New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on M V Royad Mammadov, a commercial vessel in the Black Sea, in which two foreign seafarers were killed and three Indian nationals injured.
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) Bangladesh faces mounting economic pressures, including a fragile banking sector, energy shortages, weak revenue collection, persistent inflation, eroding competitiveness and growing fiscal pressures that could keep growth subdued without faster structural reforms, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the latest World Bank Report.
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday sent former Awami League lawmaker Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan to jail in connection with a case involving the alleged disappearance and killing of a rickshaw puller during the July 2024 demonstrations, according to local media reports
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India on Tuesday condemned the attack on a Panama-flagged commercial vessel MT On Peace off the coast of Oman, which was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz and reiterated its call for an immediate cessation of such incidents in the interests of peace and stability in the region.
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) At least 10 people sustained serious injuries after leaders and workers of Bangladesh's ruling BNP government's student wing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), attacked journalists and students at Rajshahi University, local media reported.
Kathmandu, Oct 6 (IANS) The devastating August floods in Nepal are expected to have a material negative impact on the country’s economic prospects in the short term, the World Bank said on Tuesday as it lowered its economic growth projection for the Himalayan nation.
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, was ranked first among the world's most polluted cities on Tuesday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 213 at 11:10 a.m. (local time), local media reported.
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) has said that the sixth polio case has been reported in the country in 2026, local media reported.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held talks with Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the United States Pacific Command, in New Delhi on Tuesday, with the two sides exploring ways to deepen India-US defence and strategic cooperation and sharing perspectives on regional and global developments.
Seoul, Oct 6 (IANS) South Korea's National Assembly launched its annual audit of government agencies on Tuesday, with rival parties clashing over the Supreme Court chief's refusal to recommend a new justice nominee to the president and the recently publicised transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) from Ukraine.
