WHO chief calls on US to reconsider funding freeze
Geneva, April 23 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) chief called on the United States to reconsider its decision to freeze funding to the organization,...
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After job cuts, hiring freeze set to kill a million dreams in India
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing have not only triggered job losses across industries in India but are also resulting in...
Prince Harry, Meghan plan to freeze out tabloids
Los Angeles, April 20 (IANS) The UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle who have relocated to California after stepping down as senior royals,...
Pentagon to extend US troops movement freeze to June 30
Washington, April 19 (IANS) The US Department of Defence has extended its freeze order on the movement of US troops through June 30 due to...
HK’s Lam rejects calls for voluntary pay freeze
Hong Kong, April 7 (IANS) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has dismissed calls from across the political spectrum to take a voluntary pay freeze,...
Pentagon orders 60-day freeze on overseas US forces movements
Washington, March 26 (IANS) US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has issued an order to stop movements of overseas US forces for up to 60...
BWF welcomes Olympics postponement, may freeze rankings
Kuala Lumpur, March 25 (IANS) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) welcomed the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the badminton world governing...
I-League: Real Kashmir aim to freeze Mohun Bagan at home
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) A much energised Real Kashmir FC (RKFC) would be looking for their second successive victory in the ongoing I-League season when...
Lucknow, Kanpur, Bahraich freeze at zero degree
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) With 2019 all set to bid goodbye, Lucknow witnessed an abnormally low temperature of 0.7 degree Celsius on Tuesday early morning....
Police freeze $9mn raised to support HK protesters
Hong Kong, Dec 20 (IANS) Police in Hong Kong has frozen about HK$70 million ($9 million) raised by activists to support the citys anti-government protesters...
Ministry asks NCLT to freeze assets of IFIN auditors
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) In a bid to tighten its noose over audit majors Deloitte and BSR, the Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has filed an...
Maruti Suzuki sheds 1,000 temp staff, may freeze hiring
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) To keep up with the consumption-led slowdown, automobile major Maruti Suzuki India has shed over 1,000 temporary employees, is planning...
Govt tells Air India to freeze all appointments, promotions
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In the wake of its proposed privatization, the government has asked Air India to put a freeze on large-scale promotion...
US lawmakers ask Facebook to freeze project Libra
San Francisco, July 3 (IANS) In a new letter sent to Facebook executives, US lawmakers are officially asking the social networking giant to cease all...
Chung opens up about decision to freeze her eggs
Los Angeles, March 26 (IANS) Actress Jamie Chung, who turns 36 next month, has frozen her eggs so that she can take the pressure off...
India welcomes France’s freeze of JeM chief’s assets
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India on Friday welcomed France’s decision to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. “We welcome the decision...
Liberal MPP calls for Lisa MacLeod to step down over autism waitlist freeze
Liberal MPP Michael Coteau is stepping up the pressure on Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod to resign after leaked emails appear to show her ministry...
Karnataka court quashes ED freeze on Greenpeace bank accounts
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court has quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) order freezing the bank accounts of Greenpeace India, the Indian arm...