US announces measures to prevent nuclear technology exports to China
Washington, Oct 12 : As part of its pressure campaign against Beijing, the Trump administration has announced measures to prevent export of nuclear technology to China, alleging that it has been trying to illicitly acquire sensitive American technologies. “The United States cannot ignore the national security implications of China’s efforts to obtain nuclear technology outside […]
India appears all set to win election to UN Human Rights Council unopposed
United Nations, Oct 12 : India appears set to be elected to the United Nations’s top human rights body in the Asia-Pacific category for a period of three years. The 193-member UN General Assembly will elect new members on Friday to the UN Human Rights Council. The members are elected by absolute majority through a […]
Top US envoy on Iran to hold talks with India, European nations regarding oil import
Washington, Oct 12 : A top US envoy on Iran is headed to India this week for talks ahead of the November 4 deadline set by the Trump administration for countries to bring down their import of Iranian oil to zero. In addition to India, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook will be travelling to […]
Swaraj urges SCO members to fight terrorism, address climate change and promote connectivity
Dushanbe, Oct 12 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday urged the SCO member countries to join hands to address global challenges and highlighted the need to fight terrorism, address climate change and promote connectivity and regional peace. Swaraj, who is here to attend a two-day conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s Council of […]
Aborted launch astronauts to go to space next spring: Russian space agency
Moscow, Oct 12 : Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague will likely fly into space in the spring of 2019 after their flight was suddenly aborted, the head of the Russian space station, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Friday. “The guys will fly for sure,” Rogozin said on Twitter, posting a picture of […]
We will take care of countries who buy oil from Iran after Nov 4: Trump
Washington, Oct 10 : The US “will take care” of countries which defy its directive to bring their oil imports from Iran to zero by November 4, President Donald Trump has warned, days after India announced that two of its firms have placed orders to import crude from the Gulf nation. Trump in May pulled […]
World Bank, IMF heads urge US, China to play by trade rules
Nusa Dua (Indonesia), Oct 11 (AP) The heads of the World Bank and IMF on Thursday urged the US and China to play by world trade rules and de-escalate a dispute over Beijing’s technology development strategy that threatens to do lasting damage to the global economy. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, […]
Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for France on 3-day visit
New Delhi, Oct 10: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman left for France Wednesday night on a three-day visit which comes amid a massive controversy over the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace company Dassault Aviation under a Rs 58,000 crore deal. Officials sources said Sitharaman will hold wide-ranging talks with her French counterpart Florence […]
‘India will soon find out’: Trump on US sanctions over S-400 defence deal with Russia
Washington, Oct 11 : US President Donald Trump has said that India would soon “find out” if the punitive CAATSA sanctions apply to it over its USD 5 billion deal with Russia to purchase the S-400 Triumf air defence system. The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act or CAATSA is a US federal law that imposed […]
Khaleda Zia’s son sentenced to life; former minister among 19 sentenced to death
By: Anisur Rahman Dhaka: Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia, was sentenced to life and 19 others were given death sentence by a court here on Wednesday over the 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people and injured 500 others, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The attack on an Awami […]
