ASIA

US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom

10:58 am May 25, 2021

Washington : US health officials and the State Department have warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in just two months. The twin alerts don’t ban US citizens from visiting the country, but they could have an impact on insurance rates for travelers may factor into decisions […]

Nepal President dissolves House, announces snap polls in Nov; Opposition alliance to move court

11:43 pm May 22, 2021

Kathmandu: Nepal‘s President dissolved the House of Representatives on Saturday for the second time in five months and announced snap elections in November, rejecting both embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the Opposition alliance’s claims to form a government, a ”regressive” move that will be legally challenged yet again. President Bidya Devi Bhandari announced in an early morning statement that the House of […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

10:42 am May 21, 2021

Singapore: Singapore has reported 41 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the nation to 61,730, a media report said on Friday. Singapore also reported the death of a 70-year-old person in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus, The Strait Times reported. “A 70-year-old Singaporean man has died from complications due […]

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Iran wanted India’s involvement at a later stage: MEA on Farzad-B project

11:12 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Days after it lost the ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, India on Thursday said Iran wanted its involvement in the project at a later stage. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consortium concerned is in touch with Iranian authorities on the issue. ”Last July, Iran had decided to develop the Farzad B gas field on its own and wanted […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Time to define Indo-US relations?

2:12 pm May 20, 2021

The second wave of the coronavirus has since grown into a tsunami; India is now the global coronavirus hotspot, setting records for the world’s highest number of daily cases. Mr Rajiv Bhatia，a distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and former ambassador to Canda published a paper on Indian Express website (7th MAY).It wrote: “after intensive inter-agency consultations […]