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Toyota Industries Buyout Bid Dips 16% Below Its Stock Holdings

India, Dec. 18 -- Toyota group's proposed Euro4.7 trillion offer to privatize a forklift maker has prompted one of the world's most tenacious activist funds to call it a lowball offer. A closer look a... Read More


Foreign Secretary to brief diplomats this afternoon

, Dec. 18 -- Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam will brief the diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. The briefing is scheduled to begin at State Guesthouse Padma at 3pm, a senior official... Read More


President of Uzbekistan to visit Japan

Uzbekistan, Dec. 18 -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to Japan on December 18-20 at the invitation of Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, UzA reported. Meet... Read More


Ministry aims to ensure human rights in public service, labour, employment, social security

Hanoi, Dec. 18 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) held a conference in Hanoi on December 18 to review human rights affairs in 2025 and outline priorities for 2026, reaffirming Vietnam's strong pol... Read More


ONSA admits arming hunters, vigilantes to tackle insecurity in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has acknowledged that it provides arms to trained vigilantes and other auxiliary forces as part of Nigeria's counter-terrorism st... Read More


Rob Reiner's cause of death revealed

United Kingdom, Dec. 18 -- Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner died of multiple sharp force injuries. The married couple were both found dead at their Los Angeles home on Sunday (14.12.25),... Read More


What was it like being at COP30 in Belem? Reflections from a first-time observer

India, Dec. 18 -- I travelled halfway across the world, from India, to attend the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in the Amazonian... Read More


Indian Visa Centre in Dhaka reopens after brief closure amid security concerns

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka resumed its operations on Thursday, a day after it was temporarily closed due to security concerns over an anti-Indian march to its... Read More


ASK Alternates closes maiden private credit fund at $63 mn

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- ASK Alternates, part of Blackstone-backed ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, has reached the final close of its maiden private credit fund at $63 million (Rs 569 crore), includ... Read More


Fresh Clash Between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kunar Province Amid Border Trade Losses

Afghanistan, Dec. 18 -- A fresh clash erupted in Kunar province as Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire, further complicated by two-month border trade restrictions. Clashes erupt... Read More