Li Qiang: China elects Xi Jinping ally as premier

The man nominated as China’s next premier by President Xi Jinping has been formally elected by parliament.

US Secretary of Commerce celebrates Holi at Rajnath Singh’s residence

US Secretary of Commerce arrived at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence on Wednesday and participated in the Holi celebration

President Xi Jinping doubts Chinese military’s ability to invade Taiwan

In a startling revelation of intelligence input, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns claimed that Beijing is still determining whether its potential invasion of Taiwan would be successful.

Efforts to use sanctions to expand jurisdiction abroad violate human rights says UN expert

The United States is using extraterritorial jurisdiction to impose sanctions on foreign individuals, UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said on Thursday, raising concerns about human rights violations, including the right to due process.

India makes strides as G20 Chair by performing a balancing act

India, which currently holds the Presidency of the G20, has made an impressive amount of efforts towards world sustainability especially in areas of Green Development, Climate Finance and Accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as World Peace.

A billion transactions a day can be processed through UPI: RBI governor

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s flagship digital payments platform, has the bandwidth to process one billion transactions a day, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday while launching the mission “Har Payment Digital”.

India takes the lead in resolving the debt crisis of developing countries

As it chairs the G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Chiefs meeting near Bengaluru, it takes important decisions to shape a new economic landscape.

Kashmiris welcome Jammu and Kashmir govt’s decision to create Japanese cherry blossom theme garden in Srinagar

With the aim of promoting tourism in the Kashmir Valley at the global level, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir is taking new steps during which the tourism infrastructure is being further improved and new places are being brought on the tourism map.

Bangladesh investigates huge fire at world’s largest refugee camp

Bangladesh authorities are investigating the cause of a massive fire in a Rohingya refugee camp which has left 12,000 people without shelter.

India contributes to World Sustainability through G20 Presidency

The Narendra Modi government assumes the Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20 at a crucial time and India’s Presidency has been regarded by experts across the world as an exceptional and unprecedented opportunity with immense scope and potential. India’s presidency of the G-20 grouping is a unique opportunity to strengthen the country’s role in the world economic order when countries across the globe are facing various challenges.

China is destroying Tibetan identity, language and culture: UN report

A report by human rights experts of the United Nations on the eve of International Language Day on February 21 unmasked the real nature of oppression on Tibetans practised by the Communist Party of China (CCP) in the form of forced assimilation of Tibetan identity into the dominant Han Chinese identity, the Tibetan Press reported.

Indo-US strategic allies support Sri Lanka’s struggling political and economic situation

In light of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’sdeclaration that there are not enough funds to hold local government elections and his assumption of office to lead the nation in rescuing Sri Lanka from its severe economic crisis without holding elections, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed concern about the postponement of Local Government (LG) elections.

Vietnamese Airlines postpone resumption of air routes to China to April or May

Vietnamese Airlines have postponed the resumption of air routes to China to April or May, to wait for Bejing’s next decisions about the allowance of its tourists to Vietnam, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), Viet Nam News reported.

Indian govt made significant efforts to detect, disrupt, degrade operations of terrorist organisations: US report

The Indian government has made significant efforts to detect, disrupt, and degrade the operations of terrorist organizations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Counterterrorism’s ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: India’. “The Indian government made significant efforts to detect, disrupt, and degrade operations of terrorist organizations,” the report read.

Sri Lanka losing patience as China plays hard to get

Sri Lanka is losing patience as China continues to play hard to get and refuses to agree to the conditions put forward to help Sri Lanka secure a much needed bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

How Indian health-care workers use WhatsApp to save pregnant women

Over the past five years, Patil has trained hundreds of ASHAs from different states to use WhatsApp to debunk false information.

Technology to boost agricultural productivity and sustainability

Bhutan has been making serious efforts to modernize its agriculture sector with the help of technology. This includes the implementation of new techniques, tools and equipment aimed at improving the productivity and sustainability of the sector.

India hands over 50 more buses on SL’s 75th Independence anniversary

Marking the island nation’s 75th Independence anniversary, India has handed over another 50 buses to strengthen the rural transport services in Sri Lanka.

India’s Neighborhood First policy has given new direction to India-Bhutan relations: Lok Sabha Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that India’s Neighbourhood First policy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new direction to India-Bhutan relations.

Mass Protest Rally By Pan-Europe Tibetans In Rome This March

Large contingents of Tibetans living across Europe will gather in Italy’s historic capital city on 10th March to mark the 64th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising against the Chinese colonial occupation of Tibet.

Pakistan regime busy with petty issues as country faces crises: Report

Former Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that things on the economic front will “remain tight” as the economy faces a severe liquidity crunch, Geo News reported. Pakistan is seeking an installment of USD 1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund to avoid default.

Pakistan regime busy with petty issues as country faces crises: Report

Pakistan’s political class is busy with non-important issues when the entire country is facing a severe crisis of essential items and food and its people are openly protesting to show their dissent, reported Times of Israel.

Pakistan rules Gilgit-Baltistan with iron grip, treats citizens as second-rate: Report

Pakistan rules the illegally occupied parts of Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan with an iron grip and treats its citizens as if they are second-rate, according to a report in Inside Over.

Thousands pour onto streets demanding restoration of durable peace in KP

Thousands of people poured onto the roads for the third day on Sunday in different towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, condemning the brutal attack on the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines in Peshawar and resurgence of militancy in the province.

India, U.K. Finance Ministers agree to make further progress on FTA

India and the U.K. have agreed to make further progress on the ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) and also to swiftly organise the next bilateral Economic and Financial Dialogue soon, the British government said on February 25.

China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock

Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

UN align its Sustainable Development Framework to Bhutan’s 13th FYP

The United Nations office in Bhutan plans to align its key priority areas of its Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2024 to 2028 to Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan. The regional director of the UN’s Development Coordination Office for the Asia Pacific Region, who is on a six-day visit to Bhutan said, the UN has to re-evaluate its programmes to meet Bhutan’s needs as the country gears up to graduate out of least developed country statu

Bhutan Being Promoted as a High-End Tourist Destination

A group of 36 tour operators from India visited Bhutan and met different authorities to discuss ways to promote the country as a quality tourist destination. In Bhutan for the familiarization trip (FAM) from January 5 -12, Lohit Sharma, an Indian tour operator from Assam brought 36 other tour operators with him and they appreciated the policy of ‘high quality and low volume tourism ‘.

Raising chilli seedlings gaining popularity in Yebisa- Punakha

Most Bhutanese love chilli on their menu and in every meal. It comes in different shapes and sizes and often with varied spiciness. In Chhubu Gewog’s Yebisa Chiwog in Punakha, farmers are working through the winter to ensure Bhutanese do not run out of local chillies. Almost all the farmers in the Chiwog are engaged in raising chilli seedlings for commercial purpose.

59 rly stations in NE to have world class facilities

A total of 59 stations in the northeast would be developed with world class facilities, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.