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Sindh sets minimum monthly wage at Rs40,000

Pakistan, July 30 -- The Sindh government has officially increased the minimum monthly wage for unskilled laborers to Rs40,000. A notification issued on July 30 confirms that the new wage structure ap... Read More


A Deferred Vision

New Delhi, July 30 -- It has been five years since the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was approved by the Union Cabinet. Five years is a sufficient period to evaluate the gains made as well as the di... Read More


Pakistan's N-threats failed, no world leader told us to stop: PM Modi

India, July 30 -- No world leader asked India to stop military operations during Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament on Tuesday, dismissing Opposition allegations and also ... Read More


No Modi-Trump phone call during India-Pakistan hostilities: Jaishankar

India, July 30 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday reiterated the assertion that the US had no role in ending hostilities between India and Pakistan in May, telling the Rajya Sabha ... Read More


Fall of the 'CEO Monk': Shaolin Temple's Shi Yongxin ousted over corruption, sexual misconduct, 'secret' child

New Delhi, July 30 -- China on Wednesday, July 30, dismissed the abbot of the iconic 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple amid allegations of corruption, "sexual misconduct" and fathering illegitimate childr... Read More


Chinese investors inspect Babel Port

Pangkalpinang, July 30 -- Bangka Belitung Islands Governor Hidayat Arsani, along with six Chinese company leaders, inspected the construction site of the Putat Belinyu export port to reaffirm investor... Read More


Deadlock over utility shifting works of MRT 1 still persists

Dhaka, July 30 -- The complexities over carrying out utility-shifting works on the MRT 1 from Badda at Pragati Sarani could not be resolved in more than three months. In April last, the Dhaka Metropo... Read More


Infosys to hire 20,000 graduates this year amid AI push

India, July 30 -- Infosys chief executive Salil Parekh has confirmed that the company plans to hire around 20,000 college graduates this year. "We recruited over 17,000 people (gross hiring) in the f... Read More


Govt collected rRs.r1 lakh crore in DMF funds since 2015: Mines minister tells Lok Sabha

India, July 30 -- The central government has collected Rs.1,09,423 crore from across the country under the District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) since 2015, of which Rs.91,514 crore, or 83%, have been a... Read More


'No govt building to come up near water bodies, policy in the works'

Shimla, July 30 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday that the state government has decided to change the construction norms near rivers and formulate a policy to prevent loss of li... Read More