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US becomes second largest source of FDI in India

During the last financial year, India attracted $5.64 billion in FDI from Mauritius…reports Asian Lite News The US replaced Mauritius as the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India during

May 30, 2021

-Top News·India News·USA

Biden’s $6tn budget plan draws mixed reviews

The budget unveiled on Friday calls for total spending to run above $6 trillion throughout the next decade, and rise to $8.2 trillion by fiscal year 2031…reports Asian Lite News President Joe

May 30, 2021

-Top News·Economy·USA

Colleges look to federal govt to ease visa control

American colleges and universities lost billions of dollars when the pandemic scattered their students and turned off new applicants…reports Asian Lite News With the Covid-19 pandemic abruptly cutting off a steadily growing

May 30, 2021

COVID-19·Education·USA

Memorial Day travel surge to test airports, airlines

While domestic air-travel numbers last Christmas were only half those in 2019, recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) counts have them now hovering around 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels….reports Asian Lite News

May 30, 2021

Travel·USA

Govt redirects vaccine manufacturing supplies to help India

Move will allow India to make additional 20 million Covid vaccine doses, reports Asian Lite News The US government has redirected orders of critical vaccine manufacturing supplies, which will allow India to

May 30, 2021

-Top News·India News·USA

Taliban is taking over rural areas from Afghan military

Taliban has besieged seven rural Afghan military outposts across the wheat fields and onion patches of the Laghman province, in eastern Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News Since the US troops began leaving Afghanistan

May 30, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

‘Pak may be getting Chinese vax in return for BRI projects’

Pakistan may be getting Chinese Covid vaccine shots in return for its approval of projects linked to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),…reports Asian Lite News Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said when

May 30, 2021

-Top News·Asia News·China

Clamour for probe into origins of Covid-19 grows stronger

The European Union, Australia and Japan also joined the US in seeking a deeper probe into the origins of the pandemic…reports Atul Aneja The clamour for an in-depth investigation into the origins

May 30, 2021

-Top News·China·COVID-19

China targets Fauci amid Wuhan lab controversy

“In terms of expertise and influence, American experts such as Fauci can hardly match Chinese top experts,” wrote Hu Xijin…reports Asian Lite News With international media and scientists pointing fingers at the

May 30, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

New Tibetan Sikyong gets greetings from across the globe

Tsering, the political head of the Tibetan people globally known as Prime Minister-in-exile, took oath of office here on Thursday, which was virtually attended by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama….reports Asian

May 30, 2021

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