Hong Kong – – Hong Kong authorities unveiled a resettlement plan for thousands of displaced people on Saturday. The deadliest fire in decades last November: proposal to buy back home ownership rights from fire victims. After about three months, a massive fire at Wang Phuc Court, spread across seven apartment buildings, has left former residents living…
“An ineffective form of renewable energy…carpet-bombing the countryside…irreversible damage.” These are loud, angry and organised campaigners against onshore wind in Wales. Dozens of new projects are set to break ground on the hills of Cymru as the government races to meet its clean energy targets. It says it is ready to take on “disruptors” to…
Donald Trump has said he will direct the Pentagon and other US agencies to release “government files relating to alien and extraterrestrial life”. In a post on Truth Social, the US president claimed that his decision was “based on the tremendous interest shown” and described the case as “extremely interesting and important”. He wrote, “Based on…
Take a positive, close look at the world and what do you see? This certainly seems unexpected. Old friends are unreliable, and the rules no longer apply. For many, the global neighbourhood is clearly becoming scary. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to the head of Britain’s intelligence agency, MI6. “The front line…
Responding to the discussion on the budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underlined the government’s strategy to maintain high capital expenditure along with fiscal consolidation, saying the total expenditure in the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 has been pegged at Rs 53.47 lakh crore. The revised estimate for the current…
The 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has launched its official website and started seeking structured feedback from stakeholders, an important step in the process of reviewing pay, pensions and allowances for central government employees and pensioners. According to a statement posted on the official website of the commission, the inputs are being collected through a…
The government has reaffirmed its rejection of the women’s campaign, which asserted they owe billions due to the state pension age change. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) – The campaign has lobbied extensively after claiming they were not given enough warning to raise the state pension age for women to the same level as men….
