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US withdrawal from Afghanistan raises risk of jihadist attacks in China
Beijing , June 24 China's Afghan policy after the 9/11 attacks has been focused on 'curtailing the growth of terrorists and ensuring stability to expand its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to Afghanistan'. However, the abrupt change…
In another setback for China, Swedish court upholds ban on tech giant Huawei
Stockholm , July 23 A Swedish court has upheld a ban on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies selling 5G equipment in the country, following Stockholm's decision to bar the company in October last year.
Sweden's regulator, the…
BSF, Bangladesh border coordination conference begins via virtual mode
New Delhi, Jun 22 (UNI) With an aim to further strengthen border management between India and Bangladesh, a three day Inspector General (IG) level ‘Border Co-ordination Conference between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards…
India recorded 27 pc growth in FDI in 2020, despite Covid-19: UNCTAD
New Delhi, Jun 21 (UNI) India saw a 27 per cent rise in Foreign Direct Investment to USD 64 billion in 2020, said UNCTAD’s World Investment Report published on Monday.
"FDI in South Asia rose by 20 per cent to USD71 billion, driven mainly…
India keen to resume COVID-19 vaccine export to Bangladesh, says envoy
Dhaka , June 21 India's Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami on Sunday said that the country is keen to resume the export of COVID-19 vaccines to Dhaka as soon as possible, but there is no word yet when it will resume the…
Biden to host Afghan president as US withdrawal continues
Washington, June 20 (Xinhua) US President Joe Biden will host Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah at the White House on June 25, White House spokesperson Jen…
England name George Garton in ODI squad for series against SL
London , June 19 England men's head coach Chris Silverwood on Saturday named a 16-player squad for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka starting in Durham on June 29.
Sussex fast bowler George Garton is named in the squad for…
US state department questions fairness of Iranian elections after Raisi’s victory
Washington , June 20 The US State Department claims that the presidential election in Iran was not a fair one, but the US will continue to advance its interests in Iran regardless of who is in power, a department spokesperson told…
RBI can follow these two examples to tackle soaring inflation, but will it take the risk?
Can spiralling fuel and food prices, which have led to a spurt in India's Consumer Price inflation, push the Reserve Bank of India to act up?
Since the pandemic began, the apex bank, much like other central banks, has looked at managing…
Japan exhorts EU to augment military presence in Indo-Pacific
New Delhi/Brussels/Tokyo, Jun 17 (UNI) Japan on Thursday urged the European Union nations to "visibly increase their military presence" in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is beefing up its military capacity.
"We strongly hope that…
Court cannot appoint PM: Oli tells SC
New Delhi/Kathmandu, Jun 17 (UNI) Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the judiciary cannot appoint a Prime Minister as it cannot undertake the legislative and the executive functions of the state.…
No call on release of Rajiv case convicts, Tamil Nadu considers ‘long parole’
The new line of thinking comes almost a month after Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to the President seeking implementation of the previous AIADMK government's recommendation in 2018 to immediately release the convicts.
Momen holds discussion with ASEAN Ambassadors
Dhaka, June 16 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday held a virtual discussion with the Heads of Missions from different ASEAN countries in Dhaka through the Bangladeshi App Boithok.
This is for the first time…
Asian Cup qualifiers: India, Afghanistan play goalless first-half
Doha, June 15 India and Afghanistan played out a goalless first-half of a Group E match of the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium here on Tuesday.
While the 105th-ranked India are out of…
First commercial consignment of GI-certified mangoes from Bihar exported to UK
New Delhi , June 14 In a major boost to the agri-exports potential of the eastern region, the first commercial consignment of Geographical Indications (GI) certified "Jardalu" mangoes from Bhagalpur, Bihar, was exported on Monday to…
MHA notification not related to CAA: Centre to Supeme Court
The petition had been filed by IUML saying Centre has illegally permitted the collectors of the chosen districts to grant citizenship to persons belonging to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians.
Former Indian women’s volleyball captain Nirmal Milkha Singh loses to COVID-19
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Former Indian volleyball captain and wife of sprinter Milkha Singh---Nirmal Kaur breathed her last after fighting a long battle with COVID-19 in a hospital in Mohali, Punjab.
She was 85.
Milkha Singh…
Biden to discuss Afghanistan, Russia, China with Erdogan today
Washington, Jun 14 (Sputnik) US President Joe Biden is expected to discuss Afghanistan, as well as Syria, Libya, Russia and China during his upcoming meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, National Security Advisor Jake…
NATO to change strategic concept referring to Russia as constructive partner
Washington, Jun 14 (Sputnik) - NATO will be updating its strategic concept after the Monday meeting and could change the reference to Russia as a "constructive partner," White House
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said. After…
One earth, one health approach to effectively deal with Pandemic: PM Modi at G7 summit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for adopting a "one earth, one health" approach to effectively deal with the coronavirus pandemic globally during a virtual address at a session of the G7 summit.
Calling for…
