New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s economy is under mounting pressure as its total debt and liabilities have surged to Rs 85 trillion over the past four years, which highlights a steep rise in fiscal stress amid limited structural reform, a report has said.A report in The News Pakistan highlighted that the country’s debt and liabilities have increased from around Rs 55 trillion four years ago to Rs 85 trillion at present — an overall jump of nearly 55 per cent. This translates into an avera…
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Health charity UK Biobank has alerted the UK government after at least three listings offering datasets drawn from its research platform appeared on Chinese e-commerce marketplace Alibaba, a new report has revealed.The listings were removed quickly, and no purchases have been reported to be made as none paid for access to the listings, the report from DW.com said.Ian Murray, the Labour MP for Edinburgh South and a minister of state at the Department of Science, Innovat…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) 24-time Grammy winner Kanye West, who has changed his name to Ye, announced that it is his “sole decision” to “postpone” his concert in Marseille until further notice. The news about his postponement comes after French Interior Minister Laurent Nuez said it was exploring paths to ban him from performing in Marseille.Taking to X, formerly called Twitter, Kanye wrote: “After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, F…
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) The British Deputy High Commission of Chandigarh, in association with Dev Samaj College of Education and Yuvsatta, organised an awareness session on Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships on Tuesday. The session aimed to inform students and young professionals about higher education opportunities in the United Kingdom and raise awareness about the growing issue of visa and immigration fraud in the region. The session was addressed by British Deputy High Commiss…
New Delhi/London, Feb 17 (IANS) British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron on Tuesday termed collaboration on technology and innovation a “key pillar” of ‘India UK Vision 2035’ as the country’s Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan are set to arrive in New Delhi to attend the AI Impact Summit. The summit, which is taking place in New Delhi from February 16-20, will bring together the heads of state and government, ministers, global technology leaders, eminent r…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce on Thursday said it intends to scale up its business in India to support future programmes and partnerships across defence, civil aviation and energy.The automaker is exploring opportunities to co‑develop a next‑generation combat jet engine and localising engine manufacture for the Indian Army, Navy as well as Coast Guard, and potentially power solutions for critical infrastructure and industry, a statement said.These initiatives c…
London, Jan 15 (IANS) England spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed are reportedly facing unexpected delays in procuring visas for their travel to India for the T20 World Cup, starting from February 7. The delay hampered the chances for the spin duo to travel with the rest of the squad this weekend for six warm-up games against Sri Lanka, and it is unclear when they will join their teammates. England will begin its T20 World Cup campaign on February 8, when they face Nepal in Navi Mumbai.As per T…
London, Jan 9 (IANS) UK MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Priti Patel, on Friday termed the situation in Bangladesh “concerning and worrying” and called for protecting religious freedom in the South Asian nation. She urged the UK government to use its influence and convening powers to work to bring about stability in Bangladesh and a future, where religious freedom is protected and Hindus are safe. In a letter written to the UK Foreign Secretary,…