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Why Petronas' Turkmenistan breakthrough matters for Malaysia's energy future - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, June 22 -- For a country that has long relied on energy exports as one of the foundations of its economic strength, Malaysia's recent success in securing access to one of the world's lar... Read More


Office buzz. India dominates skilled migration flow

New Delhi, June 22 -- When it comes to global skilled migration flows, India continues to sit on top. It is the top source of US H-1B visas, the second for UK skilled worker visas and EU Blue cards. ... Read More


Hansi villagers end 36-day stir after govt 'accepts' canal water demand

ROHTAK, June 22 -- A 36-day-long agitation by residents of Hansi's Chainat village ended late Saturday night after the state government reportedly accepted the protesters' key demand of supplying Bhak... Read More


US-Iran war underlines India's need for a Gulf doctrine: Arrive earlier, act faster, absorb less damage

India, June 22 -- The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is a crisis bargain, not a reconciliation. It gives India a reprieve. The crisis has shown that the Strait of Hormuz may lie on foreign maps, ... Read More


Ram temple funds row: SIT likely to submit probe report to CM Adityanath today

India, June 22 -- The special investigation team (SIT) probing into the alleged embezzlement of donation money at Ayodhya's Ram temple is likely to submit its preliminary report to Uttar Pradesh chief... Read More


Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has a new reputation: The bigger the match, the more brutal he becomes

India, June 22 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did not merely play a stunning innings in the Tri-Nation A Series final. He added another entry to a pattern that is becoming harder to dismiss. The bigger the ... Read More


Sukhu performs yoga with 2,000 people in Hamirpur

Dharamshala, June 22 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday presided over a state-level programme on the occasion of International Yoga Day organised by the department of ... Read More


Normative shift in fiscal federalism

New Delhi, June 22 -- The Constitutional framework of India visualised the Finance Commission as an institution responsible for addressing fiscal imbalances and regional disparities among States. The... Read More


News snippets. Agastya Energy secures Rs.4,000-cr loan from IREDA

New Delhi, June 22 -- Agastya Energy Industries Ltd has bagged a loan of around Rs.4,000 crore from the public sector financier Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) for its upcoming ... Read More


'Aya Ram, gaya Ram': The politics of defection and erosion of democracy

India, June 22 -- Last weekend would have been painful for Uddhav Thackeray, with six out of the nine members of Parliament belonging to his party - Shiv Sena (UBT) - defecting. There are rumours that... Read More