Although over 12,500 candidates are vying for national and provincial assembly seats as Pakistan goes to polls on Wednesday, all eyes are on the constituencies of the three main players of the July 25 election – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan. […]
India has extended lines of credit (LoCs) worth $200 million to Rwanda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the first Indian diplomatic mission will be opened in the East African nation. India and Rwanda signed an agreement of $100 million for development of industrial parks and expansion of Special Economic Zones, and a similar […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide its circular dated February 12, 2018 has issued a revised framework for resolution of stressed assets (“RBI Circular”). The RBI Circular inter alia requires each bank to have board approved policies for dealing with stressed assets/accounts. Pursuant to the recommendations of Sunil Mehta Committee on resolution of stressed […]
Germany’s attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from international football on Sunday, a month-and-a-half after his photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked a controversy. The 29-year-old Ozil, a cornerstone of Germany under coach Joachim Low, announced his decision on Twitter, after defending the photo taken with Erdogan and Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for Rwanda on the first leg of his five-day, three-nation tour of Africa that will also take him to Uganda and South Africa. “Embarking on a momentous journey to strengthen our historical bond with Africa,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweetetd. This will be the first ever […]
The US Department of State has said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss Helsinki meeting fruits and issues over bilateral and regional concerns. According to a statement issued by State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert on Sunday, the phone conversation took place on Saturday when the two foreign […]
Every human being wants to live life with honor and respect in the society. But we are not aware of certain privilege we are blessed with. During education students are taught about little moral values and human rights. It gives us minute ideas about our privilege and rights in the country. But it does not […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday asked the National Football League to suspend players who kneel during the national anthem this coming season. Trump questioned the players’ contracts and proposed two tiers of punishment. “The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again – can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that players must […]
The US on Friday welcomed the UN Security Council’s united support for the fully verified denuclearisation of North Korea and pressed China and Russia to strictly enforce sanctions to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked the UN Security Council on Friday to keep up the pressure […]
PM Narendra Modi will go on a five-day three-nation tour of Africa from July 23 during the course of which he will attend this year’s BRICS Summit that will be hosted by South Africa, it was announced on Friday. Briefing the media here, T.S. Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry, said that […]