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Nepal delays reply to UN concerns over transitional justice

Nepal, Feb. 21 -- The Nepal government is delaying its response to the joint concerns of four United Nations special rapporteurs on adopting gender-sensitive policies in the transitional justice proce... Read More


5 things about AI you may have missed today: Reliance backs AI model, AI to predict land suitability, more

India, Feb. 21 -- In today's AI news, one of the top engineering institutes in India and BharatGPT are set to launch ChatGPT-style service ?Hanooman? which is backed by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Indust... Read More


South Korea extends fuel tax cuts, refiners eye export markets amid domestic weakness: S&P GCI

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- In a bid to alleviate the burden of rising consumer prices and bolster confidence, the South Korean government has announced an extension of retail fuel tax cuts until the end of... Read More


Governors receive N30bn each to reduce hardships - Akpabio

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said an "unverified report" indicated that state governors received N30 billion each from the Federation Account to ameliorate inflation and... Read More


Commodity watch: Global trends unveiled for OPEC Adjusts, EU carbon plummets, China's cyclamate surges, sulfuric acid spreads

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- In a landscape of global commodities, the week ahead holds significant implications across multiple sectors. Here are four key charts to keep an eye on are OPEC, EU carbon market... Read More


Medium of education should be mother language with options open to learn other languages: PM

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the medium for education in educational institutions should be everyone's mother tongue. "I think that our medium for education s... Read More


Alabama court rules frozen embryos are 'children'; here's how it may affect IVF across US

India, Feb. 21 -- In its latest ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court said that frozen embryos can now be recognised as children under the state law, a decision doctors and legal experts said could have f... Read More


Evening briefing: Congress' claim on I-T dept withdrawing rRs.r65 crore; India, Greece agree to bolster ties, and more

India, Feb. 21 -- Congress treasurer Ajay Maken on Wednesday said the income tax department has undemocratically withdrawn Rs.65 crore from the party's accounts with different banks while the issue of... Read More


India, Greece aim to double trade, boost infra

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India and Greece aim to double their bilateral trade by 2030 and enhance connectivity through projects like the India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor. "It is a matter of ha... Read More


Suspense Ends, Nawaz Sharif & Bilawal Bhutto To Form Coalition Government In Pakistan

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- Ending the political suspense, Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Bilawal Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), agreed to form a coalition government in ... Read More