The government this month started distributing agricultural input assistance cards to some 21 million farmers to identify all categories of farmers, reports BSS. The move is aimed to recognize the ancient profession by the state and reach agri input assistance...
SINGAPORE, July 24 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday after the United States reported a large decline in its crude inventories, indicating strong demand in the world's biggest economy. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in September was...
LUCKNOW: India's air force says one of its helicopters has crashed in northern India, killing all seven people on board, including two pilots, according to a news agency. An air force statement says the helicopter made a "May Day'" call...
FRANKFURT, July 24 (AFP): BASF, the world's biggest chemicals maker, said on Thursday that profits rose in the second quarter, driven by its oil and gas business. BASF said in a statement that its bottom-line net profit climbed by 12...
Bangladesh shooter Abdullah-Hil Baki won the silver medal in the man’s 10-metre Air Rifles of the 20th Commonwealth Games Shooting in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday, according to a news agency. Baki put a strong fight in the latter part of...
JAKARTA, July 24 (Reuters): Indonesia will revise its rules on mineral export taxes next month, a senior official said on Thursday, paving the way for the country's multi-billion dollar mining industry to rebound after months of layoffs and stalled exports....
Family members have bid final farewell to journalist, writer and former MP AN Mahfuza Khatun Baby Maudud from her Dhanmondi residence. Grief descended on her home Friday after her mortal remains were brought there from United Hospital in Dhaka. Relatives,...
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters): Gold broke below the psychological level of $1,300 an ounce for the first time in a week on Thursday as robust economic data from China and the euro zone deterred investors from buying into safe haven...
LONDON: European stock markets closed down Friday, with Frankfurt's main DAX index falling 1.53 per cent to 9,644.01 points. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slipped 0.44 per cent to 6,791.55 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 dropped 1.82 per...
Muslims across the country are observing the holy Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessings and benediction, Friday night with due solemnity and religious fervour. The Holy Quran was revealed on Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) on this exalted night to...
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The inter-bank call money rate remained almost stable Thursday despite increased cash withdrawal from the banks ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, officials said. The call rate ranged between 5.25 per cent and 8.25 per cent on the day against the...
WASHINGTON, July 24 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday lowered its US economic growth forecast for 2014 after severe winter weather in the first quarter delivered a sharp contraction. The IMF projected that the world's largest economy would...
TOKYO, July 24 (AFP): More than 2.2 billion people are "poor or near-poor", with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening to exacerbate the problem, a United Nations report said Thursday. While poverty is in decline...
HELSINKI, July 24 (Reuters) : Finnish telecoms gear maker Nokia has good prospects for sales in Europe and North America in the coming quarters, its chief executive said on Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results. Rajeev Suri, who...
WELLINGTON, July 24 (Xinhua): The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Thursday raised its Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3.5 percent, saying it was important to contain inflation expectations despite signs that the pace of economic...
Wal-Mart replaces chief of US division NEW YORK, July 24: US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Thursday announced it is replacing the head of its Walmart US division, which has had declining same-store sales in recent quarters. Greg Foran, 53, currently...
BANGALORE, July 24 (Reuters): The outlook for emerging Asia has dimmed further this year on weak demand for exports, although growth in India is expected to accelerate into 2015 even as China is held back in part by a slowing...
SEOUL, July 24 (AFP): South Korea unveiled a $40 billion stimulus package Thursday as the finance minister warned of a risk of recession after the economy grew at its slowest rate for more than a year in the second quarter....
LONDON, July 24 (AFP): The EBRD bank on Wednesday said it will freeze funding for new projects in Russia in response to sanctions announced by Brussels last week over the Ukraine crisis. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)...
JAKARTA, July 24 (Reuters): Indonesia's investment board said the country attracted more foreign investment in the second quarter than the first, in spite of concerns interest would be cut by controversy over a mineral ore export ban and political uncertainty...
TOKYO, July 24 (AFP): Japan's trade deficit ballooned to a record in the first half of the year as exports fell further in June, data showed Thursday, ramping up pressure on the central bank to unveil fresh measures to boost...
BRUSSELS, July 24 (AFP): The eurozone economy showed signs of a rebound in July after several months of sluggish activity, but France stood out as a laggard, a closely watched survey showed on Thursday. "Eurozone growth rebounded in July," the...
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