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September 20, 2024 9:55 AM

Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts are not from Taiwan, minister says

Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that th...

September 20, 2024 9:50 AM

Rajasthan Woos Qatari Investors Ahead of Global Summit

Rajasthan's Industry and Commerce Minister, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, led an investors' roadshow in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, as part of the international outreach for the upcoming 'Rising Rajasthan' Global Investment Summit 2024. The delegation's v...

September 20, 2024 9:40 AM

Giving army magistracy powers risks new problems: Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) expressed concerns over the recent decision of Prof. Muhammad Yunus led interim government of Bangladesh to grant magistracy powers to the army. Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said ...

September 19, 2024 1:31 PM

Sri Lanka’s 2022 ‘Aragalaya’ revolt hangs heavy over presidential vote

Just over two years since Sri Lanka's 'Aragalaya' uprising that deposed the nation's president, the movement that sparked the mass struggle is rallying behind Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lead the fight against corruption and revive a broken economy...

September 19, 2024 1:05 AM

India notifies Pakistan to amend Indus water treaty

India is seeking changes to the Indus Water Treaty, which has been in place for over six decades, and has formally notified Pakistan of its intention to amend the agreement. This move comes amid a longstanding dispute regarding the Kishanganga and Ra...

September 18, 2024 5:50 PM

Sensex, Nifty fall marginally ahead of Fed policy decision

India’s benchmark indices closed flat on Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's policy decision on a potential rate cut. The Nifty slipped 41 points, or 0.16%, ending at 25,377.55, after hitting an intraday high of 25,482.20. Simi...

September 18, 2024 5:39 PM

Nepal’s ambassador discusses energy cooperation and LDC graduation with Bangladesh’s chief adviser

Nepal's Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari gave a courtesy call to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Nepal and Bangladesh stressed the need to share exper...

September 18, 2024 4:05 PM

SIDM Signs Two MoUs on Defence Industry Cooperation with UAE Partners

In a landmark move to enhance defence cooperation, the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) signed two Memorandums of Understanding on Defence Industry Cooperation with the Emirates Defence Companies Council (EDCC) and EDGE Group UAE. Thi...

September 18, 2024 3:15 PM

J&K records 41.17% voter turnout by 1 PM in first phase of assembly elections

Jammu and Kashmir has reported a voter turnout of 41.17% as of 1 PM in the first phase of the assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). According to the ECI, Kishtwar recorded a 56.86% turnout followed by Doda 50.81%, ...

September 18, 2024 10:25 AM

Trump to meet with Prime Minister Modi in US next week

Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to the United States next week. Trump, who is campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, made the...

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