Centre-owned NLC India Ltd. has planned to source lithium from Africa. The company is at the closing stage of discussions with a Russian government-owned company for sourcing lithium from its mine in Africa. As India is taking measures to ensure a stable supply of lithium to meet the country’s clean energy demand, such deals are […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI – Air India CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Monday said that the preliminary investigation report into the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad has found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or engines, and that all mandatory maintenance tasks had been completed. In a mail addressed to the Air […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that Beijing and New Delhi should work towards mutual trust and “win-win” cooperation, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, state news agency Xinhua reported. China and India should “adhere to the direction of good-neighbourliness and friendship” and “find a way for mutual respect and trust, […]
Read MoreBy Dmitry Pokidaev Kazakhstan’s national nuclear company, Kazatomprom, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Slovenské elektrárne a.s. (SEAS), Slovakia’s largest electricity producer, paving the way for future uranium exports to the Central European country. According to a company statement, the memorandum outlines the potential supply of natural uranium concentrate and, eventually, uranium dioxide (UO₂), […]
Read MoreBy Vagit Ismailov For the first time in over two decades, China has become Tajikistan’s largest trading partner, surpassing Russia in bilateral trade volume, according to newly released data from the Tajikistan Statistics Agency. A New Leader in Foreign Trade Between January and May 2025, trade between Tajikistan and China reached $964 million, an increase […]
Read MoreDhaka, 15 July 2025: Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday at the State Guest House Jamuna. During the meeting, Archbishop Randall extended an invitation to Professor Yunus for an inter-religious dialogue program scheduled for September 6-12. The Archbishop emphasized the […]
Read MoreThe interim government today (15 July) clarified that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus does not intend to be declared as “national reformer” nor does the government plan to confer any such title on him. “The writ petitioner appears to have filed the petition on his own, and it is unclear on what basis the direction has […]
Read MoreBy Hariz Baharudin The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Singapore will intensify its support for Timor-Leste’s government capacity building, as the region’s youngest nation prepares to join Asean as a full member. The upgraded Singapore-Timor-Leste Asean Readiness Support (Stars) package, now known as the enhanced Stars (eStars) package, will provide tailored assistance to help the South-east […]
Read MoreBy Laura Zhou China’s relations with Australia have “turned around” after overcoming “setbacks”, President Xi Jinping told visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing on Tuesday. “The most important thing we can learn from this is a commitment to equal treatment, to seeking common ground while sharing differences, pursuing mutually beneficial cooperation, serving the […]
Read MoreBy Mark Magnierin New York Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te is planning a US “stopover” trip in August that could take him to New York and Texas en route to South America, sources said, a move that is bound to anger Beijing. On Monday, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena confirmed that Lai would visit his country […]
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