Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Tuesday warned that the country is facing a severe, multidimensional crisis marked by rising national debt, stagnant investment and stalled development projects.
Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Primary school teachers in Bangladesh started a three-day work stoppage on Tuesday to raise their demands regarding pay grades and promotion. They warned to boycott annual examination and start hunger strike in December if their is no announcement regarding fulfilment of demands, local media reported.
Kathmandu, Nov 25 (IANS) A festive splendour gripped the city of Janakpur, home to the Janaki Temple, as the traditional reenactment of the wedding ceremony of Lord Ram and Sita (Janaki) took place on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) China's Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, said on Tuesday that Beijing is willing to be India's partner in the pursuit of modernisation as development is the "greatest common denominator" between the two countries.
Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Bangladesh Mahila Parishad leaders on Tuesday said that mob violence in the country has become a matter of serious concern in the recent times with cases rising dramatically. They also highlighted that incidents of violence against women and girls have increased enormously and called for suppression of misogynistic propaganda, the local media reported.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Xu Feihong, the Ambassador of China to India, on Tuesday stated that even as both countries continue to hold Special Representatives' Talks on the Boundary Question, the issue remains complex and will take time to get resolved.
Brussels, Nov 25 (IANS) India and the European Union look forward to constructive negotiations aiming at the timely and successful conclusion of a Security and Defence Partnership and a Security of Information Agreement, a joint statement issued following last week's 11th India-EU Foreign Policy and Security Consultations and the 6th Strategic Partnership Review Meeting in Brussels highlighted on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s latest constitutional drama has exposed, yet again, the hollowness of its so-called democracy. But the tragedy this time didn’t unfold with tanks rolling down Constitution Avenue or generals announcing martial law on primetime television.
Moscow, Nov 25 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday asserted that European countries have missed their opportunities to play a meaningful role in resolving the Ukrainian conflict.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held talks with a visiting Cyprus parliamentary delegation led by House of Representatives President Annita Demetriou in New Delhi on Tuesday.
