Business & Economy

NEW DELHI – March 28 (ONLINE) India is not considering buying oil from Russia or any other country using Indian rupees, the junior oil minister told parliament on Monday, after Western nations imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. With Western sanctions hitting […]

BEIJING – March 28 (ONLINE) Chinese regulators and their U.S. counterparts are working hard to solve an audit dispute affecting U.S.-listed Chinese firms and want to achieve effective and sustainable cooperation as soon as possible, a state-run newspaper reported on Sunday. Citing a source close […]

The Hague, March 28 (AFP/APP): France, Germany and Luxembourg have seized properties and frozen assets worth 120 million euros ($130 million) in a major operation linked to money laundering in Lebanon, the EU’s justice agency said Monday. The seizures are linked to a probe launched […]

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Xinhua/APP) –: The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Friday that the country’s manufacturing output rose 17.6 percent year-on-year in February 2022, compared to a revised 2.4-percent increase in January. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, the output grew 16.8 percent year-on-year in February, […]

Berlin, March 25 (AFP/APP): Every year in early spring, German farmers Torben Reelfs and Tim Nandelstaedt turn the soil and plant the first sugar beets of the season on their plot of land in western Ukraine. But this year, the ritual has taken on a […]

COLOMBO – March 24 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka is battling widespread fuel shortages and inflation. People are waiting in long queues at pumps for hours to get fuel. Two men in their seventies collapsed and died while they were waiting for petrol and kerosene oil in […]

Berlin, March 24 (AFP/APP): Germany’s coalition government unveiled a slew of measures Thursday to ease the burden from soaring petrol and heating bills, from a 300-euro ($330) energy subsidy to the “cheapest ever” public transport for 90 days. The relief package — agreed after days […]

Ottawa, March 24 (AFP/APP): Britain and Canada announced Thursday the launch of bilateral free trade negotiations, as London looks to firm up trade access since formally leaving the European Union last year. “I am thrilled to announce that Canada and the United Kingdom are officially […]

Islamabad (PR) Govt of Pakistan’s Spokesman reacts on the article by Mr. Salman Masood published in New York Time; “The New York Times is considered to be one of the most well esteemed and highly respected newspapers in the world. With the reach they have, […]

ISLAMABAD (PNI) Balloting of plots for Nova City Peshawar, Peshawar Division was held today at Pakistan Sweet Home Islamabad on the occasion of Pakistan Day. The lucky allottees of the 125 yardsm 250 yards and 500 yards plots have been given two Umrah tickets.   […]