Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) American technology giants are pouring tens of billions of dollars into India as the country emerges as a key global hub for data centres and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, a New York Times report detailed on Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) While United States President Donald Trump appears non-committal in backing Ukraine’s 20-point peace plan until Sunday’s discussion with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has termed it “radically different” from the one it was working on with Washington.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmad's warning that Pakistan’s growth model is "unsustainable" for a population of 250 million comes at a time when business cycles in the country shorten, and each recovery is weaker than the one before, a report said on Saturday.
Dhaka: As Bangladesh gears up for its 13th national election slated in February 2026, Dhaka's political climate is marred with challenges the country has never faced before. Since August 2024, communal violence, mobocracy, ethnic attacks, the rise of Islamist extremism, systemic target of dissident voices and aggressive attempts at historical revisionism have become akin to 'new' Bangladesh. The Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, however, promised this election to be Bangladesh's first 'free and fair' democratic transition after 15 years.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Dozens of AI‑generated videos and images pushed by accounts linked to Pakistan’s security establishment have flooded the country's social media in recent months, aimed at inflaming communal tensions and spreading false narratives against India, according to a media report.
Kabul, Dec 27 (IANS) Over 2,370 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, local media reported on Saturday, citing a Taliban official.
Quetta, Dec 27 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) on Saturday claimed responsibility for two separate attacks in Balochistan’s Ormara and Surab regions that killed six Pakistani soldiers.
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman completed the process of registering for a National Identity Card (NID) and having his name included in the voter list on Saturday, following his return to the country after 17 years of self-imposed exile, local media reported.
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) At least four people, including two children, were injured after an explosion rocked a madrasa in the South Keraniganj area near Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, local media reported.
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) As Bangladesh National Party's (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to the conflict-ridden country after 17 years of self-imposed exile, the Awami League on Saturday voiced concerns over what it described as "repeated privileges" being extended to him under Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, calling them "violations of the law".
