Election announced for March 12 Turkmenistan on Saturday announced a snap presidential election for March 12 after autocrat leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said he was ready to step down, with his son expected to succeed him. A former dentist and Health Minister, the 64-year-old succeeded the country’s founding president Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006 after his […]

The development comes in the wake of the U.S. government taking steps to free half of the $7 billion in frozen Afghan reserves held in the United States to aid the Afghan people The Taliban released two foreign journalists working with the U.N. refugee agency and several of the aid organization’s Afghan staff on February […]

The two sides have agreed to conclude the long-pending CECA by the end of 2022 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his Australian counterpart Dan Tehan on Thursday held discussions on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) which is aimed at promoting economic ties between the two countries. The Australian Minister is here to […]

Bloc aims for 20% of global market by quadrupling efforts The EU on Tuesday unveiled a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hoping to limit the bloc’s dependence on Asia for a key component used in electric cars and smartphones. The production of chips has become a strategic priority in […]

The recognition of caste as a dimension of discrimination is gaining institutional support in the U.S. The California State University (CSU) system’s board of trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to ratify a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its faculty union that adds caste to the list of categories that are protected against discrimination. The move […]

Several Afghan scribes have also been beaten while covering rallies not approved by authorities The Taliban have arrested two Afghan journalists working for a local news channel, rights groups and the United Nations said on Tuesday, weeks after two women activists went missing. Since seizing power in August, the hardline Islamists have cracked down on […]

Lata Mangeshkar, known as the Nightingale of India, holds the distinction of being the first Indian artist ever to perform live at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. The legendary singer, who passed away aged 92 in Mumbai on Sunday, chose the UK venue for her debut on the international stage in 1974 where she performed […]

“The single jet performance will bring impressive stunts and manoeuvres to Singapore’s skies,” the airshow organisers, Experia, said on February 7. The Indian Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be showcasing its flying skills at the Singapore Airshow 2022 being held from February 15 to 18. “The single jet performance will bring impressive […]

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, are expected to attend The U.S. State Department has announced that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Australia from February 9-12, for a minister-level meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad). External Affairs Minister […]

‘21 million new cases reported globally, rate of increase appears to be slowing’ The World Health Organization said there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week, the highest weekly number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the pandemic began. The number of deaths was largely unchanged, at more than 50,000. In its weekly […]