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Beirut sets a new Guinness World Record for number of national flags raised in a city for 24 hours
Beirut, the national capital of Lebanon, has set a new Guinness World Record for the number of national flags raised in a city for 24 hours. On 28th...IGNOU launches an awareness programme on GST in collaboration with BSE
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched an awareness programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in collaboration with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Institute Limited to...Belt and Road Forum (BRF – 2019) held Beijing
In China, the 2nd edition of Belt and Road Forum (BRF – 2019) was officially held in Beijing with theme “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared...
Churches silent in Sri Lanka one week after attacks
Churches in the island nation of Sri Lanka have suspended the Sunday mass as the Archbishop of Colombo had delivered a special address from a chapel at his...
US: No waiver for China on stopping purchase of Iranian Oil
The Trump administration has stated that there will be no short-term waiver or any wind-down period over China’s oil purchases from the Republic of Iran in the wake...
Sudan: Opposition demands Sudan to join ICC
Top opposition leader of Sudan has called for the country to join the International Criminal Court which has formally alleged the former President of the country, Omar al-Bashir...
Sri Lanka: 15 dead in gun-battle with Islamists
In a fierce overnight battle between Sri Lankan troops and the suspected Islamic State militants as the search operations were underway, at least 15 people were killed including...Qatar to officially abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by end of 2019: ILO
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently announced that Qatar will officially abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by the end of 2019. It...Puranik Yogendra becomes first ethnic Indian to contest and win an election in Japan
Puranik Yogendra (or Yogi) from Pune has become the first ethnic Indian to contest and win an election in Japan. He has been elected to Edogawa Ward assembly...Dalbir Singh appointed as India’s new high commissioner to Seychelles
General (Retd.) Dalbir Singh Suhag has been appointed as India’s new high commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. His...
Oil Prices hiked in Turkey over US sanctions on Iran
US decision to re-impose economic sanctions on the Iranian Republic will hit Turkey hard next week as the waiver to continue to buy oil from Iran expires. Turkey...
