Former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has asked if the constitutional amendments submitted, passed and ratified in quick succession on Wednesday had set a world record. The new amendments enacted on Wednesday included adding anti-defection provisions to the Constitution. The first reading of the bill was conducted just after 09:00 am and the debate ended […]
Read MoreLeftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who tightened his grip on power last week after winning a huge majority in the legislature following his own victory in September, vowed to maintain the IMF programme. Sri Lanka went to the IMF for a rescue package after the country defaulted on its $46 billion external debt in April […]
Read MoreThe government has earmarked Nu 180 million to support highland communities, focusing on increasing livestock population, productivity, and economic growth. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Younten Phuntsho during the National Assembly’s question and answer session on November 19. Bji-Kartshog-Uesu MP Lhendup Wangdi and Radhi-Sakteng MP Tashi Tenzin inquired about plans […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s insurgent group Arakan Army captured the former capital of Arakan Kingdom in western Rakhine State on February 8 this year. They also took control of the cities of Minbia and Kyuktao. In fact, on 13 November 2023, fighting resumed between the Arakan Army and the country’s military junta. The pro-independence group has since successfully […]
Read More“Specific dates of Vladimir Putin’s visit to India will be announced soon,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India soon, the Kremlin’s press secretary announced on Tuesday. “Specific dates of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India will soon be announced and Russia will begin preparing for it,” Dmitry Peskov, the […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping warned at the Group of 20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro that artificial intelligence should not be a “game of rich countries and the wealthy,” state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. Xi also called for more international governance and cooperation on AI, Xinhua said. Earlier in the day, Xi touted […]
Read MoreGautam Adani, the chairperson of the Adani Group of companies, has been indicted in the US over his role in an alleged multibillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme involving his solar projects in India. US prosecutors said Wednesday that Adani and seven others, including his nephew Sagar Adani, agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes […]
Read MoreWinter has come to Delhi and with it, a familiar sense of gloom. The sky here is grey and there is a thick, visible blanket of smog. If you stay outdoors for more than a few minutes, you can almost taste ash. You will feel breathless within minutes if you try to run or even […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate announced today (Wednesday, November 20) that the newly appointed ambassador of Uzbekistan to Kabul, Oybek Usmanov, has presented a copy of his credentials to Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that […]
Read MoreIn the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Nepal supplied electricity worth Rs 12.72 billion to India. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), one billion 667 million and 892 thousand units of electricity, the surplus during the rainy season, was exported to India. The export rate per unit was Rs 7.63. The NEA […]
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