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All IMF conditions may not be acceptable to current administration, says finance minister

Dhaka, April 19 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said not all of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions attached to Bangladesh's current loan programme may be acceptable ... Read More


Trump "pulled into" Iran war by Netanyahu as "feeble attempt" to distract from "Epstein files": Former VP Harris

Washington, April 19 -- Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump, alleging that he was "pulled into" a military conflict with Iran by Israeli ... Read More


Deaths, disappearances of scientists seen as UFO-linked: Trump orders FBI probe, says 'hopefully, coincidence'

India, April 19 -- US President Donald Trump has directed the FBI to investigate a series of deaths and disappearances involving government workers who were somehow linked to sensitive nuclear and spa... Read More


'This is funding war against Ukraine': Zelensky slams easing of Russian oil sanctions

KYIV, April 19 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the US extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middl... Read More


Indonesia condemns Israel at IPU Forum over Gaza and Lebanon strikes

Jakarta, April 19 -- The House of Representatives' Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation (BKSAP) expressed its stance on Israel's actions in the Middle East at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (I... Read More


A podium to speak and heal, not wound further

India, April 19 -- So used have we become to the current standard of comments, posts and speeches emanating from the White House that we forget the great thoughts and words that have come from previou... Read More


Kash Patel under lens for 'excessive drinking', 'paranoid' of being fired

New Delhi, April 19 -- FBI director Kash Patel's "excessive drinking" has raised alarms inside both the bureau and the White House, with multiple officials describing him as increasingly "paranoid" ab... Read More


Hurdle in Maldives' currency swap bid

New Delhi, April 19 -- The Maldives' request for an extension of an Indian currency swap facility has run into problems because of the rules and regulations governing the scheme, such as the need for ... Read More


India condemns UN peacekeeper's killing

New Delhi, April 19 -- India on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on personnel of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that killed a French peacekeeper, and urged the government of... Read More


Neemrana labourers stage stir over pending wages, pay hike, fixed hrs

Alwar, April 19 -- Hundreds of labourers at a Japanese electric equipment supplier in Alwar district's Neemrana staged a protest on Saturday, demanding unpaid wages, a pay rise, fixed hours and better... Read More