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B’desh signs $335 mn loan deal with China for Mongla port upgrade
PTI Dhaka Bangladesh has signed a USD 335.78 million concessional loan agreement with China to expand and modernise its southwestern Mongla Port, located about 80 km west of the Indian…
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Exhibition woes
EDITORIAL Panaji cannot claim smart-city ambitions while mega events leave roads clogged At the recently…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
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India to prioritise rule-based maritime order, says Jaishankar
PTI United Nations India will ensure that issues such as free, open and rule-based maritime order, including safety of seafarers,…
WHO: New Ebola cases are from unknown chains of transmission
AP Buina (Congo) The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organisation’s emergencies…
Nasa astronaut Anil Menon embarks on eight-month trip to Int’l Space Stn
PTI Washington Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday lifted off onboard a Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from…
Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah for development
AP Washington President Donald Trump on Monday sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established…
US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz: Trump
‘America will charge 20% toll on eligible cargo for safe passage’ Dubai: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that…
Houthi rebels say Saudi airstrikes hit Sanaa airport
AP Cairo Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Saudi airstrikes hit Sanaa International Airport on Monday, while the internationally recognised…
UN urges immediate aid as Somalia faces severe drought
IANS Mogadishu The United Nations (UN) relief agency has appealed for urgent assistance for hundreds of thousands of Somalis, particularly…
Lanka inks deal for $1.8 mn Indian medical grant
PTI Colombo India and Sri Lanka on Monday signed an agreement which will help Colombo secure a 600 million Sri…