Calm but tense Bangladesh under tight security as Awami League calls shutdown after Hasina verdict
New Delhi/Dhaka, Nov 18: Bangladesh on Tuesday remained calm but tense as security forces kept a tight grip on the streets across major cities,...
UN says verdict against Hasina ‘important’ step for victims but regrets death penalty
United Nations, Nov 18: The United Nations has said that the verdict against Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against...
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina sentenced to death for “crimes against humanity”
Dhaka, Nov 17 : Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal for "crimes...
Bangladesh’s tribunal sentences ex-home minister Kamal to death for crimes against humanity
Dhaka/New Delhi, Nov 17 : Deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's aide, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, was on Monday sentenced to death...
Rigged tribunal, politically motivated: Hasina on death sentence
New Delhi, Nov 17 : Sentenced to death after a trial in absentia in Bangladesh, a defiant Sheikh Hasina on Monday charged that the...
India showed economic growth and social inclusion can advance together: UNDP chief
New Delhi, Nov 16: India has demonstrated that economic growth and social inclusion can advance together and it is helping translate its success stories...
Tens of thousands rally in Manila over corruption scandal that implicates top Philippine officials
Manila, Nov 16: Thousands gathered on Sunday for the start of a three-day rally organised by a religious group in the Philippine capital to...
Asia Pacific region will require 19,560 new planes over 20 years: Airbus
Bangkok, Nov 15 : The Asia Pacific region is projected to require 19,560 new narrow-body and wide-body planes over the next 20 years, majorly...
India calls for greater transparency in functioning of UNSC subsidiary organs
United Nations, Nov 15: India has called for “greater transparency" in the functioning of the subsidiary organs of the UN Security Council, citing the...
Trump wants skilled overseas workers to ‘train Americans’ then ‘go back home’: US Treasury Secretary
New York/Washington, Nov 13: A day after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the “vision” is...
Adelita Grijalva sworn in as House’s newest member, paving way for Epstein files vote
Washington, Nov 13: Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won...
Turkiye rejects media reports about its engagement in ‘radicalisation activities’ targeting India, others
Dubai, Nov 12: Turkiye on Wednesday rejected as "purely disinformative" the media reports that it was engaged in "radicalisation activities" targeting India and other...
