International

Dubai: Iran's currency hit a new record low Monday, with the rial dropping to 2.02 million to the US dollar as markets opened, as the economy has been battered by ongoing sanctions and an American naval blockade. The drop on Iran's informal currency markets came...

Dubai: India has reviewed the negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the country's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, held wide-ranging talks with the secretary general of the six-nation bloc, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, in Riyadh. The meeting took place...

Tokyo: India is in negotiations with at least 8-9 more groups of countries and individual nations that together account for another USD 15 trillion of GDP, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. He added that the country's free trade agreements would eventually cover...

Kathmandu: Security officials from Nepal and India discussed ways to curb cross-border criminal activities and illegal trade at a meeting, deciding to enhance joint border patrols and increase regular information exchange. The coordination meeting of security officers from three districts of Nepal's Madhesh province and...

Port Louis: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said Sunday. "Hon'ble Minister called on Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of...

Kuwait City:  Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Paramitha Tripathi Sunday called on the Gulf kingdom's Minister of Commerce and Industry Osama Khaled Abdullah Bodaai and discussed opportunities to further strengthen cooperation in several sectors. "Ambassador Paramitha Tripathi called on H.E. Mr Osama Khaled Abdullah Bodaai, Minister...

London: With concerns growing over the possible return of Islamist militancy, Bangladesh has witnessed a series of incidents over the past month, including the killing of one person in a bomb blast, the recovery of explosives from seven locations, and the arrest of several members...

Dhaka: Bangladesh is open to joining the recently formed defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye, two junior ministers have said, while stressing that any decision would be guided by the country's national interests. Signed in Makkah August 7, the pact establishes a framework...

Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, in suspicious circumstances that have prompted a police investigation. The bodies were recovered at around 11:30 pm Saturday from a house in the Daspara...

Tehran: Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei warned that any country participating in the US economic war against Iran will be considered an "enemy" by Tehran. Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks  Saturday. He said Iran would first negotiate...