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US bans disposable gloves from Malaysia over Forced Labor charges
Washington, Oct 21 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States will immediately ban the import of disposable gloves made by Supermax Corporation due to information the company uses forced labor to make its products, the Department of Homeland Security…
Investing forex reserves in equities can fetch higher returns: RBI report
Investment of India’s rising foreign exchange reserves in equity funds, especially index funds, can fetch higher returns as interest rates which have been on a declining trajectory over the last four decades in advanced economies, have…
T20 WC: Scrappy Bangladesh stay alive with 26-run win over Oman
Bangladesh kept their hopes of advancing to Super 12s stage alive with a nervy 26-run win over co-hosts Oman in their Group B match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.
Opener Mohammad Naim struck a fine half-century to help Bangladesh…
Tourism set to boom with inauguration of Kushinagar Int’l Airport by PM today
Kushinagar, Oct 19 (UNI) The much-awaited Kushinagar International Airport, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, will help revive and boost tourism from South Asian countries, according to tourism and…
PM Hasina instructs stern action against people involved in Communal Attacks
Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to take immediate action against the people involved in vandalising of Puja mandap and attacking the houses of the Hindu community.…
Sirajuddin Haqqani meets families of slain suicide bombers, calls them ‘heroes of Islam,…
Kabul, Oct 19 (UNI) Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Interior Minister who figures on the UN Sanctions list, met families of the slain suicide bombers at Kabul’s glitzy InterContinental Hotel, and termed suicide…
Italian Senate bans parliamentarians from working without Green Pass
Rome, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) The Senate leadership of the Italian parliament has banned senators from working without a green pass - the COVID-19 vaccination certificate - after a lawmaker refused to present her COVID-19 certificate, the…
Over three-fourths of US Republicans want Trump to run for President in 2024
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) US Republicans are warming to a possible run by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, with 78 percent saying they want the former president to seek another term in the White House, a Quinnipiac…
Biden nominates Donald Blome, a career diplomat, as Ambassador to Pakistan
Washington, Oct 20 (UNI/Sputnik) President Joe Biden has nominated career diplomat Donald Blome to be the US Ambassador to Pakistan, the White House said in a press release.
"Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the…
HCL Technologies launches early career programme in Vietnam; to onboard 2,600 students in 5 yrs
NEW DELHI: HCL Technologies on Monday announced the launch of its TechBee early career programme in Vietnam with plans to onboard 2,600 candidates in the next five years, starting this year.
Designed exclusively for high-school…
T20 World Cup: Predicting the next bunch of breakout cricket stars
With the T20 World Cup already upon us, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has released a list of some probable breakout stars who could set the tournament alight with their skills.
Whenever we are talking about breakout stars in…
German Govt: FDP, Greens, SPD to enter official coalition talks
Berlin, Oct. 18 (UNI/XINHUA) The liberal FDP party has followed in the footsteps of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens by agreeing to enter into official coalition negotiations to form a new government, German media…
China tested nuclear-capable Hypersonic missile, US looks away
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday declined to comment on a report claiming that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August.
"I'm not going to comment on the specific report,"…
US will not join Moscow Talks on Afghanistan this week
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States will not participate in the "Troika Plus" meeting in Moscow this week due to logistical difficulties, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing on Monday.
"We…
State Dept. launches probe into end of US diplomatic operations in Afghanistan
Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The US State Department Inspector General is launching a probe into the manner the Biden administration ended the United States' diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Monday.
The probe…
FATF meeting to discuss Pak status on Thursday
FATF to Meet on Thursday when it will decide whether to keep Pakistan on the grey list.
At its last virtual meeting in June, the FATF had retained Pakistan in the “grey list” and had asked the country to implement a new action plan to…
Scotland stun fancied Bangladesh by 6 runs on first day of T20 World Cup
Scotland stunned fancied Bangladesh by six runs after Chris Greaves’ magnificent all-round display for a dream start in the ICC T20 World Cup on an eventful Sunday night here.
Greaves led a brilliant lower-order fightback with a 28-ball…
Channi, Sukhbir Badal condemn armed fighters forcibly entering Kabul gurudwara
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the forcible entry by armed fighters in a gurudwara in Kabul on Friday, the second such incident to be reported in less than…
Risky business: Some Capitol riot defendants forgo lawyers
Some of the defendants charged in the storming of the US Capitol are turning away defense lawyers and electing to represent themselves, undeterred by their lack of legal training or repeated warnings from judges.
That choice already has…
Former US President Bill Clinton leaves hospital, will return to New York
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted last week for a urological infection, live video showed.
Clinton, 75, will return to New York and remain on antibiotics, Dr.…
