Collective action necessary to confront terrorism: India in SCO | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday proposed strong “collective action” by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS) to confront the overwhelming threat of terrorism. Jaishankar made the comments in a video conference of foreign ministers from SCO member countries, an influential China-dominated bloc that focuses on political and …

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Scientists Decipher How COVID-19 Disease Kills People

[ad_1] Beijing: COVID-19 kills mainly through an overreaction of the immune system, whose role is precisely to fight infections, say scientists who have deciphered the mechanisms, symptoms and diagnosis of the disease caused by the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus. In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, researchers explained …

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NBFC relief to give debt funds a breather

[ad_1] MUMBAI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures worth ₹75,000 crore for liquidity-starved non-banks, mortgage lenders and micro financiers as part of the government’s economic rescue package. The government allocated ₹30,000 crore to buy investment-grade debt of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), home finance companies (HFCs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs). …

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Army proposes 3-year stint for civilians

[ad_1] In a first of its kind proposal. the Army plans to take civilians on a three-year ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) or ‘three-year short service’ on a trial basis to serve init as both officers and other ranks initially for a limited number of vacancies and then expanded later. This …

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