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10:43 AM

Pakistan budget sets big tax target of $46.66 bn ahead of IMF talks

Pakistan has set a challenging tax revenue target of Rs 13 trillion ($46.66 billion) for the year starting July 1, a near 40 per cent jump from the current year.

10:29 AM

Delhi water crisis: Atishi takes stock of situation, inspects water distribution network in city

Amid water shortage in the national capital, Minister Atishi inspects the Water Distribution Network near Akshardham, with ADM/SDM and Tehsildars team.

10:14 AM

PM Modi heads to Italy today for G7 Summit, first overseas visit after assuming office for third term

PM Modi heads to Italy today for G7 Summit, first overseas visit after assuming office for third term, ANI reported.

9:51 AM

US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international law: UNHCR

The head of the UN refugee agency said that he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States. However, he also cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law.

9:30 AM

Kuwait fire: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin condoles the death of 40 Indians

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin condoles demise of 40 Indians in Kuwait fire incident.

9:13 AM

Three members of a family injured as roof of their flat caves in

An elderly couple and their son were injured after the roof of their second floor flat collapsed at Kalwa in Maharashtra's Thane city, PTI reported citing officials in the know said.

 

9:02 AM

Fire in residential building in Ghaziabad leaves five dead

A fire broke out in a Ghaziabad building killing five individuals and injuring two others. The fire is likely to have been caused by a short-circuit, police said.

8:52 AM

Kuwait incident very unfortunate, all of us including PM Modi concerned: MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh

MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh left for Kuwait from his residence. Speaking to the press, he said, "The incident in Kuwait is unfortunate. All of us including the PM are very concerned. I am going there and see the situation. People from our embassy are already there on the ground looking after the injured... I am going there and I will inform the government regarding the conditions there... DNA testing is being carried out to identify the bodies. This might take some time to bring the mortal remains to India. The Air Force place is on the go. As soon as the bodies are identified, they would be brought to India..."

8:45 AM

G7 Summit: PM Modi to travel to Apulia, Italy; India to participate as Outreach Country

8:42 AM

Inflation easing but only one rate cut this year likely: US Fed

US Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday said that the inflation figures have fallen further toward their target level in recent months. However, it signalled that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate only once this year. The policymakers' forecast for one rate cut was down from a previous forecast of three. This is likey because inflation has dipped but has not come down to the liking of the Fed.

 

8:29 AM

Biden, Zelenskyy set to sign deal on using frozen Russian assets to aide Kyiv

US President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to sign a bilateral security agreement between the US and Ukraine today, June 13 as the two leaders meet on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy, as negotiators for the group have reached an agreement on how to provide Ukraine with up to $50 billion backed by frozen Russian assets, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, according to report in Associated Press. The international group of wealthy democracies (G7 countries) has been discussing ways of using the more than $260 billion in Russian assets frozen outside the country after the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine to help Kyiv.

 

8:28 AM

Kuwait fire claims 49 lives, 42 of them Indians; PM Modi reviews situation

More than 40 Indians were killed and over 50 others injured after a devastating fire broke out at dawn in a building housing around 195 migrant workers in southern Kuwait's Mangaf area, PTI reported officials as saying on Wednesday. The total number of deaths in the Al-Mangaf building fire was 49. Of this, 42 of them are learnt to be Indians; the remaining ones are Pakistani, Filipino, Egyptian and Nepali nationals, the officials said. Taking stock of the situation, PM Modi discussed the incident with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, and Principal Secretary to the PM PK Mishra. PM Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased.