India's gig economy is booming and a large percentage of the workers are women — but they often earn less and face worse conditions than the men.Manisha Singh, 29, was happy to join a digital platform to find extra work a few years back in India's sou...
Read More »Indian banks start exchanging withdrawn 2,000-rupee notes
Indians are exchanging 2,000-rupee ($24 ;£19) notes at banks as the country aims to withdraw the currency from circulation.The note was introduced in 2016 after the Indian government withdrew 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.PM Narendra Modi's decision was s...
Read More »RSF, Amnesty ask Pakistan to find pro-Khan anchor Imran Riaz
The prominent journalist and supporter of ex-PM Imran Khan was detained by the Pakistani police, but the authorities then failed to present him in court.Imran Riaz, a well-known TV anchor and YouTuber, was among thousands of Imran Khan supporters who ...
Read More »G20 meeting in IIOJK violation of UN resolutions: AJK President
Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said that holding of G20 meeting in Srinagar has proven a great diplomatic setback for India due to refusal of a number of important countries to attend it.In a statement, he said ...
Read More »Political row over India’s new parliament opening
The government and opposition have been trading barbs over the inauguration of India's new parliament building.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate it on on 28 May.Opposition leaders have accused the government of "constitutional impropri...
Read More »PM directs to provide relief to common man in fiscal budget
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to take all possible steps to provide relief to the common man in the next fiscal year's budget.He was chairing a high-level meeting about the preparation of the budget for ...
Read More »Govt focusing on quality education at grass root level: NA told
The National Assembly was informed today that the government is giving special emphasis on promotion of quality education at the grass-root level.Responding to a calling attention notice, Minister for Federal Education Rana Tanveer Hussain assured to ...
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