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More aggressive UK policy against China under new British PM Truss
On Tuesday, Liz Truss, a self-described defender of the post-World War II western order, succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister. Johnson's attitude toward Beijing has been criticized by many in his party for not hardening quickly enough.
The previous ten years have seen a deterio...
Paetongtarn has been mentioned as a possible PM contender
All eyes are on whether Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, would be selected as a contender for prime minister in the next general election, after being put in charge of a drive to promote unity within the Pheu Thai Party.
Ms ...
PAP to Work with Singapore, Says PM Lee
On 14th December, during the launch of a book, the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsein Loong, said that the People's Action Party (PAP) should always work in close proximity with Singaporeans in order to take the country forward. The book was about the forementioned party titled, A History...
NBCC (INDIA) BAGS UTTARAKHAND PMC SERVICES WORK ORDER
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- NBCC (India) has bagged Uttarakhand PMC services work order.
- NBCC (India) is going to construct new building for National Institute of Technology.
The shares of National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) (India...
AUSTRALIAN PM DOES NOT WANT TO EXTEND INDIA TRAVEL BAN BEYOND 15 MAY
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- Australian PM says that India travel ban should not to be extended beyond 15 MAY 2021.
- The Australian government has imposed a temporary ban on its citizens from returning to Australia, if they have been in India for up to 14 days before fl...
CHINA’S SERVICE SECTOR PMI ROSE IN MARCH AS FIRMS HIRE MORE WORKERS
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- China’s service sector PMI rose in March as firms hire more workers.
- The PMI rose to 54.3, higher than 51.5 mark in February.
- Caixin’s composite manufacturing and services PMI also reportedly rose to 53.1 in M...
US MANUFACTURING SECTOR WITNESES ROBUST GROWTH IN MARCH
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• The report said the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) went up by 3.9 percentage points to 64.7 percent
• The March PMI indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 10th month in a row after shrinking in the months or March, April and May in 2020...
CHINA’S MANUFACTURING PMI FELL TO LOWEST LEVEL IN MARCH 2021
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- China’s manufacturing PMI fell to lowest level in March 2021.
- Caixin/Markit reported the country’s manufacturing PMI to have dropped to 50.6 in March.
- Producer price inflation in February picked up to its high...
US JURY DIRECTS APPLE TO PAY FINE WORTH $308.5 MILLION FOR INFRINGING A PATENT
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• Tech giant Apple Inc must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) over charges of infringing a patent said a federal jury
• In the year 2015, PMC LLC has dragged Apple to the court over alleging iTunes service had infringe...
US DEFENCE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN LIKELY TO VISIT INDIA THIS MONTH
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• Austin's visit is likely to be take place in the second half of March and is expected be part of a larger swing via Indo-Pacific region nations
• This visit will also be the first in person visit from a cabinet member of the new Biden administration,...
PM MODI'S ‘MAKE IN INDIA' INITIATIVE IMPORTANT FOR CHALLENGES IN TRADE TIES: US
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• PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative has epitomised the trade-restrictive challenges seen by the US by confronting trade ties between the two nations said the report
• The report said “Recent Indian emphasis on import substitution...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 56,368 NEW HOUSES
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- Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2021, the Indian government has approved the construction of 56,368 New Houses.
- The progress of Light House Projects was recently reviewed.
- MoHUA has urged the UTs and states to ensure 100% comple...
INDIA MAY SPEND RS 7.5 TRILLION ON OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEXT 5 YEARS
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- Indian PM Narendra Modi recently announced that India was like spend Rs. 7.5 Trillion on oil and gas infrastructure.
- Noting that India imported over 85% and 53% of its oil and gas requirements, respectively, the PM said that the efforts wer...
JACINDA ARDERN LASHED AT SCOTT MORRISON FOR STRIPPING AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OF LADY LINKED TO SYRIAN ISIS CAMP
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- Jacinda Ardern has blamed Scott Morrison for sending out Australia's issues by dropping the citizenship of a lady who supposedly joined the Islamic State in Syria
The New Zealand PM and her Australian partner talked about t...
ISRAEL PM CANCELS UAE, BAHRAIN TRIP FOR NOW AS COVID CASES HEIGHTENED
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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will defer an excursion to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain anticipated one week from now because of Israel's COVID-19 lockdown
Notwithstanding the significance of the outing ...
MYANMAR TURN OF EVENTS HAS BECOME A GLOBAL ISSUE
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- Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was intently observing the circumstance in Myanmar after a few of its chiefs - including President Win Myint and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi
Singapore communicates grave worry ...
CHINA AND HONG KONG NO LONGER TO ENTERTAIN BNO PASSPORTS FOR HONG KONGERS
- China on Friday (Jan 29) said it will "no longer exercise the right to honor the British National (Overseas) passport for Hong Kongers.
- This is because as Britain does not falter on its promise to open its doors to millions more residents of the former colony of Hong Konge...
BEIJING GASPS OVER SEVERE AIR POLLUTION ISSUING YELLOW ALERT
- Beijing decries yellow alert for heavy air pollution
- China’s capital Beijing has declared a yellow warning for heavy air pollution which had the country reaching out on Sunday, prompting officials to take a series of measures to restrict the smog.
A seri...
SURINAME PRESIDENT SANTOKHI WANTS VISA-FREE TRAVEL BETWEEN SURINAME AND INDIA
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- Suriname wants to end visa permits for India visitors.
- Suriname’s President wants to strengthen bilateral ties between India and Suriname.
- Suriname President wants progress in technology and increase in tourism from India t...
INDIAN PM MODI ENCOURAGES YOUNGSTERS TO ATTEND STARTUP INDIA
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- 'Prarambh', the two-days Startup India International Summit is taking place on 15-16 JAN 2020.
- Indian PM Modi has urged youngsters to attend the summit.
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has urged youngsters...