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Bangladesh tells ICC not playing in India for World CupPublished on: January 14, 2026 7:05 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 14 -- Bangladesh's cricket board said Tuesday it had repeated its refusal to travel to India for next month's T20 World Cup during talks with the ICC governing body. With ties tense be... Read More


Venus Williams loses in 1st round of Australian Open tuneup eventPublished on: January 14, 2026 7:05 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 14 -- Venus Williams lost to Tatjana Maria in the first round at the Hobart International on Tuesday, less than a week before her appearance at the Australian Open. The 45-year-old Wil... Read More


Powell-Trump clash: Central bank independence matters for economic growth and financial stability

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The latest spat between US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and US President Donald Trump strikes at the very heart of what central banks hold dear as the key to not just long... Read More


"Hope to move agenda on counter terrorism forward," says Head of Malaysian Delegation at ASEAN Defence Ministers meet

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- At the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting- Plus Experts Working Group on counter terrorism co-chaired by India and Malaysia, Muhammad Ammir Haron, Head of Delegation from Mala... Read More


'Love hotel' - and 10 other Japanese words - just checked into the Oxford English Dictionary

TOKYO, Jan. 14 -- Language doesn't stand still - it absorbs, adapts and occasionally gets nudged along by pop culture. According to The Japan Times, the Oxford English Dictionary has added 11 Japanes... Read More


Delhi Hosts ASEAN Defence Ministers' meeting-plus expert working group on counter terrorism

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- India on Tuesday hosted the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts Working Group (EWG) on Counter Terrorism, co-chaired by India and Malaysia, reaffirming... Read More


Trump calls Renee Nicole Good a 'solid, wonderful person,' sends message to her father

India, Jan. 14 -- President Donald Trump called Renee Nicole Good a "wonderful person" in his latest remarks about the ICE killing, and sent a message to her father. Good, a 37-year-old mother of thre... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Trump's Iran tariff threat puts more at risk than the White House may have realized

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Even as US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor struck a positive note on bilateral ties, President Donald Trump has again put India in a difficult position by announcing a 25% tariff ... Read More


Critical mineral supply chains' boost vital for electronics sector: Vaishnaw

Washington DC, Jan. 14 -- Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday joined finance ministers from 10 countries at a multinational meeting in Washington to discuss strengthening critical minerals suppl... Read More


2025 was 3rd-warmest year on record: Scientists

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The planet experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2025, and average temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming over three years, the longest period sin... Read More