Myanmar’s insurgent group Arakan Army captured the former capital of Arakan Kingdom in western Rakhine State on February 8 this year. They also took control of the cities of Minbia and Kyuktao. In fact, on 13 November 2023, fighting resumed between the Arakan Army and the country’s military junta. The pro-independence group has since successfully […]
Read More“Specific dates of Vladimir Putin’s visit to India will be announced soon,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India soon, the Kremlin’s press secretary announced on Tuesday. “Specific dates of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India will soon be announced and Russia will begin preparing for it,” Dmitry Peskov, the […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping warned at the Group of 20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro that artificial intelligence should not be a “game of rich countries and the wealthy,” state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. Xi also called for more international governance and cooperation on AI, Xinhua said. Earlier in the day, Xi touted […]
Read MoreGautam Adani, the chairperson of the Adani Group of companies, has been indicted in the US over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme involving his solar projects in India. US prosecutors said Wednesday that Adani and seven others, including his nephew Sagar Adani, agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes […]
Read MoreWinter has come to Delhi and with it, a familiar sense of gloom. The sky here is grey and there is a thick, visible blanket of smog. If you stay outdoors for more than a few minutes, you can almost taste ash. You will feel breathless within minutes if you try to run or even […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate announced today (Wednesday, November 20) that the newly appointed ambassador of Uzbekistan to Kabul, Oybek Usmanov, has presented a copy of his credentials to Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that […]
Read MoreIn the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Nepal supplied electricity worth Rs 12.72 billion to India. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), one billion 667 million and 892 thousand units of electricity, the surplus during the rainy season, was exported to India. The export rate per unit was Rs 7.63. The NEA […]
Read MoreIn a landmark collaboration, Tata Power Company Ltd, one of India’s largest integrated power firms, has joined forces with Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) to develop at least 5,000 MW of clean energy capacity in Bhutan. This partnership aims to enhance regional energy security while supporting the transition to renewable energy in both Bhutan and […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s representative at an Asia-Pacific summit met US President Joe Biden on Friday and invited him to visit Taiwan in the near future, with the two men having a “lively” exchange of views, the island’s delegation to the summit said. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is one of the few international meetings both Taiwan and […]
Read MoreA suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 12 soldiers, the military said Wednesday, following a separate clash that left eight dead in the same region bordering Afghanistan. The suicide blast occurred on Tuesday and resulted in the deaths of “12 brave sons of soil”, the army said in a statement. Six militants died in an […]
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