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Govt aims to boost ICT exports to $25bn in five years

Pakistan, June 11 -- Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the government has set a target to increase Pakistan's ICT exports to $25 billion over the next five years. While pres... Read More


MP asks to address shortage of speech therapists and defectologists in regions

Kyrgyzstan, June 11 -- There is a shortage of speech therapists and defectologists in the regions, and children need qualified specialists, MP Nilufar Alimzhanova said at a meeting of the Parliament o... Read More


"India is not a football which you kick around, it is an ally which you strive to embrace": Ex-Pentagon official Michael Rubin on India-Canada ties

Washington, June 11 -- Former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Michael Rubin, said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is showing a more serious and const... Read More


Daesh or BLA: The Threat Remains

Pakistan, June 11 -- In the tribal belts and mountain shadows, two flags flutter for terror: Daesh and the BLA. One wraps itself in theocratic absolutism, the other in ethnic separatism. Their slogans... Read More


SC grants bail to Uttarakhand man accused of religious conversion for marrying inter-faith

New Delhi, June 11 -- The Supreme Court recently granted bail to a Uttarakhand-based man who was booked for religious conversion and cheating for marrying a woman who belonged to a different faith. A... Read More


Budget FY26

Pakistan, June 11 -- Things are not in control. Not at all. In the cautious calm following a very proud unveiling of Budget 2025-6 by Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb (seemingly oblivious t... Read More


Olive Ridley Numbers Fall Sharply at Mahiri Beach; Activists Blame Parties, Police Inaction

Goa, June 11 -- The number of Olive Ridley turtles nesting at Mahiri Beach - also known as Dream Beach - has dropped significantly this season, prompting concern and criticism from local conservationi... Read More


Uttarakhand: SDRF rescues five people stranded near Rambada on Shri Kedarnath Marg

Rudraprayag, June 11 -- The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rescued 5 people who were stranded across the river near Lincholi on June 10 at 10:50 pm, according to a press release... Read More


"The grievances about Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the Khalistan movement were not real": Former Pentagon official slams Trudeau for amplifying exaggerated claims

Washington, June 11 -- Former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Michael Rubin, has strongly criticised former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for amplify... Read More


Government plans 10% surcharge on electricity bills to control circular debt

Pakistan, June 11 -- The government has proposed adding a 10% surcharge on electricity bills to help reduce the growing circular debt in the power sector. To enable this, lawmakers will amend the NEPR... Read More