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November 6, 2025 1:17 PM

Can Africa ride critical minerals wave to economic boom?

As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and jobs, analysts say. To capitalise on the burgeoning ...

November 6, 2025 1:17 PM

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon’s limits

Under Brazil's Amazon rainforest canopy, hundreds of transparent plastic panels hang between tree trunks to starve a hectare of land of half the water it normally receives. Scientists are creating this artificial drought in Querencia municipality cl...

November 5, 2025 11:49 AM

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musl...

November 4, 2025 10:20 PM

India shines in QS Rankings 2026, academicians credit PM Modi’s vision

Academicians and education experts have hailed India's best-ever performance in the QS World University Rankings 2026, with 54 Indian universities making it to the global list. This marks a significant rise from 46 institutions last year and just 11 ...

November 4, 2025 1:04 PM

Bhutan hosts Global Peace Prayer Festival uniting Buddhist leaders worldwide for compassion and harmony

The Global Peace Prayer Festival has commenced in Bhutan, marking the start of a landmark spiritual gathering that brings together Buddhist leaders, practitioners, and peace advocates from around the world from November 4 to 17. The festival, being ...

November 3, 2025 10:02 AM

PM Modi congratulates Team India on winning Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian team on their spectacular win in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Finals. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “A spectacular win by the Indian team in the ICC Women’s Cricket Worl...

November 2, 2025 11:13 AM

What did Trump, Xi agree to on tariffs, export controls and fentanyl

The White House on Saturday released details about the agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump reached this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate their countries’ trade war, including U.S. tariff reductions and a pause in Beijing...

November 1, 2025 2:26 PM

Ayushman Bharat becomes world’s largest public healthcare scheme

The Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has emerged as the world’s largest public healthcare scheme, offering health insurance cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family each year and providing affordable medical care to millions...

November 1, 2025 1:09 PM

PM Modi inaugurates ‘Shanti Shikhar’ meditation centre in Chhattisgarh, calls for global peace and harmony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated “Shanti Shikhar,” a new meditation and spiritual learning centre established by the Brahma Kumaris in Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister emphasized India’s comm...

October 31, 2025 4:30 PM

Are the deadly US strikes on alleged drug vessels legal?

U.S. strikes against suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean have killed dozens of what the Trump administration says are drug trafficking terrorists responsible for thousands of deaths in the United States. Human rights groups co...

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