PM asks toy manufacturers to use less plastic, more eco-friendly material
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted toy manufacturers to use less plastic and more eco-friendly and recyclable material in a bid to increase the share of the domestic industry in the global market. Inaugurating the first India Toy Fair, the Prime Minister said, “We have to become Aatmanirbhar in the...
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One Dist One Focus Product list finalised
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‘Improved economic environment to boost FY21 credit growth’
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Nine of top 10 firms lose nearly Rs 2.2 lakh cr in market valuation
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FPIs net buyers for 2nd consecutive month in Feb; invest Rs 23,663 cr
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Myanmar police deploy early to crank up pressure on protests
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Myanmar’s UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country
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Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to ‘be careful’
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42 abducted from Nigerian school freed Lagos: An official says 42 people including 27 students who were abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed. The chief press secretary for the Niger state governor, Mary Noel-Berje, told The Associated Press on Saturday that those released have...
President Joe Biden protected US personnel, facilities: White House
The White House has said that through the airstrikes in Syria, President Joe Biden protected US personnel and facilities, and deterred the risk of additional attacks “over the coming weeks”. On Thursday, airstrikes in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, reportedly killing one fighter and wounding...
US Dems reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans
As many as 140 Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a legislation in the US Congress to prevent future Muslim bans and prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion. The Muslim travel ban, introduced by former US President Donald Trump, targeted several Muslim-majority nations and restricted the entry of people from Iran, North...
Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest
Iran’s impoverished southeast experienced wide disruptions of internet service over the past week, internet experts said Saturday, as unrest gripped the remote province after a string of fatal border shootings. Several rights groups reported in a joint statement that authorities shut down the mobile data network in the restive provinces of...
Attackers strike gas pipeline in eastern Syria, causing fire
Attackers struck a gas pipeline in eastern Syria on Saturday, leaving it ablaze but causing no casualties, state news agency SANA reported, the latest incidence of sabotage against Syria’s oil and gas infrastructure. As in the past, no one claimed responsibility for the attack. Syria’s nearly 10-year conflict, which has killed...
Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy
Terrorists attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extremism. Pakistani authorities are embracing strengthening religious belief among the population to bring the country closer together. But it’s doing just...
Officials: 400 escape, 25 dead after Haiti prison breakout
Haitian authorities announced Friday that more than 400 inmates escaped and 25 people died in a prison breakout, making it the country’s largest and deadliest one in a decade, with the prison director and a powerful gang leader among those killed. Some believe on Thursday’s jailbreak at the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison...
