Higher Education Financing Agency capital base enhanced to Rs. 10,000 crores

The modalities for raising money from the market through Government guaranteed bonds and commercial borrowings would be decided in consultation with the Department of Economic Affairs. This would enable HEFA to leverage additional resources from the market to supplement equity, to be deployed to fund the requirements of institutions. HEFA was set up on 31st  … Read more

President arrives in Greek capital Athens on 1st leg of his 3-nation tour

During his four day tour to the Hellenic Republic of Greece, President Kovind will meet Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime minister Alexis Tsipras. The leader of opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also call on him. During his stay in the Greek capital, President will visit many places of historical and archeological importance such as Acropolis … Read more

Syria says capital ‘completely secure’, IS ousted

Pro-Syrian government forces have been battling for weeks to recover al-Hajar al-Aswad district and the adjacent Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp since driving rebels from eastern Ghouta in April. A state television presenter said the recovery of al-Hajar al-Aswad meant the area south of Damascus had been completely cleared of insurgents. The ultra-hardline jihadist group now … Read more

IS begins quitting last pocket of Syria’s capital

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used a combination of military pressure and evacuation deals in recent months to recapture territory around the capital from his armed opponents. Last month, troops and allied Palestinian militia launched a fierce offensive to oust IS from a cluster of districts in southern Damascus, including the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk. … Read more

Morning rush hour blasts hit Afghan capital, killing 29

Among the deceased, seven of them were media employees and some were NDS (National Directorate of Security) personnel, although there were no immediate claims of responsibility. The second explosion happened at the scene of the first explosion about 20 minutes later after emergency personnel and journalists arrived in the area. The attacks came just a week … Read more

Morning rush hour blasts hit Afghan capital, killing 25

Most of the them were media employees and NDS (National Directorate of Security) personnel, although there were no immediate claims of responsibility. The second explosion happened at the scene of the first explosion about 20 minutes later after emergency personnel and journalists arrived in the area. The attacks came just a week after a blast … Read more

Morning rush hour blasts hit Afghan capital, killing 20

Most of the them were media employees and NDS (National Directorate of Security) personnel, although there were no immediate claims of responsibility. The second explosion happened at the scene of the first explosion about 20 minutes later after emergency personnel and journalists arrived in the area. The attacks came just a week after a blast … Read more

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