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Hasina welcome to bring 'best lawyer in world' for ICT trial, says Advisor Zahed

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said Sheikh Hasina is free to bring the "best lawyer in the world" to defend her at the International Crimes Tribunal (I... Read More


Government Asks PSBs To Step Up NRI Deposit Mobilisation To Boost Forex Reserves

New Delhi, July 14 -- The government has asked public sector banks to step up efforts to mobilise foreign currency deposits from non-resident Indians (NRIs) as part of measures to strengthen India's f... Read More


Trump backs Graham's Russia Sanctions Bill, setting up fresh tariff threat for India

Washington DC, July 14 -- The Trump administration has signalled its backing for a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that could subject India to steep new tariffs over its purchases of Russian oil, a Whi... Read More


MPC: Experts split on CBN's interest rate move

Nigeria, July 14 -- As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares to meet, economists are divided over the plausible decision of the committee on benchmark interest r... Read More


Trump says Gulf nations must pay US for Hormuz security, claims Iran sent "back to the Stone Ages"

Washington, July 14 -- President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) stated that Gulf nations ought to reimburse the United States for safeguarding maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, while... Read More


'Fat Leonard' seeks Trump pardon, citing cancer and financial hardship

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Former defence contractor Leonard Glenn Francis is reportedly seeking clemency from US President Donald Trump as he serves a 15-year sentence for bribery and fraud in the US Nav... Read More


Hasina's remarks meant motivating AL activists

Bangladesh, July 14 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's repeated remarks about returning to Bangladesh appeared to be aimed at ... Read More


Chief Secretary reviews BRICS anti-corruption meet in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, July 14 -- The Telangana government has started preparations for the 2nd BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting which will be held in Hyderabad on August 4 and 5. Chief Secretary Sanj... Read More


Why restrictive diets collapse under corporate lifestyles

New Delhi, July 14 -- The Indian corporate workforce is becoming more health aware, but also more metabolically fragile. It means people may appear healthy but are increasingly at risk of metabolic di... Read More


Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since Iran-US ceasefire

Bangladesh, July 14 -- The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail effort... Read More