Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Monday, where the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and explored ways to deepen bilateral ties between the two countries with a focus on a people-centric approach.
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) With Bangladesh set to hold its presidential election on August 20, the country’s highest constitutional office is set to witness a “ballot battle” for the first time in more than three and a half decades.
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) As many as 140,468 Afghan nationals who were living illegally in Pakistan's Punjab province have been deported to Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday.
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah held a meeting with Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava on Monday, marking his first one-on-one meeting with a foreign diplomat since becoming country’s prime minister on March 27.
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (IANS) Nepal deported the largest number of Chinese nationals for violating the country's immigration laws over the five years from 2021 to 2025, according to data from the Department of Immigration.
Rome, Aug 10 (IANS) Thousands of Kashmiri diaspora members staged a protest march in Italy's Bologna city, condemning the killings of innocent civilians by Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), amid the escalating unrest in the region.
Port Louis/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is on a four-day visit to Mauritius starting Monday, during which the focus will be on strengthening the maritime cooperation and defence ties with the East African nation, officials said.
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The United States has launched a $201 million fund to promote private investment along the Trans-Caspian Trade Route as it moves to turn a US-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace initiative into a regional transport and economic corridor.
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Artificial intelligence is already saving Indian farmers hundreds of dollars, screening patients for tuberculosis and answering millions of agricultural queries, but it could also threaten call-centre and entry-level technology jobs, the World Bank said in its World Development Report 2026.
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The US Department of Homeland Security has expanded a $4,000 fee on H-1B petitions and a $4,500 levy on L-1 petitions to cover visa extensions filed by certain employers, even when workers remain with the same company.
