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HUDCO aims to resolve stressed assets in 18 months, plans larger play in urban infra

New Delhi, May 1 -- State-run Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) is looking at resolving its stressed assets in the next 18 months, chairman and managing director (CMD) Sanjay Kulshrestha... Read More


China celebrates May Day with travel boom and cultural festivities

China, May 1 -- China is celebrating International Workers' Day, popularly known as May Day, with nationwide celebrations, cultural events, and a major surge in domestic travel. The five-day public h... Read More


India, Egypt agree to strengthen joint efforts in combating terrorism

Cairo, May 1 -- India and Egypt held the 4th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in Cairo on Wednesday. They agreed to strengthen joint efforts in combating terrorism in all its fo... Read More


Vietnam in the hearts of Cuban friends

Havana, May 1 -- Major Cuban newspapers have run special articles reviewing the heroic history of the Vietnamese people, and affirming the steadfast solidarity between Cuba and Vietnam as Vietnam is c... Read More


Rizvi slams govt for closing some factories

Dhaka, May 1 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has criticised the interim government for shutting down factories and mills owned by business allies of ousted Prime Minister Sheik... Read More


Yen Slides As Bank Of Japan Retains Rate As Expected

India, May 1 -- The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday, after the Bank of Japan left its interest rate unchanged for the second consecutive meeting a... Read More


ASEAN officials discuss Community Vision 2045, Timor Leste membership, nuclear free zone

Kuala Lumpur, May 1 -- Malaysia hosted the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur on April 29, according to the country's Foreign Ministry. Three senior official-l... Read More


No corridor sans two govts' nod, says UN

Dhaka, May 1 -- Any humanitarian support or supplies across the border from Bangladesh to Myanmar will first need to be agreed between the two governments, said a spokesman for the United Nations Wedn... Read More


ISI chief Lt Gen Asim Malik appointed as Pakistan's new national security adviser

Pakistan, May 1 -- Lieutenant General Mohammad Asim Malik, the current Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been appointed as Pakistan's new National Security Adviser (NSA), ... Read More


Explosion rocks military detention facility in Borno

Nigeria, May 1 -- An explosion Wednesday night rocked Giwa Barracks, a popular military detention facility where many ex-Boko Haram fighters are believed to be held in Maiduguri, Borno State. This co... Read More