On Tuesday, Asia’s third-largest economy forecast annual growth of 6.4% in the fiscal year ending in March, the slowest in four years and below the government’s initial projections, weighed by weaker investment and manufacturing. After world-beating economic growth last year, India’s policymakers are scrambling to head off a sharp slowdown as worsening global conditions and […]
Read MoreThe saying goes, ‘Guest Narayan’ – now neighboring India is using that phrase as its foreign policy. Instead of responding to the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, the Narendra Modi government has extended her visa again. The International Crimes Tribunal issued a second arrest warrant against Hasina on Monday on charges […]
Read MoreThe Taliban has called India a “significant regional and economic partner” after a meeting was held between senior foreign ministry officials of the two countries, the highest such talks since the Afghan group’s takeover of Kabul in 2021. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met acting Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai on Wednesday, […]
Read MoreThe Million Fruit Trees Plantation (MFTP) project has completed its third phase, generating over Nu 1 million in revenue from the first phase of the project, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL). The fourth phase of the project will begin next month with a Nu 182 million budget. This phase will prioritise […]
Read MoreThe farmers of Khatekhola Rural Municipality-6 in Baglung district have produced orange worth Rs 54 million this year. The production of orange this year grew by Rs 20 million compared to the last year, Agricultural Technician at Khatekhola Rural Municipality Agni Kandel said. The farmers in the rural municipality produced orange worth Rs 35 million […]
Read MoreAmidst political tensions, Bangladesh has reclaimed 5 km area occupied by India on the border. However, the country’s border guard force, the BSF, has claimed that the news is ‘baseless’. This information was reported by Indian news agency PTI on Tuesday (January 7). According to the report, the BSF has rejected the report that the […]
Read MoreLocal independent power producers (IPPs) have urged the government to clear at least half of their outstanding dues, approximately Tk9,000 crore, within 10 days to prevent power shortages during the upcoming Ramadan in March and the subsequent rice-growing season, which requires heavy irrigation. During a meeting with Power Division Secretary Farzana Mamtaz at the Secretariat […]
Read MoreThe US government is in the process of removing restrictions on Indian nuclear entities, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday, in a bid to forge deeper energy ties with New Delhi and bolster a 20-year old landmark nuclear deal. Washington and New Delhi have been discussing supply of US nuclear reactors to energy-hungry […]
Read MoreTim Burchett, a member of the US House of Representatives, has written a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging the immediate cessation of US aid to Afghanistan. In his letter, Burchett emphasized that aid to Afghanistan should not continue. He said, “I implore you to take action to put an end to wasteful foreign aid […]
Read MorePresident Dr. Mohamed Muizzu the government has begun disbursing payments for MVR 500 million owed to private companies in relation to various projects completed for the government. The President visited GDh. Hoadedhdhoo on Tuesday morning as part of his ongoing tour of Huvadhoo Atoll. Speaking at a meeting with the residents of the island, President […]
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