Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir: Indian PM Modi Unveils Rs 33.5 billion Development Projects in Ladakh
New Delhi, October 15: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated five major development initiatives worth around Rs 33.5 billion in Ladakh, focusing on air travel, strategic road connectivity, electricity, water conservation and the protection of ancient heritage. Ladakh, like Gilgit-Baltistan, formed part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir before […]
Europe
EU Backs €319 Million for Austria’s Next Generation Chip Factory
The European Union has approved €319 million in Austrian state aid for Infineon Technologies to upgrade its semiconductor plant in Villach, Carinthia, into what the company says will be the world’s first high-volume factory for next-generation power chips. The grant will help fund a €1.1 billion modernization of the Villach site. Infineon plans to produce […]
Burnham Puts EU Reentry Back on Britain’s Agenda
For nearly a decade, British governments have followed an unwritten rule: do not reopen the argument over Brexit. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has now broken it. Marking 100 days in office on October 27, Burnham said Brexit has failed and called for a far closer relationship with the European Union, possibly including rejoining the 27 […]
International News
Pakistan Sentences Human Rights Lawyer in Controversial Security Case
Pakistan: Lawyer Couple Jailed as Questions Grow Over Freedom of Expression ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti terrorism court has sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, to 10 years in prison each in a case linked to an alleged security breach, adding to growing concerns over the treatment of […]
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