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November 17, 2023 8:34 PM
Maldives will use diplomacy to ensure there is no foreign military presence on its soil, its new president said on Friday, reaffirming his support for the departure of a small Indian force from the islands where India and China vie for influence. Mohamed Muizzu was speaking at his inauguration af...
November 17, 2023 6:20 PM
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Friday, killing one person, injuring dozens and damaging buildings, authorities said. The quake struck off Mindanao island at a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles), according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ). Angel Dugadu...
November 17, 2023 3:56 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a global centre of excellence dedicated to nations of the Global South at the inaugural session of the Second Voice of Global South Summit on Friday. Known as DAKSHIN, the initiative follows PM Modi's proposal during the inaugural Voice of Global South...
November 17, 2023 3:48 PM
With the Nepal government's decision to ban TikTok in the country, there is an ongoing debate on the benefits and damage that social media can cause. A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding the annulment of the decision of the Council of Ministers to ban TikTok in Nepal....
November 17, 2023 2:50 PM
A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding the annulment of the decision of the Council of Ministers to ban TikTok in Nepal. TikTok has also written a letter to the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) expressing its dissatisfaction. After a Cabinet meeting decided to ban ...
November 17, 2023 2:23 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said they would pursue mutually beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, putting emphasis on shared economic interests amid a series of diplomatic disputes. The leaders of Asia's two largest eco...
November 17, 2023 12:24 PM
By: Aditya Ahuja Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met US President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) welcome reception on Thursday. Taking to X (earlier Twitter), Piyush Goyal stated, "It was an honour meeting @POTUS at the Asia- Pacific Economic Coo...
November 17, 2023 11:16 AM
The deep depression over northwest bay and adjoining area moved north-northeast awards further and intensified into Cyclonic Storm “Midhili”, said the special bulletin by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The cyclonic storm was centred at 6:00am Friday about 470 kms west-southwe...
November 17, 2023 10:42 AM
The cyclonic storm was centred at 6:00am Friday about 470 kms west-southwest of Chattagram port, 445 kms west-southwest of Coxs' Bazar port, 330 kms southwest of Mongla port and 330 kms southwest of Payra port. This is likely to move north- northeast wards and intensify further, according to...
October 25, 2024 3:54 PM
Rescuers drilled about one-third of the way into the debris of a collapsed highway tunnel in Uttarakhand by Friday morning to reach 40 workers trapped inside for five days, officials said. Drilling had penetrated through about 21 meters (70 feet) of debris, Devendra Singh Patwal, a disaster man...
