Rs5 reduction in electricity tariff notified – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday authorized the Energy Division to notify the reduction of Rs 5 per unit in electri...
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Fuel Impact, Electricity Tariff Subsidy: Prime Minister’s package will require Rs 136 billion in four months
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's package of Rs 5 per unit reduction in electricity price up to 700 units would entail subsidy of Rs 115 billion due to tariffs and Rs...
Ministers warned of impact of failure to cut Scottish whiskey tariffs
Failure to persuade the Indian government to cut 150% tariffs on Scotch whiskey could see Scottish businesses miss out on a "golden opportunity" to boost export...
When condemning China’s human rights abuses, the time is always right
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For some time now, the voice of singer Kyu Sakamoto singing “Good Timin'” has been ringing in my head. I first heard about the song 30 years ago ...
Vehicles and more: ECC to streamline tariffs on hundreds of items – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) stands ready to rationalize tariffs on hundreds of items, including vehicles and others, requeste...
Explained: Why is Canada threatening tariffs on Biden’s proposed electric vehicle tax credit?
For months, Canada has spoken out against proposed US legislation which would offer tax incentives on American-made electric vehicles (EVs).
US Preside...
Ukrainian cities urge government to set fixed electricity tariff for schools, hospitals and kindergartens – Klitschko
The Association of Ukrainian Cities has called on the government to establish a fixed electricity tariff for budgetary institutio...
US delays deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on UK metals over Brexit concerns
The United States is delaying a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs on British steel and aluminum over concerns from Washi...
Boris Johnson plans to scrap human rights law “Reform is needed” | Politics | New
The Sunday Express learned that the Prime Minister held a summit with members of the influential Common Sense Group in Downing Street on Wednesday, as fury over...
Letter to the Government of Canada on the Afghanistan Crisis
November 1, 2021
The Right Honorable Justin TrudeauPrime Minister of Canada
The Honorable Sean FraserMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Cit...
France, Britain stuck in fishing stalemate as Brexit tensions rise
A British trawler Cornelis Gert Jan is seen moored in the port of Le Havre, after France seized on Thursday a British trawler fishing in its territ...
Human rights group condemns deportation of Burmese refugees from Malaysia to Myanmar
10/28/2021 Burma (International Christian Concern) - The Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) issued a...
Haitians strike to protest insecurity, US calls for hostages to be released | Human rights news
FBI and State Department diplomatic teams are working to locate and free a group of 17 Christian missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti.The streets of Port-a...
Britain could sign trade deal with New Zealand in days to unlock deal worth £ 9 trillion
Britain could sign trade deal with New Zealand in days to unlock new £ 9 trillion trans-Pacific dealInternational Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevel...
Bias and selective behavior of Congress on issues is a violation of human rights: BJP
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The West must unite to fight for human rights
Human rights seem non-existent in today's world. It is because the democracies of the world are not fighting for it.
While the dictatorships of the world alwa...
Human Rights Watch calls for end to human rights violations in Ethiopia – SABC News
Human Rights Watch called on African leaders to pressure the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to end human rights abuses against the Tigray communit...
Court rules Canada must compensate Indigenous foster children for discrimination
Sept. 29 (Reuters) - A human rights tribunal ruling ordering the Canadian government to compensate Indigenous children and families in foster care for discrimin...
Covid Scotland: Human Rights Commission invited to investigate Covid passport projects
The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is urged to investigate passport plans for coronavirus vaccines to examine whether the proposals violate...
US human rights group protests in Washington during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to highlight persecution of critics and minorities
Washington: Human rights, civil rights groups and interfaith leaders opposed to discrimination, intimidation, persecution, physical attacks and killings of rel...
Time to tear up human rights law, Tory MPs tell Boris Johnson | Politics | New
The Common Sense Group, with more than 60 parliamentarians, wrote to the Prime Minister and his new Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and Attorney General Suella B...
Human Rights Commissioner urges Poland to protect rights of trapped migrants
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights called on Poland to protect the human rights of Afghan migrants stranded on its border with Belarus. The mi...
Competitive price and quality are keys to increase exports: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: Union Trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told industry associations on Monday that price and quality competitiveness is essential to increase ...
Conservatives present plan for ‘bold’ new international human rights agenda
Erin O'Toole and the Conservatives say that if they form the next government, they will make it easier for newcomers to Canada to find work in their field while...
Lebanese authorities failed to protect residents
BEIRUT (AP) - Senior Lebanese officials knew of the risks posed by the highly explosive materials stored for years in the port of Beirut and did nothing to prot...
APEC leaders pledge to double down on pandemic
Executives of the Asia-Pacific business group APEC pledged to work together on Friday to double the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as tensions between ...
What New Zealand stands to gain from the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain
Suffering from a divorce from the European Union, Britain is busy learning more, making new friends and updating old acquaintances. Serenade with the promi...
Beijing sues Australia at WTO over tariffs over strained ties
China has sued Australia for anti-dumping measures on certain Chinese products, further exacerbating tensions between the two countries.China has f...
Declaration 47 of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in Iraq under item 2 – Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner
I have the honor to make this statement on behalf of 28 countries.Madame President,The signatories of this joint declaration wish to recognize the efforts of...
Nepra refuses to revise NJHPP level benchmark tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Monday refused to revise the level benchmark tariff for the 969 MW Neelum Jhelum hydroele...
Karaki: No change in hospital rates before funding is secured, file in Akar’s custody, malicious campaigns will not stop the ongoing march of the NSSF
The director general of the National Social Security Fund, Mohammad Karaki, confirmed on Saturday in an interview with the National News Agency, t...
Hungarian anti-LGBT + law criticized as “human rights violation”
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hungary's ban on school talks on sexuality or transgender issues is "an affront to human rights," the UK's first human ...
Prime Minister’s Assistant Says IMF Concerned About No Increase in Electricity Tariffs
Pakistan is in talks with the IMF on stabilization measures.The IMF wants the government to increase electricity prices to meet the collection target....
Brexit news: Bloc threatens to hit UK with punishment tariffs unless line is corrected | Politics | New
The European Commission today warned that the UK should soon start showing real evidence of the construction of border checkpoints in the region, as well as ...
The Tigray conflict: Ethiopia’s humanitarian catastrophe – Harry Sanders
June 3, 2021 by guest contributor
Map of the Tigray conflict, which started in November and continues
This article was written by H...
UK seeks to cut tariffs on Scotch whiskey exports in Australia trade deal: CityAM
The UK is seeking to reduce tariffs on Scotch whiskey exports as part of a possible trade deal with Australia, according to the Department for Int...
Military must “scrupulously” respect human rights and release civilian leaders
Alioune Tine, independent human rights expert in Mali, said that contrary to reports, President Bah N'Daw and former Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were not rel...
Judge Arun Mishra could become the new chairman of the National Human Rights Commission
A high-level recommendation committee has reportedly nominated Justice Arun Mishra, who retired from the Supreme Court last year, to be the new NHRC chairman...
The uncertain future facing small farmers after free trade agreements | Letters
How ironic that the EU is now introducing sweeping reforms of its agricultural subsidies to stem the decline of smallholder farms, in order to retain the ben...
Study finds political decisions during first wave of pandemic threatened basic human right to life of most vulnerable Scots
Bad decisions by politicians during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic threatened the basic human right to life of the most vulnerable Scots, the res...
PMQ: Scary response to farmers about Australia’s tariff-free trade deal
To travel or not to travel? That shouldn't be the issue, Keir Starmer says, as the government should make it clear that vacations to "orange lis...
Israel’s ‘shocking disregard’ for civilians may be war crime
Israel shelled residential homes in Gaza without warning, killing civilians, Amnesty Internationa...
Human Rights Bahamas lashes out at Bannister, government over slum comments
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Local human rights group slams Johnson’s comments on slum demolition – Eye Witness News
HRB: Nation's position on immigrants is embarrassing on the world stage
"The thin excuse that they are just obeying the laws of the Bahamas is not fooli...
UK exports blow as exporters face tariffs in 23 countries
Free port companies will not be able to take full advantage of the benefits of the new tax-advantaged zones if they export to certain count...
The country has fiscal leeway to lower electricity prices: Pasha – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafiz Pasha said on Friday that the country has fiscal space to reduce electricity tariffs instead of increasing, sayin...
Indian seafood industry fears further decline in freight hikes and retaliatory US tariffs
Already plagued by problems on the production and export fronts, India's seafood sector fears a further setback due to the retaliatory tariff proposed b...
UAE Sheikh Mohammed under fire ahead of Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission this week received a complaint from a Louisville human rights and student group seeking to bar a Kentucky Derby front-ru...
“ Urgent need for tariff rationalization at the time ”
ISLAMABAD: Finance and Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday stressed the need for tariff rationalization to encourage industrialization as the g...
Group urges UN to investigate China for crimes against humanity
KASHGAR, China (AP) - A human rights group on Monday called on the United Nations to investigate allegations that the Chinese government is committi...
Questions about loans to steel giant as ex-prime minister breaks silence
A metals tycoon who owns Scotland's last steel and aluminum smelters faces new questions about his finances after fresh claims over suspicious invoices.
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There can be no fare hike for air passengers till September
No extra informationMarch 30, 2021 | 13:41Palakkad, March 30 (UNI) Attacking each the ruling CPI-led Democratic Left Entrance (LDF) and the Congress-led Uni...
Labor denounces human rights abuses in China
The push inside the appropriate was led by these aligned with the Store, Distributive and Allied Workers' Affiliation (SDA), which has a powerful human right...
Food industry expresses hopes and fears as Brexit becomes reality
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the UK's Brexit deal with the European Union as his 'Christmas present to the nation', we found out how it affects loc...
The favored Perthshire fireworks show was canceled after organizers acquired a invoice for £ 1,800
Well-liked fireworks show canceled after organizers had been hit with a £ 1,800 invoice from Perth and Kinross Council
The Coupar Angus present was presupposed ...