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Pakistan unveils 'pro-people' FY23 budget with focus on inclusive growth

Pakistan has proposed its financial budget for the next fiscal year with plans to focus on sustainable and economic growth, with officials calling it a "pro-people" and balanced budget amid financial

Meta CEO announces roll out of Horizon Home on Quest 2 VR headset

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset will get Horizon Home as part of a new update.

Oracle developing national health records database: Larry Ellison

Cloud major Oracle, which just completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner, is developing a national health records database

Apple CEO Tim Cook expresses support for federal privacy plan to lawmakers

Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a letter to US lawmakers voicing his support for a recent bipartisan effort to draft a comprehensive federal privacy law

Naveen Jindal's family leaves Delhi after death threat over prophet remarks

The family of dismissed BJP leader Naveen Jindal has left Delhi following a death threat

Taliban govt rejects report on human rights violations in Afghanistan

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) which expressed concerns over the violations of human rights

German central bank lowers GDP growth forecast for 2022 to 1.9% from 4.2%

The Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, lowered its growth forecast for the country's GDP to 1.9 per cent in 2022 from its previous projection of 4.2 per cent growth in December last year

19th Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off in Singapore after 2-yr Covid hiatus

The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), opened in Singapore after a two-year Covid-19 pandemic induced hiatus

Google, Apple's mobile duopoly likely to be probed by UK regulator

After examining Google and Apple's "duopoly" for a year, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided that they "hold all the cards" in the mobile phone market

Monkeypox only spreads via air during 'sustained' face-to-face contact: CDC

Amid the rising cases of monkeypox, the US CDC has revealed that it can spread through the air but only through 'sustained' face-to-face contact with an infected person

17 states elected into UN Economic and Social Council for 3-yr term

Seventeen states were elected into the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the economic and social work of UN agencies and funds, for a three-year term

Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin authorises Moscow's withdrawal from UNWTO

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order authorising the country's withdrawal from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)

Unemployment rate at 5.1% in May reaches new record low in Canada

The unemployment rate in Canada edged down 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 per cent in May, marking three consecutive months of decrease

Yamuna dried up as Haryana govt not releasing water: Delhi Jal Board

Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice-Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj has expressed deep concern over river Yamuna's dipping water levels and urged the Haryana government to release Delhi's share of water

India to provide $55 mn economic support to Lanka for procuring fertiliser

With Sri Lankan famers waiting for fertiliser to start the Yala season, India has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of $55 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of urea.

Punjab CM Mann seeks Canada's help for arresting fugitive gangsters

Advocating a harsh punitive action against the gangsters, Mann said that they should be punished under severest of severe provisions of law so that it acts as deterrent for others.

Insurance market in India to grow rapidly, reach $222 bn by FY26: Report

According to homegrown firm Redseer, new online distribution models like business to consumer (B2C), business to business (B2B) and business to business to consumer (B2B2C) are key drivers of growth

Framework for fake reviews on e-com websites within 60 days, says govt

Days after meeting stakeholders, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) on Friday said it will be developing a framework to keep check over fake reviews on e-commerce websites within 60 days.

Ayushman Bharat scheme has given benefits of Rs 7,000 cr to needy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Government's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme has provided Rs 7,000 crore benefit to the poor of the country.

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi sent to 4 days police custody by Delhi court

A Delhi court on Friday sent gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to four more days of police custody, in connection with an old Arms Act case.