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Erdogan attempts to rile up Muslims in Pakistan over Kashmir

Erdogan attempts to rile up Muslims in Pakistan over Kashmir

14-02-2020 comments

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again come to stand by Pakistan, which has been facing diplomatic isolation over Kashmir.

Addressing a joint session of Parliament in Islamabad, for the fourth time,…

Hasina rejects quota call for English-medium students

Hasina rejects quota call for English-medium students

13-02-2020 comments

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected a call for special facilities for English-medium students to enrol at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), it was reported on Thursday.

In a Parliament…

Experts anticipate 'win-win' trade deal during Trump's India visit

Experts anticipate 'win-win' trade deal during Trump's India visit

13-02-2020 comments

New York (IANS) US-India analysts tracking President Donald Trumps scheduled visit to India later this month are keenly watching for a much anticipated trade deal that holds the promise of ending three years of escalating trade tensions, but are dialling…

US wary of China's aggressive expansion of regional influence

US wary of China's aggressive expansion of regional influence

13-02-2020 comments

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) Notwithstanding China's ongoing medical emergency due to the Covid-19 epidemic, Washington remains wary of Beijing's aggressive expansion of its regional influence.

While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced…

Biden slips very badly in New Hampshire Democratic primary

Biden slips very badly in New Hampshire Democratic primary

12-02-2020 comments

New York (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden ended up a disappointing fifth in the party election for the Democrats' presidential nominee in the first state to hold a secret ballot, New Hampshire, where Senator Bernie Sanders emerged as…

Aus man rescued 10 hrs after clinging to tree in floodwaters

Aus man rescued 10 hrs after clinging to tree in floodwaters

11-02-2020 comments

Sydney (IANS) A man in Australia was rescued on Tuesday, 10 hours after clinging to a tree in floodwaters.

Battered by a low pressure system bringing record rainfall and damaging winds, several drought-affected, bone-dry rivers near the township…

15 killed in B'desh boat capsize

15 killed in B'desh boat capsize

11-02-2020 comments

Dhaka (IANS) At least 15 people were killed after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, according to the Bangladesh Coastguard.

The accident took place 10 km northwest of St Martin's Island.

Sixty-two…

Coronavirus to pull down China's GDP

Coronavirus to pull down China's GDP

11-02-2020 comments

Hong Kong (IANS) The economic damage caused by novel coronovirus to the Chinese economy is likely to be larger than SARS, leading to GDP estimates being revised downwards.

Citigroup has cut China's GDP forecast for the first quarter of…

Final Iowa caucus recount gives Buttigieg delegate win

Final Iowa caucus recount gives Buttigieg delegate win

10-02-2020 comments

Washington (IANS) Almost a week after the Iowa caucuses, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has won 14 of the state's 41 delegates, thus putting him in first place in the Democratic Party's state caucuses and giving him a key…

Thai mall gunman shot dead after killing 26

Thai mall gunman shot dead after killing 26

09-02-2020 comments

Bangkok (IANS) A soldier who killed 26 people in a shooting spree at a shopping mall in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima was shot dead by police on Sunday, Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said.

The gunman, Sgt. Jakrapanth Thomma, 32,…

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