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May 30, 2024 5:13 PM

Early results in South Africa’s election show ANC losing majority

The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, partial results from South Africa's national election showed, in what would be the most dramatic political shift since the end of aparthei...

May 30, 2024 1:46 PM

Delhi Government to hold an emergency meeting to address the issue of water shortage

Facing an acute water shortage across the national capital, the Delhi government has called an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss measures to address the escalating crisis. The high-level meeting at the Delhi Secretariat will be chaired by Wat...

May 30, 2024 1:14 PM

Forest officers use drones to extinguish fires in Jammu and Kashmir

A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera sub-division of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Drones were used on Thursday to monitor fore...

May 30, 2024 11:56 AM

Monsoon rains arrive early in Kerala

Monsoon rains hit India's southernmost Kerala coast a few days earlier than expected on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, boosting prospects for bumper harvests that could spur farm and economic growth in Asia's third-largest ...

May 30, 2024 11:45 AM

Growth in India set to get more broad-based, says Morgan Stanley, pegged 6.8% for 2024

Growth in India, which already is strong and surging, may become more broad-based across both on the consumer and business spending side, indicated Morgan Stanley. The global investment bank, in its latest report '2024 Global Economic Midyear Outlook...

May 30, 2024 1:15 PM

Global shift to renewables slowed in 2023, policy group says

The global shift to renewables in major energy-consuming sectors slowed in 2023, hindered by regulatory gaps, political pressures and a failure to set clear targets, a policy group said on Wednesday. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine ...

May 30, 2024 1:13 PM

Space startup Agnikul launches India’s second privately built rocket

Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine to use both gas and liquid fuel in the country's second flight of a privately built rocket. The Agnibaan's first flight had been cal...

May 30, 2024 6:10 PM

NHAI seeks investment in UAE for infrastructure monetization

By: Vinod Kumar The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched an initiative to monetize its infrastructure, seeking investments from the UAE to sustain and enhance India's expanding national highway network. NHAI’s delegation, le...

May 30, 2024 10:23 AM

Fourteen Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub. The verdi...

May 30, 2024 1:50 PM

South Africa: ANC voters disillusioned with their liberators

The long queues of voters recalled South Africa's 1994 ballot that ended white minority rule and ushered in democracy, but for many, gratitude to the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for their historic liberation is wearing thin. As South Afri...

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