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Severe Snow and Rain Claim Over 60 Lives Across Afghanistan, Villages Cut Off

25-01-2026 / 0 comments

Kabul | January 24, 2026 Heavy snowfall and continuous rainfall over the last three days have caused widespread destruction across Afghanistan, killing at least 61 people and injuring 110 others, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority. The extreme weather has hit 15 out of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, leaving many remote villages inaccessible and worsening the humanitarian situation in the already fragile nation. Disaster management spokesperson Yousaf Hammad said...

Kohima Set to Get Rail Link as Dimapur–Kohima Line Moves Ahead at Fast Pace

24-01-2026 / 0 comments

Kohima | January 24, 2026 Nagaland’s capital Kohima is moving closer to being connected with the national railway network as work on the 78.42-kilometre Dimapur–Kohima railway line gains steady momentum. The North East Frontier Railway (NFR) on Friday said that around 40 per cent of the project has already been completed and construction on the remaining stretch is progressing rapidly. Sharing details of the alignment, a senior railway official said, "The new line starts from Dhansiri,...

India Watching Closely: Why It Has Not Joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Yet

23-01-2026 / 0 comments

Davos (Switzerland) | 23 January 2026 US President Donald Trump has launched his “Board of Peace,” a body initially meant to oversee the Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction. The board aims to work on global conflicts, but so far, only the US and 10 other countries have joined. Notably, India and all permanent members of the UN Security Council, except the US, have not signed up yet. India was among nearly 60 countries invited last week to join the board, but the Indian government has not...

Canadian University Leaders Set to Visit India to Strengthen Education and Research Ties

22-01-2026 / 0 comments

Toronto | 22 January 2026 A high-level delegation of leaders from 21 major Canadian universities will visit India in February as part of efforts to deepen academic and research cooperation between the two countries. The announcement was made by Universities Canada, the national body representing Canadian higher education institutions. The delegation will include presidents from some of Canada’s top universities such as the University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, McGill University,...

WEF 2026: Nvidia Chief Predicts ‘Trillions’ in AI Investment, Calls It the Biggest Buildout in History

22-01-2026 / 0 comments

Davos, Switzerland | January 22, 2026 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said the global surge in artificial intelligence (AI) investment is only just beginning. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Huang stated that building and powering generative AI models will require “trillions” of dollars in new infrastructure spending. He added that the current boom marks the largest infrastructure buildout in human history. Huang explained that the AI industry is currently only “a few hundred...