Indonesia’s Mount Dukono erupts, triggers aviation warning, safety advisory
Jakarta, Feb 20 (IANS) Mount Dukono, located in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted on Thursday, prompting the country’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre to issue an aviation warning. The volcano, situated on Halmahera Island, spewed a column of ash up to 2,000 metres into the sky. Thick white-to-grey clouds drifted south of the crater. […]
EU scrambling to weather US tariff threats
Brussels, Feb 20 (IANS) The EU trade chief is on a business trip in Washington to talk with his US counterpart in hopes of averting a tariff war with the United States. Given that the US fresh tariff measures, if unanswered, will take its toll on the flailing EU economy, the trip of Maros Sefcovic, […]
Australian PM announces 1.5 billion USD support package for troubled steelworks
Canberra, Feb 20 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister (PM) and the Premier of South Australia (SA) have announced a 1.5 billion US dollar support package for a major steelworks after its owner was placed into administration. Anthony Albanese and Peter Malinauskas on Thursday unveiled a 2.4 billion Australian dollars (1.5 billion US dollars) support package for […]
Barbados PM calls for proactive climate action
Bridgetown, Feb 20 (IANS) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for proactive climate action at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In her opening speech, Mottley said the climate crisis presents global risks and challenges like food security, which affect not only the Caribbean but all regions. She […]
Taiwan President asks universities to be cautious of China’s influence
Taipei, Feb 20 (IANS) Asserting that democracy and academic independence are invaluable, Taiwan’s President William Lai said on Thursday asked universities to be cautious about any exchanges with China. He was speaking at the 2025 National Conference for the University Presidents of Taiwan at an academic conference in Yilan. “Institutions must be aware of the […]
From Dhaka to Delhi, experts back Trump’s strong stance against USAID for its role in destabilising strong sovereign governments
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Top analysts, politicians, diplomats and strategic affairs experts in India and its neighbourhood on Thursday backed US President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Biden administration’s motive behind spending $21 million through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on voter turnout in India, $29M to “strengthening political landscape in […]
‘Future belongs to BRS’: KCR confident of his party returning to power in Telangana
Hyderabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday exuded confidence that his party will return to power in Telangana. Addressing the extended executive of the party at Telangana Bhavan, the former Chief Minister asked the party leaders and cadres to fight on behalf of the people. KCR, as Rao […]
Congress to focus on organisational reforms in 2025, DCCs being empowered
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that the party will focus on strengthening, reforming and rejuvenating the party in the current year. “By the end of this year, you will see a reformed and rejuvenated Congress,” Jairam Ramesh told media persons after a meeting […]
Cooperative sector in Gujarat set for major overhaul
Gandhinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) A high-level meeting of the Gujarat State Cooperative Council was held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Cooperation Minister Jagdish Vishwakarma. Key agendas concerning cooperative societies were discussed, along with potential reforms aimed at benefiting cooperative organisations and their members. The council members unanimously supported the formulation of recruitment rules for […]
