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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Was Pakistani airspace used for Zawahiri killing via US drone strike?
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday raised the question whether Pakistani airspace was used in the US drone attack that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul.
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Official heading Taiwan's missile production, found dead in hotel room
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 6 (ANI): Amid tension between the US and China over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, a top official who led the missile development team of the self-governed island country was found dead in a hotel room, media reported on Saturday.
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Indiana House passes abortion ban with some exceptions
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Indianapolis [US], August 6 (ANI): The Indiana lawmakers passed a near-total ban on abortion on Friday, with some exceptions, becoming the first state in the US to pass this new legislation since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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On 10th anniversary of Wisconsin gurudwara shooting, Sikh communities call
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 5 (ANI): Sikh and Gurdwara communities in America have urged the US Congress to heed the call by the Sikh Coalition and Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) to pass the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, on the tenth anniversary of the attack on a Si
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Japan must buck up national defense, create fiscal space for possible conf
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): As brute China continues to seek escalation in the South China sea, Japan will have to up the ante in terms of its national defense and creating fiscal space for a possible conflict, especially after the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan trip riled up Beij
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China's angst on Pelosi's Taiwan visit is much deeper than it seems
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Singapore, August 5 (ANI): The controversial visit of Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan may not be the only reason behind China's angst as the Communist government think that Pelosi not only touched down in Taipei to meet the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen
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US, Russia ready to hold talks over prisoner swap after Griner conviction
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the country was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington at the presidential level right after the US basketball star Brittney Griner was jailed over drug charges.
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Bitget launches USD 200 million Protection Fund to safeguard users' asset
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): Leading global derivatives exchange - Bitget, is pleased to announce the launch of the US USD 200 million Bitget Protection Fund, as part of its continued efforts in prioritising security, ensuring its users' assets are safeguarded.
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Russia ready to discuss prisoners' exchange with US: Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the sentencing of an American basketball player in Russia, the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said Moscow is ready to discuss the exchange of prisoners with the US within the framework of the already ex
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Rupee depreciation more because of US dollar strength than weakness in fun
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): The depreciation of the Indian rupee is more on account of the appreciation of the US dollar rather than weakness in macroeconomic fundamentals of the Indian economy as the domestic currency is faring much better than several other currencies, Re
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HDFC seals USD 1.1 billion worth syndicated loan for affordable housing
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Housing finance company HDFC on Friday announced the completion of the USD 1.1 billion syndicated social loan facility for the financing of affordable housing in India.
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