The year 2024 has set a historic record for the highest number of Sri Lankans migrating for work, with 312,836 individuals leaving the country for employment opportunities overseas. This surpasses the previous record set in 2022 and highlights a significant trend of labor migration in recent years. Over the past six years (2019–2024), 1.3 million […]
Read MoreIndia’s Ambassador to Bhutan Sudhakar Dalela talks to Kuensel Reporter Thukten Zangpo about India-Bhutan relations, trade and technology, and the visionary initiatives like Gelephu Mindfulness City, among others 2024 has been a busy year in both India and Bhutan, with both countries undergoing elections. What have been the key highlights in bilateral partnership for you, […]
Read MoreThe rhythmic thumping sound of about 60 young men doing jumping jacks to warm up fills the chilly late November air at a picturesque playground in Pokhara, a city in western Nepal. The teenagers’ instructor is training them for the next round of the Gurkha recruitment programme which will admit them into the British Army […]
Read MoreTensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have reached a boiling point, with fears of escalation to an all-out war after the Taliban deployed troops to the border in response to deadly strikes and rising hostilities. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for launching devastating artillery attacks on Pakistani military positions along the contentious Durand Line, further inflaming […]
Read MoreThousands of people took to the streets of Islamabad, Pakistan, demanding an end to the war in Gaza. The rally was organized by the Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday (December 29). The rally called on the Pakistani government to recognize Hamas as a legitimate military force in addition to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The participants […]
Read MoreThe Indian rupee weakened slightly on Tuesday, tracking modest declines in other Asian peers, while volumes were relatively muted on the last trading day of 2024. The rupee was at 85.59 against the U.S. dollar as of 09:45 a.m. IST, down from its close at 85.5350 in the previous session. The dollar index was little […]
Read MoreIndia launched its first space docking mission on Monday, on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. The mission, called Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh state at 1630 GMT aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s […]
Read MoreDhaka, Bangladesh — December 27, 2024 – Khaleda Ahsan, the first female chief engineer of Bangladesh and a prominent figure in the country’s Public Health Engineering Department, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, at 12:30 AM. She succumbed to a prolonged illness related to cancer. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. Khaleda Ahsan’s passing […]
Read MoreThe top results of searches on Chinmoy Krishna Das come almost exclusively from Indian outlets, most of which lack local correspondents and rely instead on secondary or social media sources, says a Tech Global Institute report. Google Search prioritises ultranationalist outlets more prominently, thereby fueling a global disinformation campaign amid heightened diplomatic tensions. According to […]
Read MoreJailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will not make any request for his release in ongoing talks with the government, party leaders said on Saturday. PTI says Imran is ready to make any sacrifice to serve his sentence for the people. Many say that the PTI founder is trying to find a way to […]
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