New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Are the Left parties in India secular and liberal as they are usually considered? No, claims Bangladesh’s exiled author Taslima Nasreen in a recent Facebook post.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has raised questions about how the resulting political instability could affect China’s significant economic interests there, as it is Venezuela's largest creditor and, by far, its largest buyer of oil, accounting for more than 80 per cent of crude exports, according to a new report.
Haridwar, Jan 6 (IANS) Expressing serious concern over the reported atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Alok Kumar on Tuesday said that so-called political Islam believes in brutality and cruelty.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Beijing appears to be running out of patience with Pakistan and has expressed its displeasure over the progress made with regard to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC).
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards its 13th Parliamentary elections in February, National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Sarjis Alam has come under scrutiny after submitting inconsistent income figures to the country’s Election Commission, local media reported.
Quetta, Jan 6 (IANS) A Pakistani court has acquitted human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Deputy Organiser Lala Abdul Wahab Baloch and 11 other activists, a development which the BYC described as a legal relief after a “prolonged and politically motivated trial”.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The scales are tilting in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with opinion polls now predicting a landslide victory in the upcoming Bangladesh elections, scheduled for February 12.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth launched a month-long “Arsenal of Freedom Tour,” announcing a sweeping push to expand shipbuilding, overhaul defence procurement, and boost military power as the Trump administration seeks to reassert American strength and deterrence.
Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolted the Japanese prefectures of Shimane and Tottori on Tuesday, local media reported.
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has helped build and sustain America's public radio and television system since the 1960s, will shut down after its board voted to dissolve the organisation in the wake of Congress' decision to strip it of federal funding.
