Image: X@/himantabiswa, PTI NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Sunday, a special 2.6-km corridor lined with Neem saplings has been prepared in Numaligarh, Assam’s Golaghat district.PM Modi will pass through the ‘PM Neem Corridor’ on his way to the Numaligarh Refinery, where he is scheduled to inaugurate a bamboo-based ethanol plant…
Pakistan and China have vowed to strengthen their economic partnership and launch new projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key component of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Associated Press reported, citing officials. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Pakistani counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, at…
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines Boeing 777-200ER takes-off for the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. (Picture credit: AP) Russia has started direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking a significant expansion in its relations with North Korea. The first flight, operated by Nordwind Airlines, departed from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport at…
In a mountainous corner of southern Armenia lies a stretch of land barely visible on most maps. Just 43 kilometres long, the proposed Zangezur Corridor could reshape the geopolitics of the South Caucasus—and beyond. Azerbaijan hails it as a vital link. Armenia sees it as a national threat. Turkey views it as the spine of…
Trial run of the Namo Bharat trains (Image credits: PTI) Delhi-Meerut RRTS: Soon you may be able to zip between Delhi and Meerut in just an hour at 160 kmph on Namo Bharat trains. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has successfully completed the scheduled trial run of Namo Bharat trains on Sunday, covering…
India and Italy on Thursday said a meeting will shortly be held in Mumbai to push forward India-Middle East-Mumbai Economic Corridor, which has been affected by the tension in West Asia. Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said issues around financing and other aspects will be discussed. Source link
HAL, anticipating orders worth Rs 2.5 trillion by 2026-27, is increasing production of LCA and Light Combat Helicopters. (File photo of Tejas) HAL defence aircraft to be made in Andhra Pradesh? N Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and a significant NDA ally, has proposed relocating the production facilities of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s…
Bangladesh’s interim government of Muhammad Yunus has made a sharp U-turn on its proposal for a “humanitarian” corridor to Myanmar’s Rakhine State after a stern warning from Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman. The Bangladesh Army chief called it a “bloody corridor”, and pushed back after Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain unilaterally announced that the interim government had…
China, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan as top leaders from the three nations agreed to deepen trilateral cooperation. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related announcement was made after Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir…
Kartarpur corridor shut for the day NEW DELHI: The Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district was reportedly shut on Wednesday. The suspension of the cross-border pilgrimage route came shortly after the Indian armed forces carried out precision missile strikes on nine terrorist camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), news…