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Taking policy on Tibet ahead, Zeya designated US Special Coordinator

Indian-American Uzra Zeya Named US Special Coordinator on Tibet [Details Inside]

Following several letters from legislators, the Biden administration has taken ahead the Trump administration's policy on Tibet and to protect the human rights of Tibetans with the appointment of Under Secretary Uzra Zeya to serve as the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues.

Dec 21, 2021

Outranking Paris and Singapore, Tel Aviv emerges as the world's most expensive city; Damascus least expensive now

While Tel Aviv jumped five spots to emerge at the top, the other city with a drastic jump has been Tehran, where factors like US sanctions pushed the prices and caused shortages

Dec 1, 2021

No threat to space station from anti-satellite test, says Russia rejecting NASA version

Russia has defended its anti-satellite test saying there is no threat to the International Space Station crew (ISS) or nearby satellites, the media reported.

Nov 18, 2021

N.Korean media outlet calls S.Korean Nuri rocket launch a "failure"

The Nuri rocket was successfully launched by South Korea on October 21 but it failed to put its 1.5-tonne dummy satellite into orbit

Oct 30, 2021

North Korea on missile spree, now test-fires railway-borne missile with 800-km range

following Monday's claim to have tested long-range cruise missiles, North Korea on Wednesday tested railway-borne missiles which can easily bring into its firing range countries like Japan, China and of course, South Korea.

Sep 16, 2021

153 Afghan media outlets, including radio, print and TV channels, go silent after Taliban takeover

At least 153 Afghan media outlets have stopped operations in 20 provinces following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation last month, a media report citing organisations supporting free media said.

Sep 14, 2021

From hearing loss to dry mouth: These are the new symptoms of Covid infection

India records 27,254 new Covid cases in 24 hrs; TN families of doctors complain, Bengal reports rise in children cases

A total of 28,591 new Covid cases were recorded on Sunday and the country reported 219 Covid related deaths in the last 24 hours

Sep 13, 2021

Mullah M Hassan Akhund, PM of Taliban interim government

Taliban PM, 2 Dy PMs, Foreign Minister on UN sanctions list: UN envoy

The impact of these recent developments is also felt beyond the Afghan borders. Many countries around Afghanistan are apprehensive about how the Taliban rule will affect their own security.

Sep 10, 2021

SEBI bars Kotak Mahindra AMC from launching new Fixed Maturity Plan schemes for 6 months

Market regulator has also imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on the the AMC and asked it to refund a part of the fund and fees collected from the unitholders of six FMP schemes by Kotak Mahindra

Aug 28, 2021

Gitmo ex-detainee, an insurgent with several aliases, another on the UN Sanctions List: Meet Taliban's new regime

While the defence minister Abdul Qayuum Zakir is a former Guantanamo detainee, its new mayor Hamdullah Nomani has been on the UN Sanctions List

Aug 25, 2021

Afghans running out of cash as banks, ATMs closed for 7th consecutive day; Unlikely to return to normalcy, say bankers

Though Afghan economy runs on cash as only an estimated 10 to 15% of citizens have a bank account for digital transactions

Aug 21, 2021

Taliban Trivia: Least known facts about Afghan Islamist organisation that took many by surprise

The Taliban has lessons galore for the activists and democracies at large. The organisation is quick to adapt, resilient to the core, has unparalleled intelligence network, and believes in strategic planning and coordinated action.

Aug 20, 2021

Pakistan remains in FATF grey list, hit by $38B loss; under "increased monitoring" [details]

Albania, Barbados, Botswana, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Ghana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Uganda, and Zimbabwe have had their progress reviewed by the FATF since February 2021.

Jun 27, 2021

Norway Fund KLP bars Adani Ports from doing business with Myanmar's military

With effect from June 2021, Norway's largest pension fund KLP Funds will no longer participate in India's largest commercial port operator, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.

Jun 23, 2021

Top Iranian news websites "seized" by US govt; civil & criminal forfeiture cited [details]

Two main Iranian international news websites and a Yemeni TV channel Al Asirah have been reportedly seized by the US government citing US laws that allow civil & criminal forfeiture.

Jun 22, 2021

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