Beijing/Tehran, May 13 (IANS) Chinese components, including sensors, voltage converters and semiconductors, have been identified in Iranian drones, raising concerns over the transfer of sanctioned dual technology. China is believed to be assisting Iran with intelligence on the US military deployment in the Gulf and also supplying surveillance systems while enabling Tehran to expand its weapons capabilities, a report said on Wednesday.”China supplying the theocratic Islamic regime in Iran with we…
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India’s total exports of merchandise and services increased by 4.6 per cent to a record high of $863.11 billion during the financial year 2025-26, compared with the corresponding figure of $825.26 billion for the previous fiscal year, despite the US tariff turmoil and uncertainties triggered by geopolitical tensions, the latest figures compiled by the Commerce Ministry showed.Merchandise exports registered a 0.93 per cent growth to $441.78 billion during the financial yea…
Beirut, May 4 (IANS) A UNESCO report on Monday warned that escalating regional conflict has severely disrupted education across Arab states, affecting more than 100 million children and pushing fragile systems toward collapse. The crisis has affected education in at least 15 countries, disrupting learning for 52 million school-age children through school closures, reduced access or shifts to remote learning, the report said. Nearly 30 million children in the region were already out of school bef…
Amaravati, May 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy greeted workers on the occasion of International Labour Day.Chandrababu Naidu took to ‘X’ to greet ‘brothers and sisters in the workforce and the farming community.’“Regardless of one’s profession, it is our duty to accord equal respect to every individual who toils. This is a historic day that recognizes the rights of the working class – those who labor tirelessly, day and night. …
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Air India Express on Thursday announced the restoration of its flight operations to Qatar and Bahrain, while also expanding its network across key Gulf destinations including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Saudi Arabia, effective April 30, 2026.With the reinstatement of services, the airline has resumed connectivity from major Indian metros and regional gateways such as Amritsar, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur, Lucknow, Mangalur…
Coimbatore, April 27 (IANS) Tender coconut exports from Pollachi in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district have been severely disrupted over the past two months, with shipments to key international markets coming to a halt due to escalating freight charges and prolonged transit delays linked to the Iran–Israel conflict. The sharp increase in shipping costs, coupled with uncertainty over delivery timelines, has rendered exports commercially unviable for traders.As a result, several consignments have …
Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) Flagging a deepening travel crisis in West Asia and its growing impact on Indian expatriates, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday, urging immediate intervention to ease the hardships faced by Indian expatriates, particularly Keralites, who are stranded or are struggling to travel amid widespread and continuing flight disruptions.In his detailed communication, Chennithala pointed…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India’s stakes are high in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, in terms of safety of Indian immigrants living there and also ensuring its energy security. In this age of chaos and regional crisis, India’s nuanced and multi-vector diplomacy is pragmatic as well as necessary.”New Delhi has never intervened or directly taken sides in domestic and regional matters of Gulf countries. Those nations have also not forced New Delhi to shed its multi-pronged approach in the deepl…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) US hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the growing conflicts involving the US, Israel and Iran are part of a broader, interconnected pattern that could amount to the early stages of a world war.Ray Dalio said in a detailed post on X that multi-theater conflicts increasingly happen which resembles a concluding phase in past patterns leading to a world war. Outlining a 13‑step historical pattern he calls the “Big Cycle,” Dalio said the world is at step 9, …
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Debt-ridden Pakistan is under pressure to repay its huge loans taken from the Gulf countries, who are losing patience over the inordinate delay, with the UAE refusing to rollover the $3 billion payment that is now overdue.Pakistan’s economy has lurched from one IMF programme to the next for decades, each tranche accompanied by promises of reform that evaporate once the cheque clears. Friendly Gulf monarchies and Beijing have repeatedly stepped in as lenders of first …