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India, US committed to uphold territorial integrity & sovereignty ...

October 28, 2020

India and US yesterday held the 3rd bilateral two plus two Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi and signed the landmark defence pact, the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, BECA. The signing of B...

Covid-19 recovery rate in country reaches 90.85 pct

October 28, 2020

India has leaped across a significant milestone in its fight against COVID. The national recovery rate has reached 90.85 per cent. With an overall recovery of nearly 72 lakh 60 thousand patients so f...

More than 70 million Americans cast ballots in presidential election

October 28, 2020

More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a latest...

Kabul bomb attack kills at least three, injures 14

October 28, 2020

A bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least three civilians and injured 14 others on Tuesday, according to a report by Kabul police. The explosion occurred in the tenth police district ...

India Post, US Postal Service sign agreement for electronic exchange o...

October 28, 2020

Department of Posts and United States Postal Service, USPS have entered into an agreement for electronic exchange of customs data related to postal shipments exchanged between the two countries. The ...

PM Modi appeals countrymen to strengthen India in battle against corru...

October 28, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that administrative processes have to be transparent, responsible, accountable and answerable to the people for development. Inaugurating three-day long National...

BRICS countries need to intensify their collective fight against terro...

October 28, 2020

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that BRICS countries need to intensify their collective fight against terrorism which poses the biggest threat to humankind. Virtually addressing the meeting of the 6t...

Feni bridge connecting India and Bangladesh to be completed by Decembe...

October 28, 2020

The 1.8 kilometre long Feni bridge connecting Sabrum in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh will be completed by December this year. This was announced on Tuesday by the Road Transport, Highways and MSM...

Young Bangladeshi boy wins special prize in Global Art Competition con...

October 28, 2020

A six year old Bangladeshi boy Anzar Mustaeen Ali won a special prize of USD 1000 for his artwork in the global art competition organised by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR).  The ICCR...

Japan to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050

October 27, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that the country will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Mr. Suga announced this in his policy speech at first parliamentary session since he took ...