Helsinki, (UNI) About 13,000 protesters rallied in downtown Helsinki on Thursday against labor market reforms proposed by the Finnish government, police said. The two-hour demonstration was orderly and took place on Senate Square. The protest was called by two major trade unions on the day of a nationwide strike. The unions oppose the government’s labor…
Dhaka, Feb 1 (UNI) Bangladesh’s largest annual book fair kicked off in the capital Dhaka on Thursday. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the month-long event. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Hasina stressed the need for digital publication of books alongside printed ones and their translation into different languages. “I request all the publishers to…
Washington (UNI) The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.99 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying the Congress of this possible sale on Thursday, a DSCA release said….
Jamshedpur, (UNI) American golfer Thomas McLendon carded a six-under 65 in the second round to end up with a total of nine-under 133 that helped him emerge victorious by two shots at Pre-Qualifying II of the TATA Steel PGTI Qualifying School 2024 being played at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur. From a total field…
Washington, Feb 1 (UNI) A US destroyer shot down an anti-ship missile, launched by the Houthis from Yemen, and Iranian drones, the Pentagon’s Central Command said in a statement. “On Jan. 31, at approximately 8:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Gulf of…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Terming the NDA Government as the “government of the rich, by the rich and for the rich”, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the fundamental flaw in the NDA’s approach to the economy and governance is that it is biased in favour of the rich. Addressing a…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) The government has brought down the fiscal deficit despite very challenging times with transparency and prudence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday during the post-Budget media conference. The central government expects to achieve a fiscal deficit of 5.8 % of GDP (gross domestic product) for the financial year 2023-24…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday described the recently announced India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor as a “strategic and economic game changer”. “The recently announced India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a strategic and economic game changer for India and others,” Sitharaman said in her speech while presenting the Interim budget…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Terming the Interim Budget as positive and encouraging, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the budget outlines the vision for a confident, strong and self-reliant ‘Viksit Bharat’. Taking to social media platform X, the Defence Minister congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a positive and an encouraging…
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (UNI) The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee on Thursday moved a revision petition in the Allahabad High Court against the order of the Varanasi district court allowing puja in the basement on the south side of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. In the meantime, Shailendra Pathak, the plaintiff of the Hindu side,…
