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India, US launch 16th edition of exercise Vajra Prahar in Himachal Pradesh

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The US Army contingent has arrived in India to participate in the 16th edition of the India-US Joint Special Forces Exercise Vajra Prahar, scheduled to be conducted at the Specia... Read More


Rahul Gandhi mastermind of what party's youth wing did at AI summit: Gaurav Bhatia

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the shirtless protest at the AI impact summit in Delhi, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Tuesday alleged it was Rahul Gandhi who... Read More


ICC announces women's T20 World Cup 2026 schedule: Bangladesh drawn in tough Group 1

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially revealed the complete schedule and groupings for the expanded 12-team Women's T20 World Cup 2026, set to be hosted across Engla... Read More


Media Interview of ADB President Masato Kanda by Makereta Komai, Manager & Editor in Chief of PACNEWS and the Pacific Islands News Association

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- I was very pleased to have visited Fiji last week, my second visit to the country in three years. The Asian Development Bank's top priority in the Pacific is scaling for impact throu... Read More


Indonesia accelerates technological self-reliance strategy

Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Indonesia is accelerating its technological self-reliance strategy after sovereign wealth fund Danantara signed a framework cooperation agreement with leading chip design firm Arm ... Read More


Japan Defence Minister calls for 'multilayered network' to protect Pacific as"Ocean of Peace"

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for stronger regional interconnectivity to safeguard the Pacific as an "Ocean of peace," warning that the region faces three inter... Read More


Sarwar Alam appointed President's press secretary

, Feb. 24 -- Former secretary Md Sarwar Alam has been reappointed as Press Secretary to the President on a contractual basis for one year. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification ... Read More


Palau signs hosting deal for 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) will be held from 30 August to 04 September 2026 in Palau under the theme - Building Economies: Life. Action. Unity (BELAU). Ma... Read More


ECoR smashes scrap sale target, achieves Rs. 260 crore ahead of schedule

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a significant milestone in scrap disposal by accomplishing the Railway Board's scrap sales target ahead of schedule. As on February 20, ... Read More


ED files chargesheet against former MLA Arif Anwar Hashmi and wife in PMLA case

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, on Tuesday said it has filed a chargesheet against Arif Anwar Hashmi, former MLA from Utraula in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh,... Read More