The US Chargé d’Affaires in Afghanistan, Ross Wilson on Monday has expressed sadness on the recent terrorist attacks in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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Ghani in Doha to raise international support, not intervene: Delegates
President Ashraf Ghani visited Kuwait and Qatar on Monday, meeting with leaders from both countries, discussing bilateral ties as well as seeking support for the Afghan peace process, according to the presidential spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi
PM Modi cautions against weaponisation of AI by 'non-state actors'
Stressing on the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and India's growing role in the segment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned against weaponisation of AI by "non-state actors"
AMU students win NASA Space App Challenge award
An unintended but welcome consequence of the lockdown to contain the coronavirus has been improved air quality, according to a presentation of ALTAIR, a team of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students led by first-year MBBS student Ayesha Samdani, which won the the Judges Choice Award in the International NASA Space App Challenge-2020 for presenting a solution in response to NASA's challenge, 'One Health Approach'
India's supercomputer PARAM Siddhi-AI to use Nvidia tech
Graphics giant Nvidia on Monday said that India's largest high performance computing-Artificial Intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer PARAM Siddhi-AI will use its technology along with indigenously developed HPC-AI engine, software frameworks and Cloud platform by the country's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Iranian side of Afghanistan's Herat-Khaf railway nears completion
Khaf-Herat railway line, a proposed 130 km long rail network between Iran and Afghanistan with 70 km in Iran and 60 km in Afghanistan, completed its 93% of work on the Iranian side, informed the Iranian deputy minister of transport and urban development, Abbas Khatiti
Failed to act on gang-rape case: High Court pulls up government in Bangladesh
Taking suo motu cognizance of September 2 Noakhali gang-rape incident, a high court bench in Bangladesh on Monday asked authorities to show cause why they should not be directed to take the appropriate legal and departmental actions against the officials of the Begumganj police station
Maldives: Government eases limit in US dollar sales to commercial bank
The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) on Monday increased the limits on additional sale of the US dollar to commercial banks in the country
Record 600,000 unemployed youths to take Jammu & Kashmir's biggest government job exam
Around 600,000 unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are preparing to appear in the Union Territory's (UT) biggest job examination to be conducted by the J&K Services Selection Board (SSB) in late October or November 2020
India successfully tests anti-submarine weapon system
India successfully tested an anti-submarine weapon system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday, in a boost to its naval warfare capabilities
India, Myanmar finalise discuss regional security, finalise coastal shipping agreement
Indian Army chief General M.M. Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Monday finalised India's coastal shipping agreement with Myanmar in a meeting with its State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
European rights body calls for probe into human rights violations in India
Maria Arena, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, on Monday expressed “great concern” over India’s deteriorating rule of law faced by “marginalised communities, religious minorities, particularly Muslims, a vocal and vibrant civil society and critics of government policies” for a long time
ISRO gearing up for rocket launches with Virtual Launch Control Centre
The Indian space agency ISRO is gearing up for three quick rocket launches carrying domestic and foreign satellites, said a senior official
Three-nation team with IIT-M researchers win US energy prize
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Monday said the international team 'Nalu e Wai', in which its researchers were a part, has won the first two phases of the 'Waves to Water Prize'
Chili theft is a growing concern in Bhutan's Paro valley
Sangay Lham and her husband quickly feed their two children, lock them up, and the couple scurries off to guard their chili field
