Luxembourg: India views Luxembourg as a “very important” partner, and the two countries can enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including fintech, space, and AI, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Jaishankar, who is on a six-day visit to France and Luxembourg, held talks with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden on “growing” bilateral…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “not that happy with me” because of the tariffs imposed by Washington on Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil. Trump, delivering remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat, also claimed that “Prime Minister Modi came to see me, ‘Sir, may…
Dhaka: A Hindu businessman, who was also the acting editor of a newspaper, was fatally shot in the head by unidentified assailants on Monday in Jessore district in southern Bangladesh, officials said. “We have received information that one Rana Pratap Bairagi was shot dead at the Keshabpur area of Jessore,” Bangladesh Puja Celebration Committee President…
New York: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will be receiving more than USD 600 billion in tariffs, asserting that America is “far stronger” in national security and financially because of the levies it has imposed on countries around the world. “We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than…
New York/Washington: US Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed that Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra informed him about New Delhi reducing its purchases of Russian oil and asked him to convey to President Donald Trump to “relieve the tariff” imposed on India. Graham, accompanying Trump on Air Force One Sunday, spoke about his tariff…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “knew he was not happy” with India’s purchases of Russian oil and that Washington can raise tariffs on New Delhi “very quickly”. These remarks were made by President Trump while talking to reporters on Sunday aboard Air Force One en route to Washington,…
Las Vegas/New York: A 27-year-old Indian woman, who was reported missing last week, was found dead and police are looking for her former boyfriend, alleging that he killed her and fled to India. Nikitha Godishala of Ellicott City was reported missing on January 2. Howard County police said in a statement on Sunday that she…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s condolence message on former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s demise while recalling her contribution to India-Bangladesh ties. The three-time Bangladesh prime minister and BNP patriarch died on December 30 following a prolonged illness. “We sincerely appreciate your message of condolence and remembrance, Honourable @narendramodi. Begum Khaleda…
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced his concern over the escalation between the US and Venezuela, culminating in the capture of the country’s President Nicolás Maduro, saying the developments constitute a “dangerous precedent”. The secretary general is “deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela, culminating with today’s United States military action…
New York: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he spoke with President Donald Trump “directly” to register his opposition to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the US military, as he termed the unilateral attack on a sovereign nation an “act of war”. Maduro and his wife Cilia…
