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PAU warns farmers of yellow rust on wheat, urges to monitor fields

Ludhiana, Feb. 9 -- Cautioning the wheat growers of the yellow rust disease in the wheat crop, the experts of the department of plant breeding and genetics (PBG) as well as the department of plant pat... Read More


Fudging fears in Pak but Imran's rebels defy odds

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Pakistan's general elections produced a fractured mandate on Friday, with independent candidates backed by incarcerated former premier Imran Khan's party pulling off stunning wins... Read More


Fudging fears in Pakistan election but Imran Khan's rebels defy odds

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Pakistan's general elections produced a fractured mandate on Friday, with independent candidates backed by incarcerated former premier Imran Khan's party pulling off stunning wins... Read More


Israeli PM orders ground operation plan in Gaza's Rafah amid conflict

Jerusalem, Feb. 9 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday instructed the army to prepare a plan for a ground operation in Rafah, the southernmost Gazan city, where over half of the 2.3 mil... Read More


US president Joe Biden described as 'elderly man with poor memory' in report

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A report from Special Counsel Robert Hur has raised serious questions about Joe Biden's memory, provoking a strong reaction from the US president. Declining to prosecute Mr Biden... Read More


Indian Ocean stability requires early end to Gaza war - President

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the Indian Ocean Region's stability requires an early end to the Gaza war followed by the establishment within 5 years of an Independent Palest... Read More


UNDP launches 'clean air' campaign amid deteriorating air quality

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Reports from the last few months demonstrate that Dhaka's air quality is deteriorating. Concerned about the situation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched#Le... Read More


PepsiCo's India beverage sales jump in 2023, snacking slips

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Packaged foods and beverages company PepsiCo said its India business unit reported a low-single-digit decline in snacking volumes in 2023, while beverage volumes grew in double di... Read More


Ajit Doval's Dhaka visit part of high level exchange between 2 countries: MEA

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- India has said their National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's recent visit to Bangladesh was part of high level exchange of visits between the two neighbouring countries. "Banglade... Read More


Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif claims election victory, calls for coalition

India, Feb. 9 -- New Delhi Pakistan's former premier Nawaz Sharif on Friday made an impassioned plea to other political parties to join hands with his PML-N party to form a coalition government after ... Read More