- Sunday, March 02, 2025
China has called on member states of the Shanghai Cooperation organisation (SCO) to bridge their differences through dialogue, resolutely tackle the forces of terrorism and jointly create a sound security environment for the economic recovery and social stability of all countries. Chinese state councillor and minister of public security Wang…
India needs $540 billion (436.7 billion) of investment between 2020 and 2029 to meet its ambitious targets for electricity generation from renewable sources, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday (30) as it saw private-sector-led energy transition entering a new phase. India is targeting to cut its emissions to net zero…
Social media giant Twitter has barred the account of the government of Pakistan from being seen in India in response to a legal demand, a notice on the platform said on Thursday (30). According to a report by Reuters, the company's guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts if there…
Amid a diplomatic row following protests staged by secessionist groups at the Indian high commission in London, India's commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (30) said talks between the two nations on the free-trade agreement (FTA) were continuing. Talks are "going on very well" with the UK, he…
Pakistan's senate on Thursday (30) passed a bill to curtail powers of the the chief justice of the country's supreme court amid opposition staged by the opposition. The move was made regarding suo motu cases and constitution of benches. Azam Nazeer Tarar, Pakistan's minister for law and justice, introduced 'The…
'Naatu Naatu' fever continued to grip India as G20 delegates danced to the tune of the Oscar-winning song on the sidelines of the second agriculture deputies meeting (ADM) of the Agriculture Working Group under India's G20 presidency. The delegates were seen shaking their legs with the local dancers of Chandigarh…
Viral Acharya, former deputy governor of India's central bank -- the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -- feels India should break up its giant conglomerates in order to raise competition and curb their ability charge higher costs. The 49-year-old economist, who served in the RBI in 2017-19, said this in…
It seems the ghost of the 'all thieves have Modi surname' remark made by Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at an election rally during India's 2019 general polls will continue to haunt him. A week after he was convicted by a court in the western state of Gujarat over…
A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast rocked a border hamlet near Pakistan in Kathua district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, creating a huge crater in the ground, officials said Thursday (30). Security forces have been put on high alert in the border belts and along…
India will on Friday (31) unveil its much-awaited new foreign trade policy 2023-28 with an aim to boost exports amidst slowing down of global trade. The country's commerce and industry minister, Piyush Goyal, will announce the new policy, the commerce and industry ministry said. The current foreign trade policy (2015-20)…
