TIKTOK: CHINA’S MODERN-DAY APPLICATION OF ‘THE ART OF WAR’

Thu 02 February 2023: Written over 2,000 years ago, Chinese general and strategist Sun Tzu stated in The Art of War that “Subjugating the enemy’s army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.” This ancient maxim still rings true today and is arguably being put into practise by present-day China. Beijing has been excelling in economic […]

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UKRAINE LAWMAKER CALLS ON US TO TARGET CHINA, INDIA ENERGY PURCHASES

Wed 01 February 2023: A senior Ukrainian lawmaker has called for the United States to impose secondary sanctions on China and India if they keep buying Russian energy, urging total solidarity against Moscow’s invasion. On a visit to Washington, Oleksandr Merezhko, who heads the foreign affairs committee in Ukraine’s parliament, also called for greater ties […]

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SHARES OF ADANI GROUP FALL AFTER CREDIT SUISSE ASSIGNS ZERO LENDING VALUE TO ITS BONDS: REPORT

Wed 01 February 2023: Credit Suisse Group AG has stopped accepting Gautam Adani’s group of companies bonds as collateral for margin loans to its private banking clients, indicating that the Indian tycoon’s finances are being scrutinized following allegations of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research. Adani Group shares were in freefall on Wednesday, when Union Budget […]

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PAKISTAN: PUNJAB POLICE FOIL TERROR ATTACK ON MIANWALI POLICE STATION

Tue 31 January 2023: On Tuesday night, Punjab Police foiled a terrorist attack on the Makerwal police station in Mianwali’s Isakkhel district, Aaj News reported. According to the police, a group of 20 to 25 heavily armed insurgents attacked the police station before fleeing after an exchange of heavy gunfire. DPO Mianwali also arrived on […]

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PAKISTAN: DEATH TOLL IN PESHAWAR MOSQUE SUICIDE BOMBING KEEPS RISING, REACHES 93

Tue 31 January 2023: At least 93 people were killed and 221 more were injured in the horrifying mosque blast that targeted police officials in the secured Police Lines facility in Peshawar. Bodies were still being pulled from the rubble on Tuesday. The January 30 attack on the Sunni mosque located inside a high-security police […]

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GANDHI’S 150-DAY MARCH IS OVER. BUT WILL IT REVIVE CONGRESS?

Mon 30 January 2023: Leader of India’s main opposition party concludes cross-country ‘unity’ march in Kashmir, five months after departing from Tamil Nadu state. New Delhi, India – Hundreds of people on Monday defied the harsh Himalayan cold as they gathered in Srinagar, the largest city in Indian-administered Kashmir, to join opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on […]

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COUGH SYRUP DEATHS: INDONESIA FINDS LOCAL TRADER GUILTY OF FORGING INGREDIENT LABEL

Mon 30 January 2023: Indonesian authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyelene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered, may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country, Reuters reported. The two ingredients are used in […]

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PESHAWAR MOSQUE BLAST: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 32, AT LEAST 150 INJURED (VIDEO)

Mon 30 January 2023: More than a dozen people have been killed, and many others wounded in a explosion at a mosque, in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. According to the Peshawar police, at least 32 people were killed in the blast at least 150 others were injured. The suicide attacker was present in […]

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