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Biz2X appoints Saurabh Arora as regional vice president for Middle East and Africa

India, Oct. 6 -- Biz2X has appointed Saurabh Arora as regional vice president for the Middle East and Africa. Based in Dubai, Arora will lead the company's business growth, strategic partnerships and ... Read More


Houthis are testing the patience of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 6 -- The Houthis may be approaching a strategic threshold. Their repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia are no longer testing Riyadh alone. They are beginning to test the credibility... Read More


South Korea blames North Korean mines for border blast injuries and demands apology

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The announcement came days after North Korea denied responsibility for the Sept. 21 blasts and threatened "merciless" retaliation if provoked over the case. It followed South Kore... Read More


After jacked-up project costs, comes higher borrowing rate

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Having endorsed a ramped-up cost of two MRT megaprojects, Bangladesh will now have to borrow higher-rated Japanese funds for implementing those much-talked-about metro-rail schem... Read More


Transparent business-politics ties vital for long-term growth

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi has stressed the need for a transparent and sustainable relationship between business and politics to support long-term economic ... Read More


Wall Street Aims To Continue In Positive Territory

India, Oct. 6 -- Initial cues from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open positive on Tuesday on hope that the crude exports from the Middle East are recovering. In the Asian tradi... Read More


ICT minister calls for global cooperation in AI governance

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- ICT Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam on Tuesday has stressed the need for trust, capacity-building and international cooperation to ensure responsible and inclusive use of artificial intell... Read More


Market braces for muted opening as FPI selling continues

Mumbai, Oct. 6 -- GIFT Nifty: GIFT Nifty October 2026 futures fell 17 points, indicating a muted opening for the Nifty 50. Institutional Flows: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth ... Read More


Former Bangladesh foreign minister alleges ISI link to 2024 political upheaval, raises alarm over severe human rights violations

Geneva, Oct. 6 -- Former Bangladesh Foreign Minister and Bangladesh Awami League Joint General Secretary Mohammed Hasan Mahmud has alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intel... Read More


British novelist and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

Guwahati, Oct. 6 -- British author and former Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer, whose bestselling novels sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, has died at the age of 86, his publisher Har... Read More