US and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to try to land a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump’s July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over US dairy and agriculture remained unresolved, sources familiar with the talks said. The push comes as Trump announced an agreement with Vietnam that cuts US tariffs on […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji India has signalled its growing maritime and shipbuilding ambitions in the Indo-Pacific with the country’s biggest warship builder, state-run Mazagon Dock, set to acquire a controlling stake in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders said last week it would buy a 51 per cent stake in Colombo Dockyard for US$52.96 million. […]
Read MoreThe Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of an Islamist militant attack that killed 26 in India-administered Kashmir to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry […]
Read MoreBy Masum Billah Dhaka, 2 July 2025 —Bangladesh Nationalist Party- BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has dismissed the proposal to hold local government elections under an interim government as “unrealistic”, citing the staggered terms of various local bodies across the country. Speaking to reporters following a meeting of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), Salahuddin […]
Read MoreThe death toll from the explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries’ chemical factory in southern India has risen to at least 39, officials said on Tuesday, forcing the supplier of pharma products to shut operations for 90 days. The government of Telangana state, where the facility is located, has formed a five-member committee to probe […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: India’s ties with Iran have steadily consolidated in the last three decades, with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee laying the foundation of the strategic partnership between the two nations by signing the Tehran Declaration in 2001 to provide India with a vital toehold in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The Indo-Persian trade and […]
Read MoreNew Delhi (ANI): In the 123rd Episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s initiative to share the sacred relics of Lord Buddha with Vietnam has sparked a cultural and spiritual phenomenon, with over 1.5 crore people visiting the relics at nine different locations across the country. The event has […]
Read MoreJakarta: India has refuted reports regarding a presentation made by the Defence Attache at a seminar in Indonesia over the fighter jets allegedly lost during Operation Sindoor, saying that the remarks were “taken out of context” and are “misrepresenting the intention and thrust” of the presentation. We have seen media reports regarding a presentation made […]
Read MoreIndian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month. “Customs officers… foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes… seized from passenger returning from Thailand,” said customs officers in the airport in the Indian financial […]
Read MoreBy Faras Ghani Pakistan’s climate change minister has slammed the “crisis of injustice” facing the country and a “lopsided allocation” of funding as heavy rains and the latest flash flooding cause more damage, destruction and loss of life. Officials in Pakistan said at least 32 people have been killed in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
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