Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut fundingRohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear the U.S. decision to cut food rations by half, citing nutrition issues and increased social and mental...
09 Mar, 2025, 10.56 AM IST
Bangladesh's new friend circle: A ring of fire for India?Bangladesh is increasingly engaging with China and Pakistan, raising concerns for India. With China's growing economic influence via the Be...
06 Mar, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Trump fixated on voter turnout funding for 3rd day, calls $21 mn India aid a 'kickback'President Trump accused the previous Biden administration of using USD 21 million in aid to India for a kickback scheme, questioning why US...
24 Feb, 2025, 04.22 PM IST
Japan to offer military aid to like-minded countries in a bid to counter ChinaThe new framework was revealed as Tokyo moves away from a strict non-military approach to ties with its neighbours and looks to realise its...
13 Apr, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
50 years of Independence: Once basket case, Bangladesh now marches ahead of PakistanThe IMF has indicated Bangladesh’s economy to be growing up to $322 billion by 2021. This data compiled by the IMF indicates the average Ba...
26 Dec, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
India launches programme to strengthen clinical trial research capacity of vaccines in neighbouring countriesThe training programme which will extend for about six to eight weeks will see participation of investigators, epidemiologists, clinicians ...
23 Sep, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
European Union to give 1.65 million euro to support victims of floods in South AsiaThe funding comes on top of the 1.8 mn euro announced earlier this year to support families affected by a series of disasters, including Cy...
11 Aug, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Gates, Skoll Corral, Nandan Nilekani partners for Global Impact FundBill Ackman’s foundation provided seed funding for Co-Impact, as did Skoll’s.
17 Jan, 2019, 09.32 AM IST
We are a strong nuclear state; any adventurism by India will prove its own undoing: PakistanAfter a bill to name Pak a terrorist state was tabled in US, its permanent representative to the UN said that its N-program cannot be curta...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.19 PM IST
John Kerry proposes 20% cut in US aid to Sri LankaJohn Kerry has proposed a 20% cut in the American aid to Colombo, a move reflecting the unease in their ties over human rights issues.
15 Apr, 2013, 11.44 AM IST
- GVK BIO selected as preferred provider for 14 global PDPs
Drug discovery research and development organisation GVK Biosciences has been selected as a preferred provider to a consortium of 14 global...
16 May, 2011, 03.09 PM IST
- Johnson & Johnson giving $200 million for health of women, kids
Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about $200 million in cash and medicine to a sweeping United Nations program created to improve ...
09 Sep, 2010, 10.54 AM IST
- US announces $40 mn in food aid for Bangladesh amid shortages
The United States has announced $40 million (euro26 million) in food aid for Bangladesh, which is facing shortages after floods and a devas...
05 May, 2008, 06.45 AM IST
- US adds $40 mln in emergency food aid
The United States on Tuesday released 40 million dollars in emergency aid for the World Food Program (WFP) to help deal with the growing gl...
30 Apr, 2008, 05.57 AM IST
- Bernanke touts help for entrepreneurs
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who has been devoting a lot of time lately to a credit crisis that has roiled global financial marke...
07 Nov, 2007, 07.56 AM IST
- Monsoon death toll 530 in S Asia
Torrential rains in the past two weeks have killed at least 530 people and stranded 19 million.
10 Aug, 2007, 11.54 AM IST
- Wolfowitz speeds up World Bank aid, raising corruption concerns
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz is speeding up aid to war-scarred countries in an initiative that may conflict with his long-standing c...
27 Mar, 2007, 12.01 AM IST