- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE Pakistani economy made an “encouraging recovery” during the fiscal year 2020-21 but certain vulnerabilities require the government’s attention, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday (19). “While the economy made an encouraging recovery during FY21, certain structural vulnerabilities continue to merit attention,” the central bank stated in…
AROUND 40 crore (400 million) Indians are still vulnerable to Covid-19 infection as a nationwide survey has found that two-thirds of the country’s population aged above six have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday (20) said adding there was no room for complacency in the battle against the…
FORMER India cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday (20) advised the country’s participants at the Tokyo Olympic Games to enjoy the pressure and not get bogged down by it during the event. The 48-year-old maestro said after joining the Athletics Federation of India for a virtual event to give the…
THE Pegasus snooping controversy continued to rock the Indian parliament on Tuesday (20), the second day of the monsoon session. Protests staged by the opposition parties led to continuous disruptions and repeated adjournments of both the houses of the body till Thursday (22) morning. The lower house or the Lok…
FORMER US president Bill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen and dinner at Chequers to try out an Indian restaurant during his first official visit to the UK in 1997, media reports stated on Tuesday (20) citing formerly classified documents. In 1997, the former US president had visited Tony…
THE Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (20) slammed the government of the southern state of Kerala’s relaxations for the Bakrid festival in areas with high Covid positivity rate and said surrendering before the pressure imposed by traders disclosed a “sorry state of affairs”. The apex court also called the…
FORMER England captain Nasser Hussain believes India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant coming into bat at No.6 in the forthcoming Test series against the Three Lions may be one place too high. The explosive batsman, who is currently in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, has been in great form across formats…
THE Supreme Court of India on Monday (19) criticised India’s hospitals saying they have become industries that thrive on human distress and it is better to shut them down. “Do we look at hospitals as a real estate industry, or as a service to humanity?" A two-judge bench comprising Justices…
THE attacks conducted at an Indian Air Force base in Jammu airport with the help of drones in June have added a new dimension to security threats from terror groups and investigations into the incident have seen involvement of “non-state actors” like ordnance factory of Pakistan backed by state actors.…
PRANATI Nayak, who is India’s sole gymnast at the Tokyo Olympics starting on June 23, started her practice sessions ahead of the mega event. The 26-year-old from Pingla in the eastern state of West Bengal was part of the first batch of Indian athletes that flew to the Japanese capital…
