The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training appointed Arunish Chawla as the new Revenue Secretary, Ministry of ...
‘Entire Families Lost’: 46 Dead In Pakistan’s Air Strikes On Afghanistan; Taliban Warns Of Retaliation
Pakistan's air strikes on Afghanistan's Paktika province killed 46 people, mostly women and children, sparking Taliban warnings of retaliation.
Turkish military kills 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, ministry says
The Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...
Earth from space: Strange phenomena create festive decorations on Iraq’s ‘Christmas tree lake’
A 2018 astronaut photo shows a festive, fir-tree-shaped artificial reservoir in Iraq decorated with both natural and imagined ornaments.
South Korea’s Population Faces Point of No Return
The country has passed the U.N. threshold of a "super-aged society," with one in five of the population now aged over 65.
FMR with Myanmar yet to be scrapped formally, MHA tightens regulations for border population
Union Ministry of Home Affairs introduces new protocol to regulate movement along India-Myanmar border, despite scrapping Free Movement Regime.
Storm Pabuk to weaken near Vietnam’s south-central coast
Pabuk, the 10th storm to enter Vietnam's waters this year and currently packing winds of 74 kph, is forecast to weaken into a tropical depression this afternoon as it approaches the south-central coast from Ninh Thuan to Vung Tau provinces.
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows
A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040.
The India story: Progress in manufacturing sector but key challenges remain
The fourth part of the series assesses what it will take to encourage domestic manufacturing, while also being an alternative to China