Ecuador: 22 killed as Gang Violence erupts in Guayaquil

March 8, 2025 6:30 PM

views 14

Ecuador: 22 killed as Gang Violence erupts in Guayaquil

At least 22 people have been killed in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil after rival factions of a drug trafficking gang exchanged gunfire yesterday. Another three people were wounded in the violence. Police said the gunfight erupted after opposing factions of a gang called Los Tiguerones were caught...

Delhi Govt Approves Mahila Samridhi Yojana, ₹2,500 Aid for Women

March 8, 2025 6:30 PM

views 19

Delhi Govt Approves Mahila Samridhi Yojana, ₹2,500 Aid for Women

The Delhi government today approved the Mahila Samridhi Yojana to provide two thousand five hundred rupees to poor women. This was announced by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a press conference. She said on the occasion of International Women's Day, a cabinet meeting of the Delhi government...

82.1 Million Face Food Insecurity in East & Central Africa: FAO
(210924) -- BANGUI, Sept. 24, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wait for the food and seed distribution to start, in Bangui, Central African Republic, July 14, 2021. UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on July 7, 2021 that over 632,000 people, more than 1 in 8 people, would fall into a catastrophic hunger situation between the first week of July and the end of the lean season without urgent action. (Photo by Louis Denga/Xinhua)

March 8, 2025 6:16 PM

views 18

82.1 Million Face Food Insecurity in East & Central Africa: FAO

Approximately 82.1 million people in East and Central Africa are currently facing food insecurity and urgently require humanitarian aid. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), over 53.1 million of those affected reside in seven of the eight IGAD member states...

Parliament’s Budget Session Resumes Monday, Key Bills on Agenda

March 8, 2025 7:16 PM

views 12

Parliament’s Budget Session Resumes Monday, Key Bills on Agenda

The second part of the budget session of Parliament will begin on Monday. The second phase of the session, which will continue till 4th April, will have 20 sittings. During the session, discussion and voting on Demands for Grants for the year 2025-26 and related Appropriation Bill will take place. B...

Sensex, Nifty Post Biggest Weekly Gain of 2025; Rupee Strengthens

March 8, 2025 5:59 PM

views 16

Sensex, Nifty Post Biggest Weekly Gain of 2025; Rupee Strengthens

Snapping a three-week losing streak, domestic markets registered the biggest weekly gain in 2025, despite volatile global markets due to uncertainty around US trade policy. The Sensex surged 1134 points, or 1.5 percent, during the week to end at 74,333 yesterday. The Nifty gained 428 points, or 1.9 ...

SpaceX Starship Explosion Disrupts 240 Flights: US FAA

March 8, 2025 5:45 PM

views 12

SpaceX Starship Explosion Disrupts 240 Flights: US FAA

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has said that Thursday's explosion of a SpaceX Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights, with space debris concerns requiring more than two dozen of those planes to divert. The FAA said the incident resulted in 171 departure delays, 28 diversions, and ...

Pakistan Orders Documented Afghan Migrants to Leave by March 31

March 8, 2025 5:37 PM

views 19

Pakistan Orders Documented Afghan Migrants to Leave by March 31

Pakistan ordered all documented Afghan migrants to leave the country by March 31 or risk deportation. The directive was issued yesterday, a day after the Afghan Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation Affairs urged Pakistan to slow down the expulsion of Afghans. The order called on those with Afghan Ci...

Myanmar Junta Announces Elections for December or January

March 8, 2025 5:33 PM

views 16

Myanmar Junta Announces Elections for December or January

Myanmar's state media reported today that the military government will hold elections in December or January. Local media reported that junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said the votes will be free and fair and that 53 political parties had already submitted their lists to participate. It will be the firs...