Pakistan headed towards an inevitable debt default, warns think tank
New Delhi, Feb 18 - The quantum of debt Pakistan requires is growing faster than the net output of the economy (GDP). This means that the economy's ability to grow or increase output is constrained. This is unsustainable, Tabadlab, an Islamabad think tank
Trump launches sneaker line after court fined him $355 mn penalty in civil fraud case
Washington, Feb 18 - Former US President Donald Trump has launched a sneaker line, a day after a New York judge fined him and his companies nearly $355 million in the civil fraud case.
Jaishankar’s brief interaction with Chinese counterpart in Munich
New Delhi, Feb 18 - External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi had a brief conversation on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Jailed ex-Thai PM Thaksin released on parole
Bangkok, Feb 18 - Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country from self-exile.
UN envoy calls to build strong, united Libya
Tripoli, Feb 18 - Abdoulaye Bathily, special representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has called on Libyan leaders to come together to build a strong, united and resilient Libya.
Hungarian PM Orban says president’s resignation ‘correct’
Budapest, Feb 18 - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said President Katalin Novak's resignation was "correct" in his state of the nation speech here.
US-British coalition conducts fresh strikes in Yemen’s Hodeidah: Media
Sanaa, Feb 18 - The US-British military coalition has conducted multiple strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the media reported.
Iranian gas pipelines damaged in ‘terrorist blasts’ resume operation
Tehran, Feb 18 - Iran's National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has announced the nationwide natural gas transfer pipelines that were damaged in recent "terrorist blasts" have been repaired and become operational.
India’s strong ties with Western nations getting better by the day: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Feb 17 - India has an extremely strong relationship with Western countries which is getting better by the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the ongoing 60th Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Labour protests in China increase rapidly amid economic slowdown
Washington, Feb 17 - Labour protests in China have increased rapidly since August of last year, according to rights groups, especially in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year, which began late last week, a media report said.
Vladimir Putin’s foes, critics often met with violent deaths
London, Feb 17 - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foes and critics have often met with violent deaths at the very peak of their conflicts with the Kremlin leader during his nearly quarter-century in power, a media report said.
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year
New Delhi, Feb 17 - Twenty leading tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, Google, X, Amazon and OpenAI have pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content, or deepfakes, from interfering with global elections this year, including in India.
BJP national convention passes political resolution, hails PM Modi for Ram Mandir, women’s reservation
New Delhi, Feb 18 - The BJP's national convention on Saturday passed a political resolution, "Viksit Bharat-Modi ki guarantee", in the national capital as a host of party leaders highlighted the government's development and cultural measures and various initiatives for women, south India,
At Munich, Jaishankar calls for ‘permanent’, ‘long-term fix’ to Israel-Palestine conflict
New Delhi, Feb 17 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said a permanent and long-term fix to the Israel-Palestine conflict is necessary to avoid what the world witnessed on October 7 last year when Hamas launched surprise attacks from Gaza.
Gen Manoj Pande visits forefront military innovation unit of USA
New Delhi, Feb 17 - General Manoj Pande, Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) visited the Defence Innovation Unit (DIU), the forefront military innovation unit of the US Army, in San Francisco.
Sony launches new lightweight wireless microphone in India
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Sony on Friday launched the new wireless/streaming microphone -- ECM-S1, with high-quality sound and lightweight design in India.
Microsoft fixes bug in Edge browser that ‘stole’ Chrome tabs, data
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Tech giant Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in its Edge browser that was reportedly stealing Chrome tabs and data.
After Sam Altman, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son joins AI chip race
New Delhi, Feb 17 - As the generative AI race heats up, SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is reportedly aiming to raise about $100 billion for his AI venture, in a bid to take on graphics chip giant Nvidia.
BATC: Indian women team beat Japan 3-2 to reach maiden final
Malaysia, Feb 17 - The Indian women’s team made history in the Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) 2024 by securing a maiden finals berth defeating Japan 3-2 in the semis, here at, Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday.
India’s fresh fruit exports surge 29%, footprint spreads to 111 countries
New Delhi, Feb 17 - Fresh fruits have emerged as a standout performer in India's agri export basket with a robust growth of 29 per cent in the nine-month period from April to Dec 2023, according to the latest data compiled by the