New Delhi : In a significant step towards indigenising critical warfighting equipment, India is evaluating proposals from American and French firms for its Made in India aircraft including the LCA Mark 2 and the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. The evaluation of the proposals from both sides is going on. The key factors for these proposals would be…
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to its aerospace agency where he described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for countering the US and South Korea.Kim during Tuesday’s visit approved an unspecified “future action plan” in preparations for launching…
TUNIS: The Tunisian Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party on Tuesday condemned the one-year prison sentence handed to its leader Rached Ghannouchi, calling it an “unjust political verdict.”Ghannouchi, a leading opponent of President Kais Saied, was sentenced on Monday on terrorism-related charges following his April 17 arrest.He had appeared in court at the end of February on the…
Fifty-two people had made it out of the building but firefighters were still trying to account for others A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst…
NEW YORK CITY: As the UN on Monday officially commemorated the Palestinian Nakba, or “Catastrophe,” for the first time, President Mahmoud Abbas told representatives of member states that his people have the right to live in freedom and dignity in their own independent nation.He also called for Palestine to be granted full membership of the…
RIYADH: In a bid to ensure food security, the Kingdom recently completed a new facility raising its total grain storage capacity by 40 percent. According to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, this new facility expands Saudi Arabia’s storage capacity to 3.5 million tons from 2.6 million tons in 2016, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported. The ministry further noted…
LONDON: Majority of Palestinians view China and Russia as potentially effective mediators for their peace talks with the state of Israel, a recent survey revealed. The survey, conducted by YouGov in May at the request of Arab News, showed that Palestinians’ most preferred potential peace broker was Russia, followed closely by the European Union and…
Dhaka : The peripheral effect of Cyclone Mocha has begun over the coastal areas of Chattorgram and Barishal divisions, according to the latest bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), Dhaka Tribune reported. According to BMD, Cyclone Mocha is moving towards the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar with winds up to 210 km/h. The very strong cyclonic…
New Delhi : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had a productive meeting with Toshi Shiabata, the CEO of Japanese semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics and discussed various aspects of technology and innovation in the field of semiconductors. The Japanese company’s CEO called on PM Modi on Friday. Replying to a tweet by Renesas Electronics, the Prime…
De Lima, 63, and another defendant were acquitted ‘on the ground of reasonable doubt’ Jailed Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was acquitted Friday on one of two remaining drug trafficking charges filed against her under the Rodrigo Duterte administration, putting her a step closer to freedom. De Lima, a former senator and justice…
