International debt is creating instability, global investor says
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): The debt problem is not one that only the US is facing — it is a world debt problem that China, Europe and many countries are confronting, according to Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. During a session conducted by TV host, Tucker Carlson, at the World Governments Summit on Wednesday, Dalio said: “If […]
Kuwait’s PM affirms country’s diplomatic neutrality, leads delegation to Munich Security Conference
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Germany on Thursday to participate in the 61st session of the Munich Security Conference, which is being held from Feb. 14 to 16. Sheikh Ahmad is leading the Kuwaiti delegation at a conference that brings together hundreds of decision-makers and opinion leaders to discuss […]
Syria’s new leaders zero in on Assad’s business barons
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): Syria’s new rulers are combing through the billion-dollar corporate empires of ousted President Bashar Assad’s allies, and have held talks with some of these tycoons, in what they say is a campaign to root out corruption and illegal activity. After seizing power in December, the new administration that now runs Syria pledged to reconstruct […]
France says EU working toward ‘rapid’ easing of Syria sanctions
PARIS(RAHNUMA): France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the EU was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after President Bashar Assad’s fall. Opposition fighters toppled Assad in December after a lightning offensive. The new authorities, headed by interim leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa, have […]
Will not accept Muslims in BC list: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday said Muslims in the Backward Class list will never be accepted and warned that if they are included entire Hindu society will revolt. The BJP leader said that including Muslims in the list of Backward Classes (BCs) will deprive […]
Telangana minister asks BRS leaders to participate in caste survey
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana Backward Classes Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Thursday asked the leaders of the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to prove their sincerity by participating in the caste survey. He told media persons in Karimnagar that since some people did not share their details during the survey conducted […]
FAME India Phase-II Scheme supports over 16.14 lakh EVs: Centre
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) As India doubles down on the local manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs), the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme Phase-II has supported more than 16.14 lakh EVs, the government said on Thursday. FAME India Phase II scheme was implemented for a period […]
Bhavish-led Ola Consumer clocks 21 pc decline in revenue in FY24
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Bhavish Aggarwal-run Ola Consumer, which runs the cab-hailing service, on Thursday reported 21 per cent decline in its consolidated revenue from operations and other income for the last fiscal (FY24). The company’s consolidated revenue from operations and other income decreased by 21.06 per cent to Rs 2,368 crore as compared […]
Study shows how space-stranded Sunita Williams can prevent cartilage damage
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Jumping workouts may be key to thwart the risk of cartilage damage and boost bone strength in astronauts during long space missions, claimed an animal study on Thursday. The findings, although in mice, comes even as Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is stranded in space since June last year. Williams […]
Building space parks across India is crucial, says ex-ISRO chairman
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) The quality of technology in space-sector startups must reach greater heights, and establishing ‘Space Parks’ in all states is essential, said former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath on Thursday. Speaking at a panel discussion on The Future of the Commercial Space Sector at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) […]
