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India plans big HR overhaul to unlock talent mobility gains in FTAs

New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- The government is planning to upgrade human resource (HR) standards in India's services sector, including how skills are certified and how employees are trained, to bring the cou... Read More


Violence erupts in Bangladesh ahead of verdict in case against Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Ahead of the verdict in the case filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, widespread violence has erupted in various parts of Bangladesh. There have been incidents of car a... Read More


"Terrorism must be dealt firmly and effectively": Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 16 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that terrorism has been a persistent problem in India for over 30 years, and it must be dealt firmly and effectively. Tharoor ... Read More


Election Commission receives only two requests from abroad for poll observation

Kathmandu, Nov. 16 -- Only two international observers have shown their interest to monitor the snap polls slated for March 5. The Carter Centre and Japanese Embassy in Nepal have applied to observe t... Read More


Punjab govt suspends Amritsar Rural SSP for failing to act against gangsters

Amritsar, Nov. 16 -- The Punjab government on Saturday ordered the suspension of Amritsar Rural Police senior superintendent of police (SSP) Maninder Singh for his alleged failure to take action again... Read More


Trump on recent MRI scan: 'I have no idea what they analyze', but claims doctors 'analyzed it well'

New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday (November 14) said he underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan as part of his recent physical exam last month, describing the procedu... Read More


US cuts tariffs on over 250 food products: How it impacts Indian exports?

India, Nov. 16 -- The United States has announced an exemption to a wide variety of agricultural and processed-food items from reciprocal tariffs to ease domestic inflation, a move likely to benefit I... Read More


Putin, Netanyahu phone call over Gaza, ahead of UNSC vote on US resolution as Russia offers counter proposal

Moscow, Nov. 16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Gaza and the region with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a phone call, his office said. "A thorough excha... Read More


Europe turns to Eurasia as BRICS–Europe forum signals global power shift

Bangladesh, Nov. 16 -- The second BRICS–Europe symposium, held this week in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, delivered a message that is increasingly difficult to ignore: the global political... Read More


Global climate summit warns world to act as time rapidly runs out

Bangladesh, Nov. 16 -- As nearly 50,000 delegates representing more than 190 countries descended on the Brazilian city of Belem earlier this week for COP30, the mood was markedly different from the ho... Read More