After being on hold for over six months, the Centre has cleared the Defence Ministry and Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) to begin formal negotiations with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for building six advanced submarines under Project 75 India (P-75I), according to a report by ANI. Defence officials told ANI that negotiations are expected […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are displaying a higher commitment to long-term investing compared to Resident Indians (RIs), according to a data report from FinEdge. The report noted that over 75 per cent of NRI investors have remained invested for more than five years, and 65 per cent for over seven […]
Read MoreDHAKA, August 25: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday at the State Guest House Jamuna. The two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral ties, boosting trade, youth-to-youth exchanges, increased education and cultural exchanges and revitalizing regional cooperation through SAARC. Deputy […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji Faced with punishing US tariffs, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to turn crisis into opportunity, unveiling a historic tax overhaul that he says will deliver a “double Diwali” for households and businesses alike. In a wide-ranging Independence Day address on August 15, Modi unveiled the most significant revamp of India’s […]
Read MoreIndian Actor-politician Vijay, who is trying to push forward his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as a third front in Tamil Nadu, announced that he would contest the assembly polls from Madurai East. The TVK chief made the announcement at a mega rally in Madurai district in front of thousands of his supporters on Thursday […]
Read MoreApple assembly partner Foxconn has recalled about 300 Chinese engineers from a factory in India, the latest setback for the iPhone maker’s push to rapidly expand in the country. The extraction of Chinese workers from the factory of Yuzhan Technology, a Foxconn component unit, in southern Tamil Nadu state is the second such move in […]
Read MoreIndia successfully tested the Agni-5, an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) capable of striking targets up to 5,000km away, demonstrating the country’s strategic military strength. The defence ministry said the test-firing was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, under the supervision of the Strategic Forces Command, and validated all operational and technical […]
Read MoreBy Sergey Kwan The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has launched a major initiative to improve air quality in Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the capital, Bishkek. On August 20, Bishkek hosted the signing ceremony for the Record of Discussions between KOICA and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision, marking the […]
Read MoreBy Julian Ryall South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s push for closer ties with Tokyo has upended expectations in Japan, with analysts describing his outreach as a pragmatic shift that could reshape the tone of bilateral ties long coloured by historical disputes. Lee is due in Japan on Saturday for a two-day summit with Prime Minister […]
Read MoreBy Stephen M. Bland Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 21 August for an official visit that rolls into a full day of talks in Bishkek on 22 August, including a session of the Supreme Interstate Council. The Kyrgyz capital implemented rolling traffic restrictions around motorcade routes, a sign of how tightly choreographed […]
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