International

Washington: India’s ambitious rooftop solar expansion plan Tuesday secured a $197.67 million guarantee from the World Bank Group’s guarantee arm. ​ The five-year backing supports refinancing of a $500 million World Bank loan to the State Bank of India for grid-connected solar systems serving commercial...

New Delhi/Mumbai: India and France Tuesday elevated their relations to a "special global strategic partnership" and vowed to boost cooperation in key sectors of defence, trade and critical minerals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron describing the bilateral ties as a...

Geneva: Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday for live fire military drills in a rare show of force as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States in Geneva over its disputed nuclear programme. It was...

Dhaka: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met new Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman following the swearing-in of the BNP government in Dhaka Tuesday. "Glad to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Government of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka today. India...

Mumbai: French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday underscored that the India-France relationship has reached a level of mutual trust that is "unique in the world today." ​ After a morning jog at Marine Drive and a tribute to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack victims, the President...

Dhaka: Tarique Rahman, who lived in London in self-exile for 17 years, has made a remarkable turnaround. The scion of one of the powerful political dynasties has led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, founded by his father, to a forceful victory after 20 years. The 60-year-old...

Dhaka: Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tuesday, days after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general elections. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to 60-year-old Rahman at the South Plaza of the...

Manila: The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies Tuesday condemned what they called China's illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities. Beijing has repeatedly expressed alarm over...

Geneva: Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were in Geneva Tuesday for another round of US-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his government's delegation was in Switzerland, and Russian state news...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman is all set to be the Prime Minister of the country after his party's Members of Parliament elected him as leader of the parliamentary party, making it official. The development came even as all the newly elected...