PM Modi's poll gains point to push on India's civil law reform, infrastructurePrime Minister Narendra Modi's party is poised for significant wins in state elections. These victories could speed up the implementation o...
04 May, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
India alone on IFD issue as it erodes WTO’s functional limits, Bangladesh joins pactIndia has taken a firm stance at the World Trade Organization. The nation chose not to join the Investment Facilitation for Development Agr...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Nepal to vote in first election since Gen Z-led protests toppled governmentNepal's general election follows youth-led protests demanding cleaner politics and jobs, which resulted in deaths and government resignatio...
04 Mar, 2026, 06.31 AM IST
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus announces resignation, end of interim govtMuhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's interim leader, has stepped down. He handed power to an elected government. Tarique Rahman will lead the natio...
16 Feb, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
Bangladesh election calms country but growth can’t just hang by garments alone: Moody'sBangladesh’s general election brings the BNP to power, signaling political stability, with Tarique Rahman set to become prime minister. The...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Unease grips Bangladesh amid protests in civil administration over interim govt policiesBangladesh faces rising unrest. Government employees and business leaders protest Muhammad Yunus's interim government policies. They fear e...
26 May, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
BNP & Jamaat drift apart as each seek to dominate upcoming pollsBNP and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) are experiencing unprecedented hostility as the BNP distances itself from the JeI to gain broader support. Di...
13 Jan, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Bangladesh unrest: Sheikh Hasina Govt accuses BNP, JeI of attempting to grab power by violenceBangladesh's Sheikh Hasina government has accused the opposition BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami of using student protests against reserva...
23 Jul, 2024, 01.10 AM IST
India, Bangladesh may see broad policy continuity after 2024 polls: Fitch“We believe it most likely that incumbent administrations will retain power in India (BBB-/Stable) and Bangladesh (BB-/Negative), during th...
13 Dec, 2023, 01.07 AM IST
Health as critical agenda as trade, transport for us, post COVID-19: BIMSTEC secy generalHe was speaking here on the sidelines of a two-day meet of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperati...
25 Mar, 2023, 09.00 PM IST
Collapse of WTO's dispute system, imbalance in reform agenda to impact developing nations: IndiaCommerce Secy Anup Wadhawan said there are existential challenges to the multilateral rules-based trading system due to spate of unilateral...
13 May, 2019, 02.22 PM IST
Bangladesh PM pushes development agenda; eyes to eradicate extreme poverty by 2021Poverty alleviation has been high on the Hasina government's development agenda as is evident in all plan documents.
30 Oct, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
US intelligence chief James Clapper worried over China's military build-upUS intelligence said Chinese construction activities at its outposts in the disputed South China Sea will continue to spark regional tensio...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.05 PM IST
Scope for further monetary easing on softer inflation: FitchFitch said India's growth outlook remains strong on the back of infrastructure spending and the implementation of ambitious reform agenda.
06 Dec, 2016, 03.24 PM IST
PM's US visit: Narendra Modi calls for stronger global commitment & concerted multilateral actionWith BRICS Bank all set to become a reality, PM would touch upon the necessity for reforms of IMF and World Bank that reflects present day ...
26 Sep, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
- Barack Obama's blunder at the World Bank
US president Barack Obama has let the world down with his nomination for president of the World Bank.
06 Apr, 2012, 10.32 AM IST
Election results 2012: Uttar Pradesh must now follow the Bihar templateEnsure law and order, work against corruption, get bureaucracy to work, improve efficiency of public expenditure and restore pride in UP.
07 Mar, 2012, 12.58 PM IST