September 18, 2023 7:58 PM

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RBI says any reversion to OPS from NPS by States would be fiscally unsustainable

Reserve Bank of India has said that any reversion to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) from the New Pension Scheme (NPS) by the States would be fiscally unsustainable, though it may result in an immediate fall in their pension outgo.  It also said that at a time when most of the countries are moving...

September 18, 2023 6:44 PM

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WHO calls on China to offer transparency regarding COVID-19 origins

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on China to offer greater transparency regarding the origins of COVID-19 and expressed readiness to dispatch a second investigative team to examine the matter.   The genesis of the pandemic remains uncle...

September 18, 2023 5:52 PM

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In Bangladesh, Election Commission warns officials against biased behavior

In Bangladesh, Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said that if any election officials’ behavior was found biased during the election or even before announcing the polls schedule, the commission would definitely take action. While talking to reporters in Dhaka,  the CEC said...