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India, Canada ink pacts on critical minerals, uranium ore; eye free trade deal

India, March 2 -- India and Canada on Monday firmed up agreements on critical minerals and supply of uranium ore and finalised terms of reference for negotiations on a free trade deal, as Prime Minist... Read More


How social media bans led to Gen-Z revolution that toppled govt: A 2025 recap as Nepal goes to polls

India, March 2 -- Nepal is set to vote for a new government on March 5, six months after a large-scale anti-corruption protest led by Gen-Z toppled the KP Sharma Oli government. The 2025 protests in t... Read More


Rebel BJP leader Sanjeev Singh registers record win in Dhanbad mayoral poll

Dhanbad, March 2 -- Dhanbad witnessed a historic verdict in the mayoral election as rebel BJP leader Sanjeev Singh emerged victorious with the highest-ever vote tally in the municipal corporation's hi... Read More


Premier League: Arsenal defeat Chelsea 2-1, extend lead at top

London, March 2 -- Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League points table with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Manchester United... Read More


Higher remittance flow props reserves

Dhaka, March 2 -- Migrant workers continued to remit home over US$3.0 billion every month between December and February of the current fiscal year, providing a prop to Bangladesh's forex reserves. Ec... Read More


Passengers stranded at IGI airport due to flight cancellations amid Israel-Iran conflict

New Delhi, March 2 -- Amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, flight schedules have been severely disrupted, resulting in many of the passengers being stranded at the Indira Gandhi International Air... Read More


US-Iran war: How can rising crude oil prices affect OMCs, diesel, petrol prices in India? Explained

US-Iran war, March 2 -- Oil prices surged on Monday after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, along with Tehran's retaliatory attacks, disrupted the global energy supply chain. The spike in crude oil pric... Read More


Policy Rates May Stay Steady Or See Easing: RBI Governor

New Delhi, March 2 -- RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said that policy interest rates are expected to remain steady or ease, while warning of risks from global uncertainty, climate change, technologi... Read More


Japan provides $1.4m to support 36,000 Rohingya children in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 2 -- Japan has signed a new agreement with Unicef, providing $1.4 million to deliver life-saving support to Rohingya refugee children and their families in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char. T... Read More


Absentia funeral held at DU for Khamenei

Dhaka, March 2 -- A group of students at Dhaka University offered an absentia funeral prayer for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli attack. The funeral was o... Read More