The Allahabad high court on Monday acquitted Surendra Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida citing “lack of evidence”. Both accused had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder. However, with this verdict of the court, their death penalty stands cancelled. Both had been sentenced […]
Read MoreChina’s economy is expected to have seen moderate growth in the third quarter, according to an AFP survey ahead of data this week, while experts warn that there were still significant hurdles for its recovery. Authorities have been seeking ways to reinvigorate activity in an economy grappling with a major property crisis and weaker consumption […]
Read MoreKazakhstan’s KazMunayGas JSC (KMG, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday (October 16) in Beijing. As part of the agreement, the two countries will conduct joint geological research on promising exploration projects and expand cooperation on existing fields and oilfield services in […]
Read MoreJakarta: An Indonesian court on Monday rejected several petitions seeking to change eligibility rules for presidential and vice presidential candidates, complicating a widely anticipated bid by the incumbent leader’s son to run on an election ticket next year. The Constitutional Court was delivering rulings on a series of similar petitions on Monday, amid growing criticism of […]
Read MoreKuala Lumpur : Malaysia does not agree with Western pressure to condemn Palestinian militant group Hamas, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday, amid widespread outrage over this month’s deadly attack on southern Israel. Western and European countries have repeatedly asked Malaysia to condemn Hamas in meetings, Anwar said, without providing details. “I said that we, […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors. Putin will attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Oct. 17-18, his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the Hague-based International Criminal Court […]
Read MoreDhaka: China has called on relevant countries to exercise restraint, to take an objective and just position, to work for de-escalation of conflict, and to avoid causing an even bigger blow to regional and international security. “China condemns all violence and attacks against civilians, and opposes all acts in violation of international law,” Chinese Ambassador to […]
Read MorePakistan’s inflation rate rose to 31.4% year-on-year in September from 27.4% in August, statistics bureau data showed on Monday, as the nation reels from high fuel and energy prices. The country is embarking on a tricky path to economic recovery under a caretaker government after a $3 billion loan programme approved by the International Monetary […]
Read MoreMINSK, 2 October (BelTA) – Gomselmash will supply a batch of grain harvesters to Tajikistan in 2024, the company’s press service told BelTA. The 16th meeting of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation was held in Dushanbe. The Belarusian delegation led by Agriculture and Food Minister Sergei Bartosh took part in this […]
Read MoreIn an updated report on Monday, the World Bank said that it maintained its economic growth forecast for Cambodia at 5.5 per cent in 2023 and raised it to 6.1 per cent in 2024. The Southeast Asian country’s growth is driven by garment export, tourism, agriculture, and construction and real estate, reports Xinhua news agency. […]
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