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At India AI Summit: Experts call for "Double Helix" of digital and climate action

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- From data ethics to a profound environmental and geopolitical challenge, global policy experts agree that AI cannot exist in a vacuum and must be synchronised with the global dri... Read More


Rubio plugs Orban's bid for another term in Hungary's elections

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban 's bid to serve a fifth straight term after the April elections, emp... Read More


More mothers now deliver in hospitals, but deaths remain high

Kathmandu, Feb. 17 -- Institutional delivery rate in Nepal increased to 90.5 percent by 2025 from around 80 percent in 2022, according to the Nepal Multiple Indicator Survey 2024-025 report unveiled r... Read More


US, Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The US and Iran hold indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, with little clear indication of compromise as Washington masses a batt... Read More


Bangladesh gets its first male PM in 36 years today - Tarique Rahman to take oath

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman will take oath as Bangladesh's new Prime Minister at 4 pm on Tuesday, February 17 ---days after his party secured a lan... Read More


What is 'industry'? Nine-judge Supreme Court bench to decide next month

India, Feb. 17 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant announced on Monday that the long-pending nine-judge bench reference concerning the definition of "industry" under labour law will be taken up... Read More


Muhammad Yunus brought up India's 'Seven Sisters' in exit address day before Tarique Rahman's oath-taking

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Muhammad Yunus, the former chief adviser to the Bangladesh interim government, has invoked India's northeastern region - often referred to as 'Seven Sisters' - in his farewell ad... Read More


A Nation in Transition

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- In the Holi Month of Ramadan, Bangladesh got an elected government after a gap of nearly nineteen months when the previous Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, had to abrogate power an... Read More


"Great success": Argentine Ambassador lauds India's leadership at the Global AI Impact Summit

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Mariano Caucino, Argentine Ambassador to India on Tuesday spoke about the country's participation as New Delhi hosts one of the most seminal Summits on Artificial Intelligence an... Read More


Copper extends losses under $6 per pound

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- COMEX Copper futures fell sharply today, turning lower amid a bearish activity in metals. The red metal currently trades down 1.74% at $5.70 per pound, testing near two-week low. Eq... Read More