Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter (ICACS) Officers removed more than 20 cats and more than 40 birds from a home in Leslie. Officers said the animals were living in filthy conditions.Background: …
Blackstone converts Indian property to safe haven
A global downturn could boost demand for Indian real estate. Thanks largely to Blackstone , there’s now an easier way in. The investor-cum-landlord led by Steve Schwarzman has played a big role in …
India Bans Popular Front of India and its Affiliates for Five Years
An Islamist group that uses the grievance discourse to mobilize supporters, the PFI has over 500,000 members across India.
India’s Support To Poor During COVID-19 Remarkable, Says World Bank President David Malpass
India’s support to the poor and needy during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis is remarkable, and other nations should adopt the Indian move of targeted cash transfer instead of broad subsidies, World Bank …
Hong Kong home prices could nosedive 30 per cent through 2023 as interest rates repel buyers, Goldman Sachs forecasts
The American investment bank issues a pessimistic revision of an earlier forecast that predicted a 20 per cent decline High mortgage rates will continue to reduce affordability and keep investors away …
Deep In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, The Last Great Lodge For Explorers Awaits
and dinner are included in the stay), uses only fruits and vegetables either grown on the lodge’s property or sourced from the local soum (town). The Thirsty Camel bar, housed in a Mongolian-style …
Lebanon luxury apartment project sells for $9.5 million
The Lebanon property, which was purchased in September for $2.69 million, sold less than a month later for $9.5 million. An apartment project is currently under construction on the site.
A Luminous Shophouse in Penang for $645,000: House Hunting in Malaysia
Malaysia’s housing market has seen a surge in transactions recently, though prices are being held in check by a glut of inventory, brokers say.
I visited the land of Babur and Timur, Uzbekistan’s ‘national hero’
In Uzbekistan to cover the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, I saw the land of Timur whom Indian history books will always remember as the ‘plunderer’ of Delhi.
Iran summons UK envoy over ‘meddlesome’ Amini comments
Iran said on Wednesday it had summoned British ambassador Simon Shercliff to hear a protest over “meddlesome statements” on the unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.