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July Charter signed for 'new Bangladesh'

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Head of interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus and major political parties' leaders Friday signed on the July National Charter 2025 stipulating institutional reforms for rebuilding B... Read More


Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks after 'very productive' call

Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- US President Donald Trump says "great progress" was made during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the pair agreeing to face-to-face talks in Hu... Read More


Ahead of Zelenskyy's White House visit, Trump says will hold second summit with Putin on Ukraine in Budapest

Washington, Oct. 17 -- Ahead of his meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House, US President Donald Trump said that his country cannot deplete its own stockpile ... Read More


Govt working on steps to improve rare earth minerals' supply: Goyal

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The government is working on measures to improve supply of rare earth minerals, including negotiating trade pacts with Chile and Peru, promoting domestic exploration, and engagin... Read More


AI Planet, HooLiv and DashamLabs pocket early-stage funding

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Deeptech firm AI Planet, co-living startup HooLiv, and a material-science company DashamLabs have raised fresh capital, according to statements by respective companies. AI Plane... Read More


Vietnam, Cambodia step up trade cooperation, eyeing 20 billion USD milestone

An Giang, Oct. 17 -- A trade promotion conference was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, in An Giang province on Oct... Read More


Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- President Donald Trump is redoubling his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, announcing a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine's Vo... Read More


Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101... Read More


When will the No Kings protests take place in the US? Here is everything we know so far

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Another No Kings protest will take place on 18 October across the US. Large numbers of protesters are expected to voice their disapproval of the Donald Trump administration's pol... Read More


Shehbaz rules out extensions, 1.47 million Afghans repatriatedPublished on: October 17, 2025 5:54 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- Pakistan has repatriated more than 1.47 million Afghan nationals as of October 16, 2025, with authorities confirming that no further stay extensions will be granted to illegal res... Read More