New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday criticised the removal of loudspeakers from several mosques in West Bengal by the police, alleging that the issue was being politicised instead of focussing on development and governance.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India's data centre sector is strengthening its position on the global digital infrastructure map, with Mumbai ranking among the world's top 15 data centre markets by operational capacity and Hyderabad emerging as one of the fastest-growing hubs, according to a report released on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s central bank last week trimmed its policy rate by 50 basis points to 9.5 per cent to ease funding costs for distressed lenders but it may fail to check an "alarming slowdown in private investment," a new report has said.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The biggest concern for Pakistan amid the ongoing protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is the growing possibility of the unrest drawing international attention.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Two back-to-back terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have raised concerns about a possible resurgence of terrorism in the Union Territory, but security agencies remain confident that the recent incidents do not signal a sustained trend and have vowed to prevent any revival of the menace.
Kabul, Aug 6 (IANS) As many as 460 Afghan families, comprising 2,292 people, returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a top Taliban official said on Thursday. Sharing a daily operational report from the High Commission for Addressing Returnees’ Issues on social media platform X, Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat detailed that 372 families, comprising 1,947 people, returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing. As many as 17 families, comprising 85 individuals, returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak crossing and a total of 66 families, comprising 239 individuals, returned to the country through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz province.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) PhonePe on Thursday announced the official launch of Fixed Deposit (FD) Distribution on its platform, partnering with prominent banks and NBFCs.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The withdrawal of permission for Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ event, slated to be held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, has snowballed into a major controversy with many Congress leaders calling out “shameful” conduct, allegedly at the behest of the BJP government in the state.
Kathmandu, Aug 6 (IANS) A planned international conference on Tibetan studies in Kathmandu has been cancelled after Kathmandu University (KU) withdrew from hosting the event following a government directive. Local media reports have linked the decision to concerns raised by China, although the university says it does not know of any such pressure.
Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) The abrogation of Article 370 should be remembered not only as a landmark decision for national integration but also as a significant step towards fulfilling the vision of social justice enshrined in the Indian Constitution, according to a recent report.
