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Lightrock strengthens its India team, adds four execs

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Lightrock, a London-headquartered private equity player and impact investor that counts WayCool, DeHaat, Shiprocket and MediBuddy amongst its portfolio companies in India, has ad... Read More


Ukraine eyes $100 billion weapons deal, $50 billion drone pact with US to woo Trump

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Ukraine will vow to but $100 billion worth of American weapons, strike a $50 billion deal with the country to produce drone in a bid to get US guarantees for its security after i... Read More


Did Zelensky agree to a ceasefire? What do we know from Trump-Zelensky meeting?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- US President Donald Trump announced that he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and has begun organising a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze... Read More


BNP urges EC to cancel politically-motivated polling stations

, Aug. 19 -- BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday called on the Election Commission to cancel polling stations that were created for political reasons during the Awami League's rule. "Polling cent... Read More


You will live in this country without fear: Bangladesh Army chief tells Hindus on Janmasthami

India, Aug. 19 -- Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman recently joined the Janmasthami celebration in Bangladesh when he said there should not be any kind of discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, ... Read More


Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- A Hamas source said Monday that the movement delivered a positive response to an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. The response came after internal consultations hel... Read More


2 Babbar Khalsa terror operatives arrested in Jalandhar, grenade recovered: Punjab Police

Jalandhar, Aug. 19 -- Counter Intelligence (CI), Jalandhar, arrested two individuals linked to the banned terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and recovered a Chinese Type 86P hand grenade, ... Read More


Trump says he had phone call with Putin

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that he called Russian President Vladimir Putin and began the arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volo... Read More


India, China to set up Working Group to advance effective border management, re-open border trade through three designated trading points

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- India and China held the 24th round of the Special Representatives' dialogue on the Boundary Question here on Tuesday and agreed on a series of measures to improve bilateral ties... Read More


Japanese scholar highlights global significance of Vietnam's August Revolution

Hanoi, Aug. 19 -- Professor Furuta Motoo, a leading Japanese scholar of Vietnamese studies, has highlighted the remarkable success of the August Revolution in 1945 and its significance to the world. ... Read More