Financial Aid

Delhi government to give Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to over 21,900 families who lost member to COVID-19

This amount is in addition to the financial aid of Rs 50,000 being provided by the city government under the 'Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana'

Amnesty urges immediate relief for famine-hit Madagascar amid severe drought

More than a million people on the country's parched southern tip are on the brink of famine and some are already dying, the rights watchdog said, as it has been hit by the worst drought in four decades

Pakistan NSA criticises ‘wait and watch’ policy on recognising Taliban regime, warns of Afghanistan's economic collapse

National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf said the world in its own interest should talk directly to the Taliban on their concerns, including counterterrorism, human rights, inclusive government, or other issues

Govt set to provide financial assistance to minority investors for class action lawsuits, rules to be notified soon

The concept of the class action suit, that provides an option for investors to seek remedy as a group, is well known in Western countries.

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg donates record $1.8 billion to John Hopkins University as financial aid

Michael Bloomberg said that the donation will ease the burden of debt for many graduates and it will make the campus more socioeconomically diverse.

Siddaramaiah slams Nirmala Sitharaman for lashing out at Karnataka minister, says state officials 'not inferior to the Centre'

Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah commented on the row over Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to the state's Kodagu district during which she lost patience with the district-in-charge minister for Kodagu, Sa Ra Mahesh.

TISS students and alumni protest near HRD ministry, reiterate demand for resumption of financial aid to SC/ST students

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences students and alumni staged a demonstration near the HRD Ministry against the withdrawal of scholarships for SC/ST scholars.

As Hurricane Irma rips through Carribean, Britain sends £12 million for victims

Britain is sending a military vessel to assist victims of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean and is assigning 12 million pounds (USD 15.7 million, 13 million euros) in aid.

Debt-ridden farmer in Chattisgarh commits suicide, Congress says 12 dead in a month

A 36-year-old farmer of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh apparently distressed over his mounting debt, allegedly committed suicide.

US to provide $38 billion to Israel in military aid over 10 years

The United States will provide Israel's military with USD 38 billion during the next 10 years, officials said today, the largest batch of military assistance the US has ever pledged to another country.