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September 30, 2024 2:41 PM

Why India’s easing of export curbs is important to global rice trade

India has removed most of the export curbs it imposed on rice shipments in 2023 with immediate effect, as above-average monsoon rains are expected to boost crop yields amid overflowing stocks in state granaries. Here are some facts explaining India'...

September 30, 2024 12:47 PM

From Protests to Power: Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Journey as Sri Lanka’s First Leftist President

It is more than two years since the Aragalaya Protests shook Sri Lanka to the core. Aragalaya means Struggle in the Sinhala language. The imagery of people storming the Presidential Palace and hoisting the Sri Lankan national flag, amid slogans of ...

September 30, 2024 11:45 AM

Israel’s Northern Arrows Operation: What Nasrallah’s Death Means for the Future

The Israel Defence Forces posted a somewhat cryptic message on X. It read that Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world. That message was followed, within minutes, by another, more direct, and, unambiguous one from Lt. Col. Nada...

September 27, 2024 11:12 AM

LDP leadership election candidates: Who’s vying to be Japan’s next PM?

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here are the leading contenders based on public opinion polls. SHIGERU ISHIBA, 67 The former defence minister is making his fif...

September 24, 2024 2:07 PM

West Africa becomes global terrorism hotspot as Western forces leave

Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako's airport and set the presidential jet on fire. The Sept. 17 att...

September 19, 2024 5:11 PM

What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka’s presidential election?

Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation slowly emerging from worst financial crisis in decades. Below are the five key issues for voters: ECONOMY AND GROWTH A critic...

September 16, 2024 2:00 PM

65 Glorious Years: Doordarshan’s Legacy in Shaping India’s Broadcasting History

Doordarshan, established on September 15, 1959, marked the beginning of India's broadcasting era. As an autonomous public service broadcaster under the Government of India, it is one of the two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Today, Doordarshan remains ...

September 15, 2024 4:06 PM

Arizona’s battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election

Native American opposition to Rio Tinto and BHP's Resolution Copper mine could prove crucial for the 2024 U.S. presidential vote in the battleground state of Arizona, underscoring the high tension over where best to extract critical minerals for the ...

September 13, 2024 3:22 PM

Swachh Bharat Mission: A game changer for public health

The recent release of the scientific report in the journal Nature on the Swachh Bharat Mission’s (SBM) impact on the reduction in infant and child mortality broadly coincides with the 10th anniversary of the programme. Announced by Prime Ministe...

September 13, 2024 12:35 PM

Can the Palestinians become a full United Nations member?

When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas travels to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month, he will for the first time be seated on the floor of the General Assembly among other U.N. member states. But th...

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