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Secretary-General of ASEAN receives Letter of Credence from Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to ASEAN

JAKARTA, April 2 -- A newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to ASEAN, H.E. Smiljana Knez, today presented her Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, ... Read More


Trump live: Fact checking claims on Iran war, Israel, birthright citizenship, affordability

India, April 2 -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a prime-time speech from the White House in what is his first major address to the nation since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran led to escalat... Read More


Stocks to trade: Raja Venkatraman recommends three stocks for 2 April

New Delhi, April 2 -- The market struggled to maintain its intraday highs on Wednesday as selling pressure intensified at those elevated levels. However, a positive takeaway was that every dip was met... Read More


Indonesia, RoK seek to expand energy cooperation

Seoul, April 2 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung agreed to deepen energy cooperation and strengthen resource supply chains during a summit in Seoul on A... Read More


India Manufacturing PMI slides to 53.9 in March as cost pressures mount

New Delhi, April 2 -- India's manufacturing PMI eased to 53.9 in March from 56.9 in February, according to the HSBC India Manufacturing PMI report released on Thursday. This deceleration indicated th... Read More


Air India, IndiGo issue April 2 advisory: UAE flights resume, Dubai-Abu Dhabi routes partially operational

New Delhi, April 2 -- Airlines in India have issued fresh travel advisories for 2 April 2026, outlining partial operations and flexible passenger policies as instability across the Middle East continu... Read More


Indian banks may face margin pressure amid tighter liquidity: Fitch

New Delhi, April 2 -- Indian banks could face increased margin pressure as liquidity conditions tighten, according to a report by Fitch Ratings, which highlighted constraints on the Reserve Bank of In... Read More


Will Trump fire Pam Bondi over Epstein files row? Shock reports emerge after Kristi Noem, Joe Kent's departures

India, April 2 -- The Donald Trump administration has, in the last two months, seen two high-profile departures with the firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the director of the National Counterter... Read More


"Things going to get a lot worse from here": Geopolitical Expert Col. McGregor on Trump's continued action against Iran

Washington DC, April 2 -- Geopolitical risk advisor Colonel Douglas Macgregor (Retd) issued a stark assessment to US President Donald Trump's recent address to the nation outlining continued US pressu... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN Receives the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization

Jakarta, April 2 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Mr. Robert Floyd, at the ASEAN ... Read More