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Xi’s crackdown on tech companies continues to hurt China’s super-rich

March 29, 2023

As Xi Jinping began his unprecedented third term, the political climate in China remains uncertain. A mix of economic slump and complex policies is making the wealthy rethink their stay in the country, reported modern diplomacy. The drive to reign in the economic influence of China’s private sector has diminished...

Kim urges N Korean experts to produce ‘powerful nuclear weapons’

March 29, 2023

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country’s scientists to expand production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials” and build more powerful weapons, state media reported. Kim’s latest calls, a reiteration of an earlier promise to ramp up nuclear weapons production “exponentially”, came ahead of a United States Navy...

Hungarian parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership bid

March 29, 2023

Hungary’s National Assembly (parliament) has approved Finland’s NATO membership bid, said the chairman of the session, which was broadcast on the Assembly’s website, TASS reported. “The decision has been made,” he announced after the overwhelming majority of lawmakers had voted to ratify Finland’s application to join the North Atlantic Alliance....

China now bails out countries after pushing them into ‘debt-trap’

March 29, 2023

Since the end of World War II, the International Monetary Fund and the United States have been the world’s lenders of last resort, each wielding broad influence over the global economy. Now a new heavyweight has emerged in providing emergency loans to debt-ridden countries and that is China, New York...

Ukraine receives UK Challenger tanks amid ongoing conflict with Russia

March 29, 2023

Ukraine has received its first British main battle Challenger tanks and other Western-made armoured vehicles, CNN reported citing Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov. In a Facebook post, Oleksii Reznikov said, “Today, I had the honour to test the newest addition to our armoured units together with the commander of the...

U.S: Biden calls for Congress to pass assault weapons ban

March 29, 2023

US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) termed the school shooting at Nashville which claimed the lives of six people as “sick” and said that the US has to do more about gun violence and stressed that “it’s ripping the soul of this nation.” Biden’s remarks come after a...

NUCLEAR FLASHPOINT?

March 29, 2023

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a main source of tension for the international community. The conflict began in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea, a territory previously belonging to Ukraine. Since then, there have been a series of clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine....

Centre aims to reduce logistics costs to 7.5 percent of GDP: Shah

March 29, 2023

The government is working to bring down logistics cost to GDP to 7.5 per cent from the current 13 per cent, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday. Addressing the annual session of Assocham, Shah said, without the development of the country’s infrastructure and reduction of logistics costs, development was...

China plans to replace US as global security provider: Army chief

March 29, 2023

In a rare candid assessment by the military leadership of the biggest military and economic challenges being faced by India, Army chief General Manoj Pande said Monday that China was seeking to replace the US as the global net security provider, while believing in the policy of “might is right”....

Is Rahul victim of Congress conspiracy, asks Anurag Thakur

March 29, 2023

Why no prominent Congress lawyer came to Rahul Gandhi’s aid when he was convicted in a defamation case that led to his expulsion from Parliament, asked Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday, wondering if it was deliberate and part of an intra-party conspiracy. Thakur, addressing the ‘Times Network India Digital...

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