FGN34 CHINA-XI-TAIWAN
****Xi says China’s ‘complete reunification’ will certainly happen, no room for Taiwan independence
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Thursday vowed to bring Taiwan under Chinese control, saying the “complete reunification” of the motherland is an “unwavering historical mission” for the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and will certainly be achieved.****
FGN26: PAK-IMRAN-SISTERS
****Pakistan’s Punjab govt releases two sisters of Imran Khan from jail
Lahore: Two sisters of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were released from prison on Thursday after the Punjab government withdrew their detention order, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders said.****
FGN19: BANGLA-INDIA-CHINESE-VLOGGERS
****Bangladesh steps up surveillance of Chinese vloggers accused of defaming India
Dhaka: Chinese nationals accused of filming poor Dhaka neighbourhoods and falsely presenting the footage as scenes from India have scaled down their activities following increased surveillance by local law enforcement agencies, after New Delhi raised concern over the use of Bangladesh’s territory to defame it.****
FGN31 NEPAL-2NDLD ACCIDENT
****14 killed as microbus plunges off hilly road in central Nepal
Kathmandu: At least 14 people were killed and six others injured on Thursday when a microbus they were travelling in plunged down a hilly road in Nepal while they were returning home for the Chhath festival, police said.****
FGN8: US-INDIANS-DEMOCRATIC-COALITION
****Amish Shah, Pia Dandiya join centrist New Democratic Coalition
Washington: Newly elected Indian-American US lawmakers Amish Shah and Pia Dandiya have joined the New Democrat Coalition, which now has 142 members, making the centrist group the largest ideological bloc within the party.****
FGN41 LANKA-BUDGET
****Sri Lanka President Dissanayake presents budget for 2027 with theme of ‘stability to expansion’
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday presented the government budget for 2027 with the central theme of “economic stabilisation to expansion and transformation”.****
FGN4: US-TARIFFS-CONGRESSMAN
****Tariffs, healthcare, reasserting congressional authority top priorities: Amish Shah
Washington: Rolling back tariffs, reasserting the authority of the US Congress and affordable healthcare are the three top priorities for Indian-American Amish Shah as he embarks on his journey as a US Congressman.****
FGN36 LANKA-MONKS-ARREST
****3 Buddhist monks arrested following tensions over UNESCO site development plan
Colombo: Three monks, who were staging a fast-unto-death protest in Sri Lanka’s ancient city of Anuradhapura demanding the withdrawal of an India-aided government development plan for the sacred Buddhist site, were arrested on Thursday, police said.****
FGN47 NVIDIA-CEO-LD RESIGNS
****Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after his affair raises national security concerns
Hong Kong: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday after his extramarital affair raised national security concerns.
(PTI News)
