India, Australia boost critical minerals partnership to secure battery supply chains, cut China’s dominance

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Counsellor Energy & Resources at the Australian High Commission, Sanjiva de Silva, highlighted the growing collaboration between India and Australia in the critical minerals sector, emphasising efforts to strengthen battery supply chains and support the global energy transition. “The Australian and Indian governments have been working for the last […]

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by Masum Billah

Tokayev in New York: $100B U.S. Investment Push Boosts Kazakhstan Ties

Kazakhstan and the United States are continuing to strengthen their strategic partnership, with investment playing a central role. At a roundtable with U.S. business representatives in New York, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that American investments in Kazakhstan’s economy have surpassed $100 billion. “Today, more than 630 American companies are successfully operating in our country, including […]

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Sri Lanka jails immigration chief for two years

COOMBO: Sri Lanka’s immigration chief was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday, the latest top official jailed under the government’s anti-corruption drive. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has revived corruption cases against members of the former administrations of the two Rajapaksa brothers – Mahinda and Gotabaya, and purged several top officials. In the latest case, […]

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Crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Duterte detailed by court

THE HAGUE: The crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte allege his involvement in the killings of at least 76 people while he was president and earlier a southern mayor, the International Criminal Court has revealed. The first charge cites 19 victims killed while Duterte was mayor of Davao City between 2013 […]

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India’s tech sector fears impact of Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa on US market

By Biman Mukherji US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an up to fifty-fold increase in the cost of skilled worker permits under the H-1B visa programme has rattled India’s tech industry, which has provided highly qualified manpower and services to American enterprises for decades. On Friday, Washington announced that the H-1B fee would be raised […]

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‘Out of curiosity’: 13-year-old Afghan boy travels from Kabul to Delhi in plane’s landing gear and survives

A 13-year-old Afghan boy was discovered at Delhi’s international airport after travelling from Kabul hidden inside the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air passenger plane, Indian authorities said. The boy, from Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, was spotted walking on the runway after the aircraft landed on Sunday morning, according to the Central Industrial Security […]

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