Shared taxi drivers in particular are demanding increased fares in order to compensate for the financial losses …
Kazakhstan’s first President tests COVID-19 positive
Kazakhstans first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone into self-isolation, his office announced on Thursday.
Nepal’s Parliament passes Constitution Amendment Bill to update map incorporating Indian territories
Nepal last month released the revised political and administrative map of the country laying claim over the strategically key areas, more than six months after India published a new map in November …
UN calls on donors to fulfil Yemen aid pledges
Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on international donors to fulfil financial pledges they made to help ease the suffering of people …
Saudi Arabia to Invest $1.5 Billion in India’s Jio Platforms
(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund will invest $1.5 billion in the telecommunications and digital services business controlled by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, bringing total new …
Saudi PIF to invest Rs 11,367 cr in Jio Platforms for 2.32% stake
PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, as part of its mandate to diversify its economy, has made its largest investment into the Indian economy to-date. This investment is in line with PIF’s …
South Korea To Tax Cryptocurrency, Could Be As High As 20%
Korea JoongAng Daily said this raised speculation that cryptocurrency income might be categorized as other income — similar to gains from lottery purchases — and not as capital gains. Finance …
Myanmar to provide special relief loan to pandemic-hit farmers
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar government planned to provide special relief loan to farmers to relieve the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the agricultural sector, according to Ministry of Planning, …
Iran: What will happen when the conservatives take complete control?
Unless the state prioritises Iran’s national interests over unrealistic revolutionary goals, it can no longer blame others for the country’s problems …
Iran, Hezbollah say US sanctions will worsen Syrians’ suffering
US law imposes far-reaching financial restrictions to compel Damascus government to halt ‘attacks on the Syrian people’.