The Scottish government should receive an extra £300m to cover the planned increase to employer National Insurance contributions, the BBC has learned. Last week, Treasury officials are said to have told their counterparts in Edinburgh that they should receive in the range of between £295m and £330m extra – though the Scottish government has said […]
Lok Sabha on Monday adjourned till 12 noon, shortly after the Lower House of Parliament commenced proceeedings on Day one of the 2024 Winter Session. Speaker of the House, Om Birla adjourned the House to noon today. Also Read: Winter Session of Parliament begins today: Waqf Bill to Banking Laws – 16 legislations on Govt […]
BBC Nurse consultant Jennifer Loke says she is not frightened by death threats, but abuse has taken its toll Staff at a GP surgery were left in tears and forced to call police after incidents in which angry patients threatened them and acted violently. Nurse consultant Dr Jennifer Loke, who works at the practice in […]
UNITED NATIONS: The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two UN agencies reported Monday. Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths of approximately 51,100 women and girls during 2023, […]
Days after Maha Vikas Aghadi’s crushing defeat in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, state Congress President Nana Patole stepped down from the post, reported NDTV on Monday. He stepped down from the post after Congress won just 16 out of 103 seats it had contested in the state polls. Apart from Congress’s dismal performance across […]
Daniel Taylor-Sweet / BBC BBC journalist Hazel Martin was told to cut out drinking alcohol altogether At 31 years old, I was told by doctors that if I didn’t stop drinking alcohol, I could die. I was shocked because I didn’t drink every day, I never drank alone and I drank because I enjoyed it […]
Brokers are busy in trading at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. — PPI Stocks on Monday faced extreme turbulence, swinging both ways amid political uncertainty stemming from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) ‘do-or-die’ march; however, strong fundamentals kept the index anchored in the green zone. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark […]
Apple was expected to launch AirPods Max 2 at its September event, however, that did not happen. Instead, it introduced a refreshed version of the original AirPods Max headphones with a USB Type-C port replacing the proprietary Lightning port, in line with the company’s other devices. However, the Cupertino-based tech giant does not have plans […]
Court sketch showing defendant Dominique Pelicot speaking during his trial. — AFP/File Dominique is accused of organising rape, abuse of his now ex-wife. Others accused in case include 49 men from 26 to 74 years of age. Judges expected to rule on sentencing by December 20 at latest. AIVGNON: Frech prosecutors are set to initiate their […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the INDIA bloc for repeatedly disrupting parliamentary proceedings, ahead of the beginning of the winter session of the Parliament on Monday. Parliament’s winter session begins today, with a key focus on issues like the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill. The session will conclude on December 20. Here are the details of […]
