Exporters' body urges Minister to restore IES benefits for all
A body of exporters has written to Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, expressing concerns over the extension of the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) for only two months and exclusively for MSMEs. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) president Ashwani Kumar highlighted that the scheme has so far benefitted not...
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Titan launches jewellery brand Tanishq in Bangladesh
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Iran goes to a runoff election between reformist Pezeshkian, hard-liner Jalili
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US media expects Biden to withdraw from Pres race
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Attacker wounds guard at Israeli embassy in Serbia, before being shot dead
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10 Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return home
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Pak court asks PMO to restrain intelligence agencies from interfering in judicial matters
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9 dead in Nepal landslide
30 June 2024 | AP
Russia reports 5 dead in Ukrainian drone strike
A Ukrainian drone strike killed at least five people in Russia’s Kursk region, local officials said Saturday, while rescuers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian attack ripped through a nine-story residential building, leaving one dead. Two children were among the victims of the Ukranian attack...
Pakistan seeks small arms from US for ‘Operation Azm-i-Istehkam’
Pakistan’s ambassador to the US has urged the US to provide small arms and modern equipment to his country to ensure the success of Operation Azm-i-Istehkam, Islamabad’s newly approved counter-terrorism initiative. The decision to launch the ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ operation was taken on June 22 at the apex committee meeting of the National...
UNESCO finds IS-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls
The UN cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the Islamic State militant group’s rule over the area, UNESCO said in a statement on Saturday. The mosque, famous for its 12th-century leaning...
T20 World Cup on course to become most important ICC event, reveals player survey
A player survey has revealed that the T20 World Cup is closing the gap in the race to become the "most important" ICC event to players around the world, marking a shift from the dominance of the ODI World Cup. According to a survey conducted by the World Cricketers Association (WCA),...
Gayle attributes low-scoring matches in US to jet-lagged and tired wickets
Chris Gayle, the West Indies batting great and T20 World Cup ambassador, attributed the numerous low-scoring games in the USA leg of the tournament to "jet-lagged and tired" pitches. According to the ICC, drop-in pitches were prepared in Florida since late December, employing proprietary techniques honed over a decade at Adelaide...
India record highest-ever team total in women Test cricket
India on Saturday recorded the highest team total in women's Test cricket, amassing 603 for six declared on day two of the one-off match against South Africa here. Australia held the previous record for the highest total -- 575 for nine declared -- which they posted against South Africa in Perth...
12-time National champion Muddappa begins season on winning note
ndia's fastest rider Hemanth Muddappa began his 2024 campaign on a positive note with a double win at the opening round of the MMSC-FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship at the Madras International Circuit (MIC) at Irungattukottai on Saturday. Muddappa, who won the National drag titles a record 12 times,...
