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Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal as global markets fall

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US trade deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee. The suspension is s... Read More


Vilas Patil: Bhiwandi strongman could hold the key to BNMC

India, Jan. 21 -- He's ducking the law for now but Vilas Patil, 57, might emerge as kingmaker in elections to the Bhiwandi Nizampura Municipal Corporation (BNMC). The civic poll has delivered a fract... Read More


Parties deny women fair share of FPTP candidates

Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- The political parties contesting the March 5 parliamentary elections have failed to field one-third of women candidates under the first-past-the-post (FPTP), ignoring the Electio... Read More


JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon warns of 'economic disaster' after Trump calls for 10% cap on credit card interest rate

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday (January 21) warned that President Donald Trump's proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates would be an "economic disaster," sayi... Read More


Jamie Dimon warns of 'economic disaster' over Trump's credit card rate cap call

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday (January 21) warned that President Donald Trump's proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates would be an "economic disaster," sayi... Read More


Dilip Saha appointed chairman of Cooch Behar Municipality

Cooch Behar, Jan. 21 -- Dilip Saha, councillor of Ward No. 5, was on Wednesday appointed chairman of the Cooch Behar Municipality following a decision at a municipal board meeting. The post had fall... Read More


UK man gets life term for murder of sister's in-laws in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Jan. 21 -- A local court here has sentenced a UK citizen to life imprisonment without remission for the 2022 gruesome murder of an elderly couple whose bodies were found with multiple stab i... Read More


Trump $2000 tariff dividend checks: POTUS gives major update; 'can do it without Congress'

India, Jan. 21 -- In his Tuesday's (January 20) press brief, President Donald Trump provided a major update on the $2000 dividend checks that he first promised to Americans in July 2025 in lieu of the... Read More


3,484 individuals, 68 parties contesting March 5 polls

Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- The upcoming snap election for the House of Representatives has gotten a new momentum with the peaceful conclusion of the nominations for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category ... Read More


Telecom seeks manufacturing, private 5G push in Budget 2026-27

India, Jan. 21 -- As the Union Budget 2026-27 approaches, leaders from India's telecom and digital infrastructure ecosystem are urging the government to sharpen its focus on domestic manufacturing, pr... Read More