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China counters with tariffs on US products

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by... Read More


Nationwide HPV vaccination drive kicks off

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- A nationwide immunisation campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) targeting girls between 11 and 14 years of age started on Tuesday. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugura... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Dial back the US-China trade war: It's lose-lose

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Within days of the US declaring a 10% extra tariff on imports from China, Beijing has retaliated with announcements of its own that will make US shipments to the People's Republic... Read More


France's proposed budget cuts set to slash overseas development aid

France, Feb. 5 -- France is planning to reduce public development aid by up to 40 percent as part of its €32 billion budget cuts for 2025. French NGOs engaged in international solidarity are dee... Read More


100 m-long 'Make in India' steel bridge launched over four railway tracks for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has successfully launched a steel bridge over four railway tracks - two of western railways and two DFC tracks between Kim and Sayan f... Read More


India's services sector growth sees slowest pace of growth in over 2 years in Jan: PMI

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- India's services sector activity expanded at the slowest pace in over two years in January amid softer increases in sales and output, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seas... Read More


College Youth Ideathon 2025 launched to fuel innovation,entrepreneurship among India's youth

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- ThinkStartup, IIT Delhi and MEPSC (a Sector Skills Council under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India), on Wednesday announced the launch of College Y... Read More


Saudi Arabia says no diplomatic ties with Israel without creation of Palestinian state

Riyadh, Feb. 5 -- Saudi Arabia reiterated its support for independent Palestinian state and said that it would not diplomatic ties with Israel until the creation of such a state with East Jerusalem as... Read More


Punjab: Ex-SHO, then ASI get life term in 1992 fake encounter case

Mohali, Feb. 5 -- A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mohali awarded life imprisonment to former station house officer (SHO) Gurbhinder Singh (72) and former assistant sub-inspect... Read More


Haq Insaaf Council hosts "Pakistan Doomsday: Exposing Facts of terrorism in Jammu Kashmir" discussion

Srinagar, Feb. 5 -- Haq Insaaf Council on Wednesday hosted a discussion on "Pakistan Doomsday: Exposing Facts of terrorism in Jammu Kashmir" where they aimed to raise awareness among the civilians in ... Read More