Pakistan on Tuesday (March 21) approved a supplementary grant of around $330K to prevent an impending default on account of diesel purchase payments to Kuwait, owing to the nation's efforts to keep total spending within the limits agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Pakistan averts default on diesel payments to Kuwait, ECC approves additional grant to foot the bill

India and the UK have a strong partnership that is driven by close, personal ties, said UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly while adding that the violence directed against the staff at the Indian High Commission in London is unacceptable, and the UK government will make sure that there is proper security there as well as at all other foreign embassies in the country.

Pro-Khalistan protest: UK foreign ministry calls violence at Indian High Commission ‘unacceptable’

As a massive earthquake struck Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Tuesday night, people were hit with fresh fears, especially as the memories of the Turkey-Syria quake are still fresh in everyone's minds.

Massive earthquakes can hit the Himalayan region any time, warns NGRI chief scientist

Iran has stated that Saudi Arabia has invited president Ebrahim Raisi for an official visit, a week after the nations' agreement to resume diplomatic ties. The invitation has reportedly come in the form of a letter from King Salman, but has not yet been confirmed by Saudi Arabia, said a BBC report.

Saudi Arabia extends invite to Iranian president Raisi, week after deciding to resume diplomatic relations

Laxman Narasimhan, an executive of Indian origin, joined the expanding club of business leaders with Indian ancestry who are leading major multinational corporations by officially assuming the position of Chief Executive Officer at the global coffee giant Starbucks.

Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan assumes office as CEO of Starbucks

Military pilots have high rates of cancer, and for the first time, a Pentagon study has revealed that the ground crews who fuel, maintain, and launch those aircraft are also becoming sick.

US: Pentagon study finds higher cancer rates in military pilots, ground crew

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reverently referred to as "Modi Laoxian," which translates to "Modi the immortal," by some Chinese netizens, a rare respectful reference to an international leader, despite the contentious India-China border dispute, according to a report published in the strategic affairs magazine The Diplomat.

Indian PM Modi nicknamed 'the immortal': Chinese netizens call him different, amazing

Kerala's Padma Lakshmi registered as an advocate with the state's Bar Council, becoming the first transgender lawyer in the state. "I ignore all forms of negativity, be it people or their comments.

Kerala's first transgender lawyer: Padma Lakshmi aspires to be the voice of the poor

The annual US report on human rights practices, which was published on Monday (March 20), cited "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, according to the US State Department, including allegations of the targeting of religious minorities, dissidents, and journalists.

India witnessed significant human rights breaches in 2022, says US report

Nisha Desai Biswal, an Indian-American, has been nominated by US President Joe Biden for a senior administrative position at the US International Development Financing Commission, the White House announced on Monday (March 20).

Meet Nisha Desai Biswal: Indian-origin woman nominated by Biden as deputy CEO of US finance agency

A US judge has ruled that JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank must defend against allegations that they enabled Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking. District Judge Jed Rakoff of Manhattan ordered that the banks must defend against proposed class actions filed by women who claimed that Epstein had sexually abused them, adding that he agreed to provide more details later, as reported by Reuters.

JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank must defend against allegedly facilitating Epstein's sex trafficking: US court

Australian researchers have invented a snake-like soft robot, designed to 3D print living cells from the inside of patients’ bodies. This development may soon eliminate the need for invasive surgeries to transplant 3D printed tissues and treatments, reported Freethink.

3D bioprinting in healthcare: This technology can eliminate the need for invasive surgeries

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