Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that separate talks with Myanmar’s junta leader and key opposition figures have yielded results, paving the way for the first direct contact between the two sides engaged in a long and destructive civil war. Last month, Anwar met with Junta chairman Min Aung Hlaing behind closed doors in Bangkok, […]
Read MoreASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) is a gateway to the Turkic world, Secretary General of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) In-sik Jang said during his first official visit to Kazakhstan on May 12-16, reported the CEC’s press service. At a meeting with CEC Chairman Nurlan Abdirov, Jang expressed appreciation for Kazakhstan’s […]
Read MoreA Thai court on Thursday ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than 10 billion baht ($304 million) to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy program that her administration had implemented more than a decade ago. The Supreme Administrative Court partially reversed a 2021 court ruling that cleared […]
Read MoreIsrael allowed 100 aid trucks carrying flour, baby food and medical equipment into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, as UN officials reported that distribution issues had meant that no aid had so far reached people in need. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would be open to a temporary ceasefire to […]
Read MoreDhaka: The council of advisers of the Interim Government today gave final approval of the “July Mass Uprising Martyrs’ Families and Injured Students-Citizens Welfare and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 2025”. The approval was given following vetting of the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division in the 29th meeting of the Advisory Council, with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus presiding […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Super-rich Indians are second to Saudi High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) in buying luxury properties in Dubai, according to a report by global property consultancy Knight Frank. The report adds that British citizens are in third position after Indians in buying luxury properties in Dubai. Saudi HNWIs have the […]
Read MoreMorgan Stanley, a global financial services firm, on Wednesday modestly upgraded its forecast for the Indian economy to 6.2 per cent year-on-year for financial year 2026, up from 6.1 per cent and 6.5 per cent for FY 2027, up from 6.3 per cent. “We upgrade our growth forecasts modestly to 6.2% YoY (vs. 6.1%) for […]
Read MorePlans for future India-US cooperation in aircraft carrier technology were discussed during a recent joint working group meeting between the two sides, officials said on Tuesday. The eighth meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the India-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), was […]
Read MoreBy Nishant Sahdev Fire, thunder, smoke, and a trembling sound fill the air as a rocket takes flight. Beneath that drama, however, is a quiet science. Every movement is controlled by calculations, chemistry that is timed to the millisecond, and thermodynamics that transforms fuel into force. For decades, India’s rockets have relied on cryogenic engines—high-tech […]
Read MoreTata Electronics has initiated the assembly of iPhone models, including iPhone 16 and iPhone 16e, at their Hosur facility amid US President Donald Trump urging Apple CEO Tim Cook to move production out of India. This development could potentially position Tata as a significant player in the mainstream smartphone supply chain, a field currently dominated […]
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