96 tabligh members return from India
SEPANG: A total of 96 Malaysians in India arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today on a humanitarian flight coordinated by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) in collaboration with other agencies. Nadma director-general Datuk Mohtar Mohd Abd Rahman said 62 of them were tabligh members stranded in India since February due […]
Capitalise on recently-opened investment opportunities in India
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian companies were told to capitalise on the recently-opened investment opportunities in India as the republic is easing the norms for the opening up of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 16 sectors, said the Consortium of Indian Industries in Malaysia (CIIM). Its chairman Datuk Umang Sharma, in making the call, said the sectors […]
India’s Covid-19 death toll rises to 9,195, cases reach 320,922
NEW DELHI: India’s federal health ministry said Sunday morning that 311 new deaths of Covid-19 and 11,929 more positive cases were reported, taking the number of deaths to 9,195 and total cases to 320,922. “As on 8 am (local time), today 9,195 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country,” the ministry […]
India’s quest for food self-sufficiency goes beyond palm oil
NEW DELHI: Reducing dependence on imported edible oils is part of India’s larger quest for food self-sufficiency. There has been much talk in recent years about slashing the country’s huge vegetable oil import bill by encouraging farmers to boost oilseed output and allocating more land for oil palm plantations. Palm oil constitutes about 60 per […]
India reports highest daily jump of 9,971 cases
NEW DELHI: India’s federal health ministry Sunday morning said that 287 new deaths due to Covid-19 and an additional 9,971 positive cases were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the death toll to 6,929 and total cases to 246,628, according to Xinhua News Agency. This is the highest spike in the […]
Malaysia’s CPO price may stay higher if export to India is maintained
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) futures benchmark price may trade higher in June and July at RM2,400 per tonne if the world’s second largest edible oil producer maintains its higher export figures, including its export to India, Palm Oil Analytics owner and co-founder Dr Sathia Varqa said. However, as production reach its peak from August until October, the commodity […]
India coronavirus death toll passes China’s
NEW DELHI: India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s on Friday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data. India, home to some of the world’s most packed cities and a creaking healthcare system, is emerging as a new hotspot with record jumps in new cases in […]
Girl who pedalled injured dad across India offered national team trial
DARBHANGA, India: A 15-year-old girl who pedalled her injured migrant-worker father more than a thousand kilometres across India after a coronavirus lockdown left them destitute has been invited to try out for the national cycling team. Jyoti Kumari rode a bicycle with her father, Mohan Paswan, sitting on the pillion and holding their belongings from […]
Super cyclone ravages Bangladesh, India, 22 killed
SATKHIRA, Bangladesh: At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees flying and flattened houses, with millions crammed into shelters despite the risk of coronavirus. Millions were left without power after Cyclone Amphan, packing winds of around 150 kilometres per hour (95 miles), […]
India’s ‘superfood’ jackfruit goes global
By Abhaya Srivastava THRISSUR, India: Green, spiky and with a strong, sweet smell, the bulky jackfruit has morphed from a backyard nuisance in India’s south coast into the meat-substitute darling of vegans and vegetarians in the West. Part of the South Asia’s diet for centuries, jackfruit was so abundant that tonnes of it went to […]
