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India Mourns demise of Lanka’s top Tamil lawmaker

Sampanthan, 91, passed away on Sunday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo….reports Asian Lite News Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of R. Sampanthan,

July 1, 2024

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‘Agla Varka’: New Initiative to Highlight True Essence of Punjab

Gill, who has worked in the North-East for several years carrying out research for books or working on projects, believed the region was misunderstood and seemed alien to people in Delhi, and

July 1, 2024

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Gen. Dwivedi takes charge as Indian Army Chief

General Dwivedi took over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) from General Manoj Pande, who superannuated on June 30…reports Asian Lite News An ace infantry officer with vast experience

July 1, 2024

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Navy chief begins 5-day visit to Bangladesh

He is also scheduled to address participants at the National Defence College, Dhaka and visit a few key defence facilities…reports Asian Lite News Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi began his four-day

July 1, 2024

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WB Greenlights $1.5B for India’s Clean Energy Push

With this financing, efforts will be made to enhance the market capability for green hydrogen. The emphasis will also be given to scaling up renewable energy and stimulating finance for low-carbon energy

July 1, 2024

Business·India News

India, US Extend 2% Digital Tax on E-commerce

On February 15, 2024, the United States AND Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom decided to extend the political compromise set forth in the October 21 Joint Statement until June

July 1, 2024

Business·India News·USA

Impact of Act East policy seen in India-Laos ties

The Act East Policy focuses on the extended neighbourhood in the Indo-Pacific region, with ASEAN as its core…reports Hector Kenneth Indian Ambassador to Lao PDR Prashant Agrawal highlighted the “very positive impact”

July 1, 2024

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Indian envoy explores economic ties with Iran-India Biz Chamber

A key highlight of the discussion was the recently signed agreement concerning the Chahbahar Port…reports Asian Lite News Indian Ambassador to Iran, Rudra Gaurav Shresth, met members of the Iran-India Business Chamber

July 1, 2024

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Congress demands law to exceed 50% reservations quota

Jairam Ramesh emphasized the need for a Constitutional amendment to enable reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs to exceed 50%….reports Asian Lite News The Congress party has urged Parliament to pass a

July 1, 2024

India News·Legal·POLITICS

New criminal laws come into effect

The new laws received Parliament’s nod last year and President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on Dec 25, 2023…reports Asian Lite News In a move that will completely overhaul the criminal justice

July 1, 2024

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