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April 30, 2025
India’s GCCs record robust rise in women staffers at senior levels
While India is rapidly becoming a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), the development has ushered in a promising trend in women's career advancement with a significant increase in female represe...
April 30, 2025
Centre forms High-Level Committee for disaster management oversight
The Central government on Wednesday constituted a High-Level Committee under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and three others as its members to oversee matters related to the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The committee includes Minister of ...
April 30, 2025
Cabinet approves ₹22,864-crore greenfield highway project connecting Meghalaya and Assam
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a ₹22,864 crore project to build a 166.8 km four-lane greenfield access-controlled highway between Mawlyngkhung in Meghalaya and Panchgram in Assam. The...
April 22, 2025
India and Saudi Arabia hold meeting of High-Level Task Force on Investments, ahead of PM Modi’s visit
India-Saudi Arabia High Level Task Force on Investments held its meeting in Riyadh on Monday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jeddah from April 22 to April 23. According to the Indian...
April 16, 2025
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan
In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 04.43 a.m. IST (local time), with the epicentre located at latitude 35.83 deg...
April 9, 2025
CPEC Projects Stagnate: Lost Momentum and Lingering Questions
The daring hijack of the Jaffar Express in March 2025 by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has once again brought the region’s resentments into sharp focus. The assault, which claimed at least 90 Pakistani soldiers’ lives and saw around 450 passengers ...
April 21, 2025
PM Modi set to visit Jeddah, bolster India-Saudi Arabia ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Jeddah this Tuesday, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia’s commercial hub in over four decades. The landmark vi...
April 21, 2025
PM Modi to Make Third Visit to Saudi Arabia, Building on Strategic Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia on April 22-23, 2025, on a bilateral visit. This marks Modi's third official trip to the Kingdom, following previous visits in 2016 and 2019. The upcoming visit underscores Saudi Arabia's str...
April 17, 2025
World Art Dubai 2025 Opens With Expanded International Showcase
The Middle East's largest contemporary art fair, World Art Dubai, opened its doors today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, launching four days of vibrant artistic exchange that will run until April 20th. Now in its 11th edition, the fair builds upon last year's...
April 17, 2025
Ukraine, US make ‘substantial progress’ on minerals deal, Kyiv says
Ukraine and the United States have made "substantial progress" in their talks on a minerals deal and will sign a memorandum in the near future, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wed...
April 15, 2025
Europe had most widespread floods for more than a decade in 2024, scientists say
Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent's river network hit by significant floods, scientists said on Tuesday, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather....
March 28, 2025
Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine to end war
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords to reach a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday. Putin's comm...
April 30, 2025
Canada’s Liberals ride Trump backlash to comeback election win
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain power in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and com...
April 30, 2025
Trump eases auto tariffs burden as Lutnick touts first foreign trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a pair of orders to soften the blow of his auto tariffs on Tuesday with a mix of credits and relief from other levies on materials, and his trade team touted its first deal with a foreign trading partner. The developments he...
April 30, 2025
Trump says trade talks with India ‘coming along great’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed optimism about ongoing trade negotiations with India, stating that talks were “coming along great” and suggesting that a deal could be on the horizon. Speaking to reporters at an airport before heading to a r...
April 16, 2025
Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says
Between 60,000 and 80,000 households - or up to 400,000 people, - have been displaced from Sudan's Zamzam camp in North Darfur after it was taken over by the Rapid Support Forces, according to data fr...
April 15, 2025
Rape used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, UN agency warns
Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday, as the conflict marks its second year. "We have seen a 288% increase in demand for life saving support for rape and sexual violence survivors. We are beginning t...
April 7, 2025
Mali accuses Algeria of shooting down a surveillance drone, recalls ambassador
Mali accused neighbouring Algeria of shooting down one of its surveillance drones near their shared border in a statement read out by the security minister on national TV on Sunday. The West African country and its allies Burkina Faso and Niger will recall th...
