Pakistan’s tax shortfall, delay in materialising foreign loans major concerns in implementation of USD 7 billion loan: IMF
Islamabad, Nov 16: The IMF has flagged Pakistan's tax shortfall and a delay in materialising foreign loans, among other issues, as challenges in implementing...
Vivek Ramaswamy indicates massive government job cuts in US
Washington, Nov 16: Entrepreneur-turned politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who along with Tesla owner Elon Musk has been nominated in-charge of the Department of Government Efficiency,...
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake to appoint new Prime Minister, Cabinet on Monday
Colombo, Nov 16: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet on Monday after his National People’s Power...
Trump vows to end Russia-Ukraine war
Washington, Nov 15: US President-elect Donald Trump has said his administration will focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, as he lamented the killing of...
Sri Lankan president’s NPP secures parliamentary majority
Colombo, Nov 15: Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in parliament, according to official results...
High-value target among 12 terrorists killed by Pak army in KP, Balochistan
Peshawar, Nov 14: Security forces in Pakistan killed 12 terrorists, including a "high-value target", in two separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan...
Biden and Xi to meet in Peru on Nov 16, to discuss bilateral relations
Washington, Nov 14: Outgoing US President Joe Biden will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Peru on Saturday on the sidelines of an...
USD 1 trillion a year needed for developing nations by 2030: High-Level Group on Climate Finance
New Delhi, Nov 14: Negotiators at the UN climate conference in Azerbaijan should focus on mobilising USD 1 trillion per year by 2030 to...
COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
Baku (Azerbaijan), Nov 13: India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations...
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency: Trump
Washington, Nov 13: US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Tesla owner Elon Musk and Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department...
Sri Lanka lobbies US for lifting of adverse travel advisory
Colombo, Nov 12: Sri Lanka has asked the US embassy here to lift its adverse travel advisory warning its citizens to stay away from...
COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement’s Article 6
Baku, Nov 12: In a landmark decision on the first day of the global climate talks here, COP29 has officially adopted the new operational...
