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June 30, 2024 6:38 PM

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi arrived in Dhaka on a four-day official visit

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy arrived in Bangladesh for a four-day official visit from 01 – 04 Jul 24. The visit is aimed to consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and to explo...

June 30, 2024 3:32 PM

North Korea blames South Korea, U.S. and Japan ties as Asian version of NATO

North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday (June 30), saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed into "the Asian version o...

June 30, 2024 3:26 PM

France begins voting in election that could hand power to far right

French voters began voting on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union. President Emmanuel ...

June 30, 2024 11:28 AM

Nigeria: At least 18 people killed, 48 others injured in bomb blasts in Borno

At least 18 people were killed and 48 others were injured in bomb blasts in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, CNN reported, citing the state's emergency services. The first blast occurred at a wedding ceremony at about 3 pm (local time) on Saturday. ...

June 30, 2024 11:23 AM

INS Ranvir arrives Chattogram, Bangladesh on goodwill visit

Indian Navy Destroyer INS Ranvir arrived in Chattogram for a week-long goodwill visit. The visit of INS Ranvir to Chattogram, Bangladesh coincided with the visit of Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy to Bangladesh, sa...

June 29, 2024 10:09 AM

India and USA extend agreement on equalisation levy until June 30

India and the United States have agreed to extend their transitional agreement on the Equalisation Levy until June 30. This decision comes after both countries initially joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework in October 2021 to ...

June 29, 2024 10:02 AM

How Democrats could replace Biden as presidential candidate before November

After President Joe Biden's shaky performance at the debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, some Democrats openly questioned whether he should be replaced as their candidate for the 2024 election. There is a process for doing s...

June 28, 2024 5:32 PM

FATF recognises India’s efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing

India has achieved an "outstanding outcome" in the 2023-24 Mutual Evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The evaluation by FATF highlights India's effective measures to combat money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF), incl...

June 28, 2024 4:46 PM

German businesses see India as a stable place to invest, says envoy Ackermann

German businesses view India as a highly "stable place" to invest, according to Germany's ambassador Philipp Ackermann, who expects increased German investment in India once the India-EU Free Trade Agreement addresses existing tax and tariff "impedim...

June 28, 2024 3:01 PM

China’s Xi calls for ‘bridges’ amid trade, diplomatic frictions

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Friday for the building of "bridges" in the global economy, as Beijing grapples with economic, trade and territorial disputes with neighbours and trading partners. The world's second-largest economy will never ...

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