New chapter in India-Bangladesh bilateral ties: High Commissioner

By Sumi Khan | January 16, 2024 1:59 PM

Dhaka, Jan 16 (IANS) During a meeting with Bangladesh's newly-elected Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma said a new chapter of bilateral relations between the two neighbouring nations has opened, and would work "more closely" to take the ties forward.

Icy winds, heavy snowfall disrupt life in US

IANS | January 16, 2024 1:16 PM

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) A Polar Vortex in the North Pole has led to several US cities witness severe cold weather conditions with temperatures dipping in the Midwest and the Northeastern region to a freezing minus -41 degrees Celsius, while 125 million people remain under wind chill advisories.

Iran launches missile attacks against 'terrorist bases' in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan

IANS | January 16, 2024 11:30 AM

Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday announced that it launched barrages of ballistic missiles against the bases of "terrorists" and Israel's intelligence service Mossad in Syria and Iraq's Kurdistan Region, respectively, in response to recent anti-Tehran "terror" attacks.

Pyongyang abolishes agencies handling inter-Korean affairs

IANS | January 16, 2024 10:19 AM

Seoul, Jan 16 (IANS) North Korea has decided to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean affairs at a key parliamentary meeting, as leader Kim Jong-un said South Korea should be marked "No. 1 hostile country" in the Constitution, state media reported Tuesday.