New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Bangladesh’s new government has spent nearly $4.1 billion in additional costs, and is spending millions of dollars each month to insulate citizens from a global fuel shock, as growth slows and inflation rises, a new report has said.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistan is facing some of the highest economic losses from cyber-enabled financial fraud in Asia with scams estimated to cost the country an amount equivalent to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a report.
Quetta, Oct 15 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday strongly condemned Pakistani authorities, accusing them of forcibly displacing thousands of families across Balochistan and stripping people of their ancestral homes, livelihoods and the security of living on their own land.
Athens, Oct 15 (IANS) India and Greece held the second Joint Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation on Thursday where both sides reviewed ongoing defence cooperation and explored new initiatives in capacity building, training, regional security, defence industry and maritime cooperation.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) China’s once‑dominant textile industry is showing clear signs of strain as shrinking demand, factory closures and layoffs accelerate and production shifts increasingly overseas, a new report has said.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian Overseas Congress chief, Satyanarayan Pitroda, better known as Sam Pitroda, on Thursday expressed his confidence in the Cockroach Janta Party and their capability to push for change. Speaking to IANS he said that the small group of youngsters had the courage to speak up and take charge. He asserted, even if sometimes their language was not right, they opened up opportunities for others.
Abu Dhabi, Oct 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India is building its own strengths and establishing trusted partnerships amid evolving global landscape.
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) At least 31 children and two female teachers were killed and over 50 others injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan's Peshawar, local media reported, citing local Lady Reading Hospital (LRH).
Kathmandu, Oct 15 (IANS) Nepal and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, have signed a mandate agreement to explore the development of a catastrophe bond that could help the Himalayan nation secure rapid access to funds in the event of a major natural disaster.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) As countries, including India, come together to tap rare earth sources and cut their dependence on China, they are becoming somewhat wary of Beijing’s weaponisation of critical minerals, according to a new report.
