Sri Lanka has sealed a 20-year power deal with Adani Green Energy Ltd of India. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers have approved the project under which two wind power stations will be developed by Adani, marking a crucial step towards sustainable energy solutions. The approval granted last year for Adani’s $442 million investment in 484
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire is far from Israel’s basic requirements but negotiations will continue. His comments came after Hamas said it had accepted the truce terms offered by Qatari and Egyptian mediators. Hamas put out a statement saying its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed
The 31st edition of the Arabian Travel Market kicked off today in Dubai with the theme “Empowering Innovation: Transforming Travel Through Entrepreneurship.” India is putting the spotlight on its lesser-known summer getaways at the Arabian Travel Market 2024, launching the ‘Cool Summers of India’ campaign to challenge perceptions and promote the country as an attractive
Russia today announced to hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defence ministry said were provocative threats from Western officials. The Ministry said that the exercise was ordered by President Vladimir Putin and would test the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to perform
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams will fly to space again tomorrow on first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner. She will make her long-awaited return to space aboard Starliner, as Boeing conducts the spacecraft’s maiden human spaceflight. Williams, will join fellow Nasa astronaut Barry Butch Wilmore, on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, the first crewed
In Bangladesh, the purchasing power of marginal, middle class and lower middle class has decreased due to the direct impact of double-digit inflation, said Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue(CPD). He made this statement on the occasion of unveiling a survey report titled “New Government, National Budget and Citizen’s
In Bangladesh, the purchasing power of marginal, middle class and lower middle class has decreased due to the direct impact of double-digit inflation, said Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue(CPD). He made this statement on the occasion of unveiling a survey report titled “New Government, National Budget and Citizen’s
Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kamikawa Yoko, arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday on an official visit to Nepal. The Minister arrived at the cordial invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha. The Japanese Minister paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. In the bilateral
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe wants more reciprocity in its economic ties with China. In an interview with a media house, the French leader emphasised that a reset is needed to ensure economic security. He said that Europe can play a balancing role that will allow China to remain included in the global
The death toll from torrential rains in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 60 while thousands are still stranded. Rescue officials said another 67 people are missing in the state. The record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. More than 23,000 people had to leave their homes due