WB approves $500m to B'desh for road connectivity with India

Dhaka (IANS) The World Bank has approved $500 million to help Bangladesh improve road connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor covering four western districts of Bangladesh to connect with the capital Dhaka as well as with India and Bhutan.

Trump freezes H-1B visas; revamp plans may hit Indian outplacement firms

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has suspended till the end of the year the H-1B visas prized by Indian professionals and announced a far-reaching reform plan that could deal a blow to Indian companies that place technology workers in US…

White House adviser retracts comments on China deal 'over'

Washington (IANS) White House adviser Peter Navarro has said that the trade deal with China "continues in place" while adding that his earlier comments that the pact was "over" were taken out of context, The Financial Post reported.

US President…

China occupies Nepal village, land; Deafening silence from Oli govt

New Delhi (IANS) China has occupied a village of Nepal and allegedly removed the boundary pillars to legitimise its annexation, top government sources said on Tuesday. It has also been learnt that China has gradually made inroads into several Nepalese…

Nepal Parliament panel endorses bill to amend Citizenship Act

Kathmandu (IANS) Amid objections from three major parties, a Nepal Parliamentary panel has endorsed an amendment bill on the Citizenship Act 2063, with the provision that foreign women married to Nepali men will have to wait for seven years to acquire…

Appeal to find 12 people after clashes at London protests

London (IANS) The Met Police have released CCTV images of 12 people they want to speak to following violent clashes at the anti-racism protests in London over the past few weeks.

Since late May, at least 100 officers have been injured during…

After face-off with India, China now cornered by Japan

New Delhi/Tokyo (IANS) A week after Chinese troops initiated a violent attack on Indian soldiers over the disputed Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Japan began the legal process of complete integration of an island chain that Beijing has for long…

China finally admits it lost 'less than 20' soldiers in clash with India

New Delhi (IANS) A day after Indian media reported that India had handed over dead bodies of 16 Chinese soldiers to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), China on Monday for the first time admitted that it lost "less than 20" troops during the violent…

3 people killed in UK park stabbing

London (IANS) Three people were killed and three others were injured in a stabbing attack at a park in Reading, England, according to police.

Officers were called to Forbury Gardens in the city, about 80 km west of London, at about 7 p.m. on…

Indonesia volcano erupts, highest flight alert issued

Jakarta (IANS) Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash by up to 6 km high, and the highest level of flight alert was issued.

The wind was blowing to the west of the crater and the residents living near…