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Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs meets with the Regional Director, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, met with the Regional Director of UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Paci... Read More


India bars jute import from Bangladesh via land, permits only Nhava Sheva port

India, Aug. 12 -- India has restricted imports of jute-based products from Bangladesh to the Nhava Sheva port only, and barred imports of these goods through all land border ports. This move came two ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit |Trump's chip export levy: Statism's gain is America's loss

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Donald Trump's transactional approach is known all too well, but his latest give-and-take arrangement has taken state interference in business to an all new level. The US governm... Read More


89 more Palestinians killed in brutal Israeli attacks on Gaza

Pakistan, Aug. 12 -- Israeli forces have killed at least 89 more Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours. The attacks injured 513 people, including 31 civilians seeking humanitarian aid. The Gaza He... Read More


Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs meets with Mayor of Kuala Lumpur

Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, today met with H.E. Datuk Seri TPr (Dr.) Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor of Kuala Lump... Read More


Opinion: The Islamic mandate for education and the tragic neglect by Muslims

Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- The importance of education can never be overstated. But in no other religion is it stressed as profoundly as in Islam. The very first revelation of the Holy Quran to Prophet Muh... Read More


View from the Himalayas: For Indian pilgrims, a sneak peak of Kailash from Nepal

India, Aug. 12 -- On June 20, the first batch of 36 Indian pilgrims on the Kailash-Manosarovar Yatra crossed over to the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in China from Nathu La in Sikkim. This came after... Read More


Donald Trump says India's 50% tariff was 'big blow' to Russia's economy

India, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump believes his tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil was a "big blow" to Moscow's economy as a 50 per cent duty has been put on Delhi, referring to it o... Read More


Trump says India tariffs hit Russian economy hard: 'That was a big blow'

India, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump believes his tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil was a "big blow" to Moscow's economy as a 50 per cent duty has been put on Delhi, referring to it o... Read More


"It's silly": Military aviation analyst on renewed warmth in US-Pak relationship

Vienna, Aug. 12 -- Tom Cooper, a well-known Austrian military analyst and historian specialising in combat aviation and conflict analysis, said on Tuesday that the renewed warmth in the US-Pak relatio... Read More