A jailed 81-year-old Maoist ideologue and activist has been granted bail for six months on medical grounds by a court in India.Varavara Rao has been in poor health for several months and spent more ... ( read original story ...)
Resurgence of COVID-19 in India’s Maharastra forces fresh containment measures
Alarmed by signs that a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is building, India's richest state of Maharashtra ordered fresh restrictions on people's movement and imposed night curfews in some ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: India to clear 45 investments from China, likely to include Great Wall, SAIC – sources
India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, which are likely to include those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp, government and industry sources told Reuters, as military ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t collected 73 pct y-on-y less in gaming taxes in 2020
The Macau government collected MOP29.8 billion in gaming taxes in 2020, a 73.6 per cent year-on-year drop from the previous year, official data showed ... ( read original story ...)
India, Maldives sign $50mn defence pact
Credit line agreement to boost maritime capabilities of island nation India on Sunday reiterated its commitment to the Maldives’ security and signed a USD 50 million defence Lin ... ( read original story ...)
India, Maldives sign $50mn defence pact
Credit line agreement to boost maritime capabilities of island nation India on Sunday reiterated its commitment to the Maldives’ security and signed a USD 50 million defence Lin ... ( read original story ...)
India-Maldives upgrades security & defence partnership to combat terror
Male had requested a couple of years back for enhancing the capability of the Defence Forces of the Maldives in exercising jurisdiction and undertaking maritime surveillance of its EEZ and islands, ... ( read original story ...)
India and Maldives ink $50 million Defence deal to boost maritime capabilities
EAM Jaishankar also proposed a $40 million credit line to finance the growth of sports facilities in the Maldives, one of the largest recipients of Indian neighbourhood assistance. ( read original story ...)
Singapore hopes to balance its Budget as economy picks up: DPM Heng
Singapore has a good chance of balancing its budget during this term of government if economic recovery goes as expected, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Sunday (Feb 21). ( read original story ...)
‘Cap’ rescued China, headband choked Kuwait’s economy
It is not shameful to seek foreign expertise, as was the case in the development of the structural plan for Kuwait in 1951 ... The Minister of Finance instead came out proudly to say, “The solution is ... ( read original story ...)