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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made the comments while addressing the Indian parliament
India denies it was pressured into ending conflict with Pakistan
KOCHI — India's defencs ministry has rejected US President Donald Trump's claim of ending its conflict with Pakistan in May, saying the country had not responded to pressure from anyone.Rajnath Singh was speaking at the opening of a parliamentary debate on the 22 April attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists.India blamed Pakistan for the attack - which it denied - and launched a series of strikes, named "Operation Sindoor", on its neighbour, leading to four days of intense military action from both sides.Trump has frequently claimed that the ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbours was brokered by the US - which India has denied.On Monday, Singh reiterated that it was "completely incorrect and baseless to...
July 29, 2025

India denies it was pressured into ending conflict with Pakistan

A woman, in a beige coat, holding a baby, who is wearing a white coat with turquoise trim and a white woollen hat, in a park in Fuyang, east China's Anhui province. Photo taken on 16 January, 2025.
China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
SINGAPORE — Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government's first nationwide subsidy aimed at boosting birth rates.The country's birth rate has been falling even since the ruling Communist Party abolished its controversial one-child policy almost a decade ago.The handouts will help around 20 million families with the cost of raising children, according to state media.Several provinces across China have piloted some form of pay outs to encourage people to have more children as the world's second largest economy faces a looming demographic crisis.The scheme, which was announced on Monday, will offer parents a total of up to 10,800 yuan per child.The policy will be applied retroactively from...
July 29, 2025

China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births

Companies like TCS rely on cheap skilled labour to produce software for global clients at low costs
India's AI-driven tech firings could derail middle class dreams
MUMBAI — India's showpiece software industry is facing a moment of reckoning.The country's biggest private sector employer Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), also its largest IT services company, has announced it will cut more than 12,000 jobs at middle and senior management levels. This will reduce the firm's workforce by 2%.The Mumbai-headquartered software behemoth employs over half-a-million IT workers and is considered a bellwether for business sentiment across India's $283bn software industry. It forms the backbone of formal, white-collar employment in the country.The decision, TCS says, was taken to make the company "future ready" as it invests in new areas and deploys artificial intelligence at scale amid seismic disruptions in its traditional business...
July 29, 2025

India's AI-driven tech firings could derail middle class dreams

File photo showing Cambodian soldiers ontop of a truck in Oddar Meanchey province
Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire
BANGKOK — Thailand has accused Cambodia of "deliberately" violating a ceasefire the two countries had agreed on Monday to end border clashes that have killed at least 33 people and displaced thousands.It's a shaky start for the ceasefire, which was meant to bring an end to five days of bombardment and rocket attacks along the shared border.The Thai military says it stopped firing after midnight, but that it continued to receive gunfire from the Cambodian side "at multiple locations" up until this morning.But Cambodia's defence ministry told the AFP news agency there had been "no armed clashes" between the two sides since the ceasefire began at midnight.A meeting between local commanders which was part of the ceasefire agreement has been postponed...
July 29, 2025

Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire

Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim hosted Cambodia's Hun Manet and Thailand's Phumtham Wechayachai for ceasefire talks in Putrajaya, 28 July 2025
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire, Malaysian leader says
BANGKOK — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire, Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim announced on Monday.Ibrahim hosted Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who met for ceasefire negotiations in Malaysia earlier on Monday, as the border clashes between the two countries entered their fifth day.Anwar said before the meeting that both sides would present their conditions for peace, and emphasised the importance of an immediate ceasefire.Cambodia and Thailand have both blamed each other for starting the fighting, which began on Thursday after five Thai soldiers were wounded following a landmine explosion.The conflict has killed at least 35 and displaced more than 260,000 people on...
July 28, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire, Malaysian leader says

Emergency workers at the scene of the shooting.
Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting
BANGKOK — Five people were killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok on Monday.The suspect in the attack at Or Tor Kor Market died after taking his own life, police in Thailand's capital confirmed.Four of those who were killed were security guards and the fifth victim worked at the market. Two other market sellers were injured, police said.Police Lieutenant Siam Boonsom told local media that the gunman was Thai and he had disputes with the market's security guards before.He also told reporters the shooting incident was unrelated to Thailand's ongoing conflict with Cambodia.The Or Tor Kor market is well known for high quality fresh fruit and seafood.Gun ownership rates in Thailand are relatively high for the region and mass shooting incidents are not common, but...
July 28, 2025

Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting

Shi Yongxin had previously been embroiled in scandals of fraud and sexual misconduct
China investigates head monk of Shaolin 'Kung Fu' temple
SINGAPORE — Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated by multiple agencies for embezzlement, "improper relationships with multiple women" and "fathering illegitimate children", the temple said on Sunday.The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple, located in a mountain range in central China's Henan province, attracts thousands of disciples every year - some from across the world.Mr Shi, who has been Shaolin Temple's abbot since 1999, has earned the nickname "CEO monk" for transforming the institution into a global brand.He has been stripped of his ordination certificate amid the probe, China's Buddhist association said on Monday.The ordination certificate is proof of someone's acceptance into the monastic...
July 28, 2025

China investigates head monk of Shaolin 'Kung Fu' temple

Sri Lankan Navy soldiers work to remove nurdles and other debris on a beach in Colombo after the X-Press Pearl disaster.
Report uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka — Four years after a stricken cargo ship caused the largest plastic spill ever recorded, volunteers on Sri Lanka's beaches are still sifting kilograms of tiny, toxic plastic pellets from the sand.Billions of plastic nurdles, as they are called, are thought to have washed up after the X-Press Pearl disaster in 2021, along with tonnes of engine fuel, acid, caustic soda, lead, copper slag, lithium batteries and epoxy resin - all toxic to aquatic life.The immediate damage was obvious: the nurdles inundated the shoreline, turning it white, while dead turtles, dolphins and fish began washing up.But scientists are now flagging fears the damage to the environment could be much more enduring than previously thought.So far, hundreds of millions of nurdles may have been...
July 28, 2025

Report uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka

SCO media and think tank summit builds bridges to confront shared challenges
Saudi Gazette reportZHENGZHOU — The Media and Think Tank Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) opened Friday in Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s Henan province, bringing together more than 400 participants from across the SCO community and beyond to foster deeper cooperation and strategic dialogue.Representatives from nearly 200 media organizations, think tanks, and government entities — including delegates from SCO member states, observer nations, dialogue partners, and international and regional organizations — attended the high-level summit.Held under the patronage of the Information Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the summit is co-organized by Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Henan Provincial...
July 26, 2025

SCO media and think tank summit builds bridges to confront shared challenges

Thailand and Cambodia have in recent months strengthened troops presence along the border
12 killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clash at disputed border
BANGKOK — At least 12 have been killed since border clashes broke out between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday morning, the Thai authorities have said.Both countries accused the other of shooting first in a serious escalation of their long-running border dispute.The Thai army first reported a death toll of nine civilians, stating six citizens had died in Sisaket province, two in Surin province and one in Ubon Ratchathani province. At least 17 other people have been wounded, according to Thai authorities.Cambodia, which is yet to release its own casualty figures, claimed that Thai jets dropped bombs on a road near the ancient Preah Vihear temple.The fighting began on Thursday morning close to the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple, beside the border between Thailand’s Surin province and...
July 24, 2025

12 killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clash at disputed border

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