HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
1. Petronet signs pact to set up $950 mn LNG project in Bangladesh
India's largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an agreement to set up a $950 million liquefied natural gas import project in Bangladesh.
2. Indian-origin man gets top military post in Kyrgyzstan
An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur, Shaikh Rafik Mohammed has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan, a rare military position occupied by an Indian in the Central Asian country.
Shaikh Rafik Mohammed, who hails from Kerala, was appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan by Ali Mirza, Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan at an official ceremony held in the country, Khaleej Times reported.
It is a rare military position occupied by an overseas Keralite, said Omar Abu Baker, media adviser of Rafik.
Rafik, whose family resides in Dubai, holds Kyrgyzstan nationality conferred by its former President Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev whom he casually met in his 20s while working in Iran, the report said.
Rafik was invited by the Kyrgyzstan government to take up the prestigious military position in view of his earlier contribution to the country.
3. Agni-IV ballistic missile successfully test-fired from Balasore
India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV with a strike range of 4000 km as part of a user trial from a test range off Odisha coast.
4. India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear sites
India and Pakistan exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations. This is the 26th consecutive exchange of such list between the two countries after the first list was exchanged on 1 January 1992.
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