembly Complex on Friday. This gathering, which aims to foster legislative sanctity, brings together key pol...

September 27, 2024 1:15 PM

Govt to issue Rs 20,000 cr ‘Sovereign Green Bonds’ in four tranches this fiscal

The central government has announced plans to collect ₹20,000 crore through the issuance of 'Sovereign Green Bonds' in the second half of the financial year 2024-25 (October-March), Finance Ministry said in a press release. The government aims to ...

September 27, 2024 12:57 PM

IMD forecasts widespread rainfall across India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted rainfall across several regions due to the development of a low-pressure system, which has delayed the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. According to the IMD, a cyclonic circulation that wa...

September 27, 2024 12:16 PM

India, Brazil, South Africa push for collective efforts to counter Al-Qaeda, ISIS, LeT, JeM

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar of India, Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, and South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola held a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of 79th Session of...

September 27, 2024 10:40 AM

Hurricane Helene slams into Florida, fears of widespread damage, deaths

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region late Thursday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, raising fears of deaths, widespread damage and even worse floods than the severe deluge which had preceded its arrival. He...

September 27, 2024 11:17 AM

US diplomacy in Mideast falters as clock ticks down for Biden

U.S. efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire remain stalled after nearly a year of fighting. Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack Red Sea shipping. And now, despite intense U.S.-led diplomacy, the Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens to flare into ...

September 27, 2024 10:31 AM

NIA raids seven locations in connection with Reasi bus attack, search continues

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out raids at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir, as part of its investigation into the Reasi bus attack case, which claimed the lives of nine pilgrims. The ongoing searches are focused on l...

September 27, 2024 10:40 AM

Shakib’s security is not in the board’s hand, says Bangladesh Cricket Board president

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Friday said that the board cannot provide the "individual security" requested by Shakib Al Hasan for his final Test in Dhaka against South Africa in October. Shakib expressed his desire to re...

September 27, 2024 9:17 AM

UNSC has to become representative, transparent, democratic: MEA’s Tanmay Lal

Tanmaya Lal, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, asserted that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) urgently needs reform to become more representative, transparent, efficient, effective, democratic and accountable. The remarks by ...