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Foxconn and HCL Group Collaborate on Chip Testing Plant in India

January 18, 2024 by Hamza Ali

Foxconn, HCL to build semiconductor facility in India. Foxconn invests $37.2 million for 40% stake in joint venture. Aim: Strengthen India’s semiconductor supply chain. Foxconn, the Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer (2317.TW), revealed plans to collaborate with the technology firm HCL Group to establish a semiconductor assembly and testing facility in India. The companies will … Read more

Afghan Taliban bans women from working for NGOs

December 24, 2022 by Aimen Siddiqui

Taliban forbid women from working for NGOs. They say NGO workers breach Sharia by not wearing the headscarf. Media reported on the distress and powerlessness of women who couldn’t work. After the Afghan Taliban forbade women from working for non-governmental organizations, the Taliban severely restricted women’s freedoms in Afghanistan (NGOs). The Islamist authorities claimed that … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s wealth and right-wing politics make him unrepresentative

October 28, 2022 by Aimen Siddiqui

South Asians in south London are divided about Rishi Sunak’s ascent to prominence. Some see his appointment as a source of pride and a sign of social progress in Britain. Others refer to his wealth, experience in private education, and adoption of right-wing beliefs. As residents of the neighborhood’s South Asian minority celebrated Diwali on … Read more

7 injured as Brazil, Argentina football fans clash in Bangladesh

June 9, 2022 by Muhammad Sohaib Firdous

At least seven people injured, police say. Both South American giants have large followings in the South Asian nation. Police said they had yet to make any arrests over the incident on Wednesday. A huge brawl in Bangladesh between rival fans of the Argentina and Brazil football teams left at least seven people injured, police … Read more

Ushna Shah lauds ‘Bridgerton’ for featuring South Asian characters

May 28, 2022 by Web Desk

Ushna Shah, a popular Pakistani actress, took to social media to applaud the growing trend of placing South Asian actresses in key parts in the current Hollywood productions.

During her speech, the Parizaad actress praised Netflix’s blockbuster historical drama series Bridgerton for its good portrayal of South Asian performers.

Shah, 32, spoke to Twitter on Friday to discuss the second season of the blockbuster show, writing, “Bridgerton has opened so much space for colour in entertainment.” Shonda Rhimes, may God bless you. Finally, being noticed in meaningful characters rather than token ones is a fantastic thing.”

The Sharma sisters, played by two South Asian actors, were brought to the franchise in the second season of the Shondaland-backed series.

Charithra Chandran, a rookie, plays Edwina Sharma, while Simone Ashley plays Kate Sharma.

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Sri Lanka aid contingent on debt sustainability

May 26, 2022 by Ali faizan rizvi

The IMF stated Thursday it is committed to helping crisis-battered Sri Lanka, however, any useful resource software will be contingent on ensuring the country’s unsustainable debt can be managed. The cash-strapped South Asian country of 22 million people is dealing with its worst crisis given that independence: it has suffered months of dire shortages of … Read more

Sri Lanka have gone strike to demand that govt resign

May 6, 2022 by Muhammad Zubair

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s bus and train networks were shut down, and businesses and industries were shuttered as part of a statewide strike calling for the government’s resignation as the island’s economic situation worsened. Months of outages and severe shortages of food, gasoline, and medications have caused extensive devastation across the South Asian island country. The … Read more

IMF urges Sri Lanka to raise taxes, devalue currency

March 3, 2022 by Muhammad Zubair

COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund warned crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Thursday that its foreign debt was ‘unsustainable’, and called for devaluation and higher taxes to revive the almost bankrupt economy. The pandemic pushed the South Asian Island’s tourism sector, a key foreign-exchange earner, off a cliff, and the government in March 2020 imposed a broad … Read more

Netball: Pakistan’s latest hope to bag SAF Games gold on home soil

February 27, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

Pakistan will host the South Asian (SAF) Games after 18 years as the 14th edition of the event is scheduled to be held during March next year. The country previously hosted the multi-nation event in Islamabad back in 2004. Athletes from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives will feature in the … Read more

Haroon Tareen Khan: A struggling star

February 20, 2022 by Muzzammil Mehboob

Professional athletes need mental peace to stay on the top of their game, which is why it is essential to take care of their psychological health along with their physical health. Not being in a good mental space and the burden of other responsibilities can affect their performance. There are numerous cases where top-class professionals … Read more

Nepal reimposes restrictive measures over surging COVID-19 cases

January 11, 2022 by Shaista Zafar

KATHMANDU, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The authorities in Nepal’s most populated Kathmandu Valley decided on Tuesday to ban gatherings of more than 25 people as the South Asian country reported surging cases of COVID-19 in recent days. Under a directive issued after a meeting of senior officials of the Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts in … Read more

Pakistan’s official wants continued support for exports despite fiscal tightening

January 10, 2022 by Muhammad Zubair

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top commerce official is pushing the government to bet big on the export industry by maintaining tens of millions of dollars of policy support even as the South Asian nation looks to tighten its fiscal belt in a mid-year budget this month, Arab News reported. The country’s all-important textile industry is at the centre of … Read more

Why global tech turns to Indian talent

December 9, 2021 by Muhammad Zubair

MUMBAI: Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal is the latest alumnus of India’s prestigious technical universities appointed to head a multi-billion-dollar US tech firm, and Shivani Nandgaonkar wants to follow in his footsteps. The 22-year-old student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Agrawal’s alma mater, has already been recruited by Google to become one of the … Read more

Daraz aims to bolster its position as Amazon eyes market

November 29, 2021 by Muhammad Zubair

ISLAMABAD: Daraz aims to host up to 300,000 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in two years, its CEO said, as the firm seeks to bolster its position in its home market in the face of potential competition from global giant Amazon, Reuters reported. E-commerce growth in the country of 220 million is yet to take off fully, … Read more

Ford Motors to shut down local production plants in India

September 9, 2021 by Muzzammil Mehboob

Ford Motors Co. became the latest automaker company to shut down its local production facilities in India. They will stop making cars, two sources told Reuters. Ford made this difficult decision after it noticed that the company has not been in profit in the country recently, said one of the sources. The process will take … Read more

UAE passenger flights from Pakistan and India to remain suspended

July 19, 2021 by Web Desk

DUBAI: Inbound passenger travel from 16 countries including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to the UAE will remain suspended until further notice, the Khaleej Times quoted the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), as saying. Travel from Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Liberia, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zambia will also … Read more

Coronavirus: ‘Millions of South Asian children could fall below poverty line’

June 23, 2020 by Aizbah Khan

The United Nations says more than 100 million children in South Asia could fall below the poverty line as a result of the long-term effects of the coronavirus. According to details, the UN report said that the number of coronavirus cases has increased in the past few weeks in this densely populated region. The report … Read more

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