US trade delegation to visit India to explore opportunities in agribusiness sector
A high-powered US trade delegation will visit India later this month to explore opportunities in the country’s huge agribusiness sector and further promote American products among India’s rising middle class. “India represents a growth economy for the US agribusinesses seeking to capture an increasing share of the household food purchases in...
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Ukraine passes law to recruit soldiers
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Imran Khan warns Pakistan may suffer economic collapse
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Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest ever fraud case
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After Modi’s remarks China says “sound and stable ties” serve the common interests of China and India
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Instagram deploys new tools to guard young people from nudity
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China acts tough against two US defence companies
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US, Japan, Philippine hold first trilateral summit to counter China in Indo-Pacific
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Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, according to Israel’s army and the militant group’s official media, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.” The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the attack Wednesday, saying the men conducted militant...
Chandrayaan-3 team receives award for Space exploration
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission team has been presented with the prestigious 2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration in recognition of it raising the bar for space exploration. The award was received by India’s Consul General in Houston D C Manjunath on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation...
Novels from Asia, Europes and S America vie for Booker Prize
Novels that depict people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics in settings from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63,000) award includes Argentine writer Selva Almada’s “Not...
‘Gunmen kill 6 cops in southeastern Iran’
Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran’s restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six policemen, media reports said. The attack on a road in Sistan and Baluchistan province also left two other policemen wounded, according to yjc.ir, a website affiliated with the state broadcasting company. The report said the Jaish al-Adl militant...
Sri Lankan President calls for legalising agreements with IMF
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the importance of legalising agreements with the IMF to ensure there is no repeat of reversing decisions after agreeing with the global lender, which he said, represents the debt-trapped country’s “final opportunity” for economic recovery. Wickremesinghe’s remarks come barely three weeks after the International...
Pak deploys police and paramilitary forces ahead of Eid al-Fitr
Pak authorities have deployed more than 100,000 police and paramilitary forces at mosques and marketplaces across the country ahead of the massive Eid al-Fitr holiday, officials said Tuesday. Eid al-Fitr, which means feast, will be celebrated in Pakistan on Wednesday, subject to sighting of the moon. The three-day holiday marks...
US plan linking AUKUS submarine pact to Taiwan upsets China
China on Tuesday said it will resolutely oppose any plan by the Biden administration to connect the AUKUS pact between Australia, the UK, and the US to the Taiwan issue, saying it will risk nuclear proliferation and exacerbate the arms race in the Asia-Pacific. Reacting to reports quoting US Deputy Secretary...
