`China ties don’t impact Bangladesh’s relation with India’
Pune : Dhaka’s relations with Beijing in no way affect India-Bangladesh ties, Bangladesh Army chief General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen said here Tuesday after reviewing…
Attack on Pakistani soldiers smacks of US arrogance: Daily
Islamabad : The NATO attack that left over two dozen Pakistani soldiers dead smacks of the “arrogance of a superpower”, said a Pakistani daily….
No consensus at all-party meet on retail FDI, parliament adjourned
New Delhi : With consensus eluding an all-party meet on the government’s move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, both houses…
Kanimozhi to leave Tihar in evening
New Delhi : Jailed DMK MP Kanimozhi will leave Tihar Jail Tuesday evening, a day after she was granted bail by the Delhi High…
Jaspal Bhatti sets up factory for foundation stones!
Chandigarh : After being a constant thorn in the flesh of self-serving politicians, greedy builders and oily middlemen, satirist-cum-actor Jaspal Bhatti has now ventured…
US shoppers spend record $52.4 bn on Thanksgiving weekend
Washington : US shoppers spent a record sum of $52.4 billion over the long Thanksgiving weekend on purchases in stores and on the Internet,…
PM chairs all-party meeting on FDI in retail
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday chaired an all-party meeting to arrive at a consensus over allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in…
Indira Goswami: writer, peace broker and teacher
Guwahati : A noted Assamese writer, a peace broker between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and New Delhi, and a teacher…
‘Essential Tagore’ nominated best book of year
New Delhi : “The Essential Tagore”, a new anthology of Rabindranath Tagore’s translated literature and art works, has been nominated the “book of the…
Spain jobless rate may rise to 23 percent
Paris : Spain’s unemployment rate could climb to 23 percent next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday in its latest…