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Iceland volcano spews lava and smoke for a second day

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A volcano in Iceland spewed smoke and lava for a second day on Thursday but winds were expected to carry poisonous gas pollution away from the capital Reykjavik, authorities

Ukraine says Russia building up forces near Kharkiv region’s north

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia is building up forces near the northern part of Ukraine's Kharkiv region where it launched an offensive this month, but it still lacks the troop numbers to stage a major push

US DOJ says Chinese national arrested malware charges in international operation

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said a Chinese national was arrested in an international operation on charges of creating and using malware that was used in cyber

Governor of Russian ‘oil capital’ region criticised for war comments resigns

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Natalia Komarova, the governor of Siberia's oil-rich Khanty-Mansiisk region who was last year criticised for remarks she made about the war in Ukraine, announced on Thursday that

US DOJ says Chinese national arrested on malware charges in international operation

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said a Chinese national was arrested in an international operation on charges of creating and using malware that was used in cyber

South Africa’s divisive Malema could be post-election kingmaker as ANC likely to lose majority

Malema's pledge to redress persistent racial and economic disparities resonates with his constituents which include tens of thousands of unemployed, disenfranchised urban Black youth.

“I am shocked by the news”: Tharoor reacts after former aide detained for smuggling gold

New Delhi , May 30 (ANI): Distancing himself from the arrest of his former aide in an alleged gold smuggling case by the Delhi...

Senior US official, Chinese counterpart to hold talks today amid ongoing tensions

Washington, DC , May 30 (ANI): US Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell is set to host China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu in...

Pakistan court acquits Imran Khan in two cases related to May 9 riots

Islamabad, May 30 (PTI) A court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases related to May...

South Africa’s divisive Malema could be post-election kingmaker

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's Julius Malema, who quit the ruling African National Congress to form a radical leftist party, could potentially become a kingmaker or even deputy

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Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?