Years from now, when the world’s gross population swiftly surpasses 10 billion, feeding these people will become the most critical challenge for all nations. Averting even a slight chance for such impending global starvation, governments from around the world have begun compelling farmers & agro-industrialists towards boosting their farm yield. And, a steadfast adoption of multiple smart agriculture solutions is […]
» Read morePakistan’s first-ever woman Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Monday assumed charge as the new head of the Foreign Ministry. Ms. Janjua, who was serving as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, was appointed as Foreign Secretary last month in place of Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry who was appointed as ambassador to the United States. “Tehmina Janjua has assumed charge […]
» Read moreThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led combination in Manipur won the confidence vote in the State Legislative Assembly with a voice vote on Monday. Prior to the floor test, BJP legislator, Yumnam Khemchand Singh was elected as the Speaker of the House. After election of the Speaker, the N. Biren Singh government won the confidence vote through a voice vote. […]
» Read moreThe Union cabinet has approved four bills to implement a planned Goods and Services Tax (GST) bills, an official said on Monday, paving the way for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement the landmark tax reform from July. The four bills are likely to be taken up by the parliament this week, and a separate state GST bill in state […]
» Read moreAn Army jawan allegedly committed suicide in Trimulgherry area here in the wee hours today, police said. Sandesh R. (34), a native of Uttar Pradesh, was working with the Army Supply Corps. He allegedly hanged himself to a tree near his barrack at around 2 a.m., Inspector, Trimulgherry police station, R. Satyanarayanaraju said. As per preliminary investigation, the jawan resorted […]
» Read moreA 36-year-old “mentally ill” man in the United States has live-streamed his own death on Facebook when a police officer shot him during a traffic stop. Rodney James Hess was streaming on Facebook Live when he was shot on Thursday, his family said in their own Facebook posting. He was stopped by police in Alamo, Tennessee and was killed as […]
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