Colombo (AFP) May 1, 2025 Sri Lanka’s government pledged closer ties on Thursday with Communist parties in China and India, two regional powers competing for influence in the small but strategically important nation. The leftist government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held its first May Day rally with special guests from the Chinese Communist Party…
Kathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless. The 7.8-magnitude quake on April 25, 2015, triggered avalanches and landslides across the Himalayan nation and flattened villages. Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli attended a memorial ceremony at…
Islamabad (AFP) April 29, 2025 Pakistan’s military shot down an Indian drone along the de facto Kashmir border, state radio in Islamabad reported on Tuesday, a week after the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested region in years. The Indian army also said that both sides exchanged fire for a fifth straight night along…
New Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2025 Nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan have long accused each other of backing forces to destabilise them, especially in the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir that each controls parts of. New Delhi regularly blames Islamabad for backing gunmen in Kashmir, who have fought an insurgency against Indian forces since 1989….
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After becoming the fourth Asian country to launch its space agency, Islamabad lost its momentum and now it is nowhere. On the other hand, the Indian Space Research Organisation, has walked a long way from carrying rocket cones on bicycles and ferrying satellites on bullock carts. After becoming the fourth Asian country to launch its…
Wikipedia, the famous online encyclopedia, which has for long been one of the top support for web search, has now upgraded itself. It will be integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) within its various services. Wikipedia has already integrated AI to identify vandalism, translation. Wikipedia, the famous online encyclopedia, which has for long been one of…
Executive Order Targets Undocumented Students’ In-State Tuition Sara Weissman Fri, 05/02/2025 – 03:00 AM Trump’s directive on sanctuary cities takes aim at state laws that allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. Advocates and legal experts argue states shouldn’t give up these policies. Byline(s) Sara Weissman Executive Order Targets Undocumented Students’ In-State Tuition Sara Weissman Fri, 05/02/2025…
ED Announces Further Changes to Accreditation Josh Moody Fri, 05/02/2025 – 03:00 AM A Dear Colleague letter issued by the Department of Education announced changes that will make it easier to switch between accreditors and an expedited review process for doing so. Byline(s) Josh Moody ED Announces Further Changes to Accreditation Josh Moody Fri, 05/02/2025…
College Access Groups Scramble After AmeriCorps Cuts Johanna Alonso Fri, 05/02/2025 – 03:00 AM At least 100 organizations focused on college access rely on funding from AmeriCorps—the latest victim of the Trump administration’s draconian funding cuts. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso College Access Groups Scramble After AmeriCorps Cuts Johanna Alonso Fri, 05/02/2025 – 03:00 AM At least…
