Turkey’s parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, making it the last G20 country to do so, after holding off for years due to what it saw as injustices in its responsibilities as part of the agreement. Turkey has been a signatory to the Paris agreement since April 2016. But Ankara had not…
This year has been unsettling for Chinese business. The ruling Communist Party has gone after the private sector industry by industry. The stock markets have taken a huge hit. The country’s biggest property developer is on the verge of collapse. But for some of the biggest names on Wall Street, China’s economic…
In 2007, within two years of the merger of Dubai-based Emaar and Shravan Gupta-owned MGF, a British Virgin Islands (BVI) firm invested USD 2 million in the joint venture, according to the Pandora Papers. Gupta was the beneficial owner of a company in BVI where its Finance Ministry issued two notices after his name…
Minister of State (Home) Ajay Mishra, who is at the centre of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident with his son being accused of murder, attended his office in the Ministry of Home Affairs at North Block on Monday. He also met Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed the situation arising out of Sunday’ incident and…
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said he was ashamed ‘as an Italian’ by the racist abuse directed at Napoli players by Fiorentina fans on Sunday. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is Black, said he was abused by Fiorentina fans, while the Gazzetta dello Sport reported his team mates Victor Osimhen and…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the revelations by whistleblower Frances Haugen in a post on his official page. Zuckerberg also termed Monday’s six-hour global outage as the ‘worst’ the company has had in years. In his lengthy post, which Zuckerberg initially shared with Facebook employees, he claimed…
It is natural for people to feel excited during the festive season, but they must not forget that the pandemic is very much on. The government mandates that people wear masks at all times and also follow social distancing. With celebrations for Navratri and Durga Puja beginning soon, Dr Sandeep Patil, chief…
At 63.68 per cent, cigarette-smoking prevalence is the highest among Karnakata’s adult population when compared to other states, a recent survey conducted to assess tobacco control has found. The survey conducted by AF Development Care (AFDC), a research agency, found that ground-level implementation of measures…
UPSSSC PET 2021 answer key: The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) today released the final answer key for UPSSSC PET 2021 (Preliminary Eligibility Test) 2021. Candidates who have appeared for the UPSSSC recruitment exam can view the answer key at the official website –…
East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has approved a proposal to outsource the management and maintenance of Ambedkar Sports Complex in Trilokpuri to a private company. Mayor of East Delhi Shyam Sundar Agarwal said he has approved the outsourcing of the complex to a company named M/s Veer Services that will have the…