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May 9, 2024 7:03 PM

Iran to import no wheat until March 2025, ministry official says

Iran will not import any wheat until March 2025 as it will rely on domestic production, the Iranian Student News Agency reported a deputy at the Agriculture Ministry saying on Thursday. "Between March 2023 and March 2024, domestic production of whea...

May 9, 2024 5:24 PM

Putin agrees to withdraw Russian forces from various Armenian regions, says Ifax

President Vladimir Putin has agreed to withdraw Russian forces and border guards from various parts of Armenia at Yerevan's request, Putin's spokesman was cited as saying on Thursday by Russia's Interfax news agency. The announcement follows the ...

May 9, 2024 5:23 PM

More Chinese jump through hoops, crawl under nets to foster ties with pets

Dog trail races that allow people and their dogs to navigate off-road obstacle courses in tandem are growing popular in China, as the pace of pet ownership and active lifestyle pursuits picks up. "Originally, I would only go to the gym and run to lo...

May 9, 2024 3:39 PM

Japan to start hunting fin whales, potentially scaling up commercial whaling

Japan will add fin whale to its commercial whaling species list, the government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday (May 9). The country's Fisheries Agency posted a draft of the revision to its aquatic resource control policies for publi...

May 9, 2024 3:26 PM

Gunmen in Pakistan kill seven labourers near Gwadar port, say police

Gunmen shot and killed seven labourers near southwestern Pakistan's Gwadar port early on Thursday, police said. Police official Mohsin Ali said the gunmen stormed into a house some 25 km (15 miles) east of the port city and shot and killed the labou...

May 9, 2024 12:31 PM

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on 2-day visit to Bangladesh

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina on Thursday morning at Ganabhaban. Vinay Kwatra arrived at Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call on Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud af...

May 8, 2024 7:45 PM

BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey will be on two day visit to India

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretary General, Indra Mani Pandey will be on two day visit to India on 09-10 May 2024. He will be visiting the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Bengaluru and...

May 8, 2024 4:46 PM

Illicit trade costs Pakistan over PKR 700 bn annually: Report

A report released by a prominent international research organisation reveals that Pakistan faces an enormous annual loss exceeding PKR 700 billion due to illicit trade activities, as reported by ARY News. The report, unveiled on Monday by Geoffrey H...

May 8, 2024 1:31 PM

Rabindra literature was our main resort against Pakistani culture: Bangladesh President

Written by: Navalsang Parmar Paying glowing tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the eve of this 163rd birth anniversary on Tuesday, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said that Rabindra literature was our main resort against Paki...

May 7, 2024 11:43 PM

India and Bhutan collaborate to enhance trade and customs cooperation

The 5th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) meeting between India and Bhutan took place on May 6th-7th in Leh, Ladakh. The meeting aimed to strengthen bilateral ties and address various issues related to customs and trade facilitation. Co-chaired by Surjit...

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