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Higher Education in Pakistan: Lessons from India, the United Kingdom and the United StatesPublished on: June 13, 2026 7:58 AM

Pakistan, June 13 -- Pakistan spends far less on higher education than India, the UK, and the USA. Pakistan's annual higher education funding is around 300 million US$ (0.3 billion $) through the High... Read More


Can India remain the preferred emerging market for foreign investors?

New Delhi, June 13 -- It is one of the most challenging times for emerging market investors, thanks to geopolitical uncertainty, elevated bond yields, sticky inflation, and sharp currency volatility. ... Read More


PM Modi to meet Trump in France amid G7 Summit, says White House as tensions rise post death of three sailors

New Delhi, June 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely meet US President Donald Trump in France, the White House announced on Saturday (local time). The meeting between the two leaders will t... Read More


Strait of Hormuz to nuclear: 5 terms of deal that US and Iran are close to signing

India, June 13 -- After months of fighting a war and continued strikes despite a ceasefire in place, the US and Iran may be getting close to signing an interim peace deal. According to Iranian Foreign... Read More


Hezbollah's "mistakes" do "not justify" backing Israel, says Lebanese MP Gebran Bassil

Beirut, June 13 -- Lebanese politician and Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil has said that while Hezbollah has committed a series of "mistakes" since the 2006 war with Israel, that does "no... Read More


Borno reintegrates 720 ex-Boko Haram fighters, says nearly 10,000 rehabilitated under programme

Nigeria, June 13 -- The Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former Boko Haram fighters into their communities after they completed a rehabilitation and deradicalisation programme. The develop... Read More


The Dervish of Music and Melody

Srinagar, June 13 -- Human beings come into this world, spend a brief period of their lives, and eventually depart. Yet, there are some individuals whose contributions, character, and achievements lea... Read More


Markets see geopolitical stress as test of resilience, Prabhudas Lilladher reduces 12-month Nifty target to 26,449

New Delhi, June 13 -- Prolonged geopolitical uncertainty can add to sharp swings, but markets are unlikely to breach recent lows, Prabhudas Lilladher said, even as it trimmed its 12-month Nifty target... Read More


Japan Quietly Reopens Its Channels to Moscow, and Its G7 Allies Are Not Happy

TOKYO, June 13 -- Japan has quietly reopened high-level channels to Moscow, sending officials and business leaders to the Russian capital and returning to Russian oil, a pragmatic drift that has unset... Read More


Tinubu Tells Nigeria's Kidnappers to Surrender or Face 'Full Force,' as the Abductions Spread South

ABUJA, June 13 -- President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria's bandits, kidnappers and the financiers behind them to surrender or face the full force of the state, using a Democracy Day address to proj... Read More