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India an extraordinary success story: Blinken

Davos: Describing India as an "extraordinary success story", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the policies and programmes of Prime Minister...

Pakistan condemns Iran’s ‘violation of its airspace’

Lahore: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a strongly worded condemnation of Iran's "violation of its airspace", during which Tehran claimed to have targeted two bases...

OpenAI not to allow Artificial Intelligence for political campaigning, lobbying in elections

San Francisco: Ahead of general elections, US-based artificial intelligence research organization OpenAI has said it will not allow its AI to be used for...

Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of US presidential race, endorses Donald Trump

Washington: Indian-origin biotech entrepreneur and Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped out of the 2024 US presidential election race and announced his ‘full endorsement”...

Interest rates to stay higher battle against inflation not yet over: IMF’s Gopinath

Davos: Affirming that the fight against price rise is not yet over, IMF's Gita Gopinath on Tuesday said interest rates are likely to stay...

China committed to multilateralism further opening up of economy: Premier Li

Davos: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday said his country is committed to the cause of multilateralism and further opening up of its economy...

World yet not fully prepared for future pandemics: Gates Foundation President

Davos: Praising India and other countries for contributing to a global pandemic fund, a top official of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on...

Chief economists expect global economy to weaken in 2024: WEF survey

Davos: As the top leaders from across the world gather here for their annual congregation, a survey of chief economists on Monday forecast a...

Climate conflicts and economic crisis: All big problems confluence in this small town

Davos: Be it conflicts in Gaza or Ukraine, climate change threats in Antarctica or Amazon, AI generating a monster like deepfake and its threat...

List of free courses offered by Harvard University

New Delhi: Harvard University provides multiple free courses in areas of art and design, business, computer science, data science, education and teaching, health and...

Maldives Prez’s party loses Male Mayoral poll amid diplomatic row with India

Male: In a setback to Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, the pro-India opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has secured a landslide victory in the capital...

ChatGPT memorises and regurgitates entire poems despite copyright: Study

New Delhi: If you ask ChatGPT for a well-known poem, it will probably regurgitate the entire text regardless of copyright law, at least according...

US launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as conflict escalates

Washington: The United States launched new strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen for a second straight day after the Iran-aligned group warned it...

Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election

Taipei: William Lai Ching-te from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won Taiwan’s presidential election, despite warnings from China – which claims Taiwan...

Queen Elizabeth II left sealed death-bed letter for son Charles, claims new biography

London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 in September 2022, left a sealed death-bed letter for her son and heir – King...

World reacts to US, UK attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen

Doha: The United States and the United Kingdom launched a series of strikes on Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels who have been targeting...

Microsoft overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company

San Francisco: Microsoft overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Thursday after the iPhone maker’s shares made a weak start to 2024...

International Court of Justice hears South Africa genocide case against Israel

The Hague: Proceedings began on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, where Israel is being accused of committing “genocidal”...

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League party...

Sri Lanka president says peaceful solution needed for Gaza-Israel conflict

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday underlined the need to pursue a peaceful resolution to the Gaza-Israel conflict, emphasizing his country’s unwavering...

Bangladesh’s advancement can’t be stopped now: PM Hasina

Dhaka: The advancement of Bangladesh is now unstoppable with the reelection of Awami League to power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday, and...

Scientists confirm 2023 was hottest year, 1.48° C warmer than pre-industrial level

New Delhi: Unprecedented global temperatures from June onwards led 2023 to become the warmest year on record, overtaking 2016, by a clear margin of...

Bangladesh polls: China congratulates Awami League for victory, makes no mention of PM Sheikh Hasina

Beijing: China on Tuesday congratulated the ruling Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League party in Bangladesh for winning the general elections, saying it wants to strengthen...

Rajnath holds ‘fruitful discussions’ with UK counterpart on security, def industrial co-op

London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met his British counterpart Grant Shapps and held "fruitful discussions" on a wide range of issues related...

Maldives tourism association condemns derogatory statements against PM Modi

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and the Maldives, the tourism industry in the island has strongly condemned derogatory remarks made...

Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage release negotiations

Cairo: An Israeli delegation has reached Cairo for negotiations on a possible deal for the release of hostages currently under Hamas captivity in Gaza. Israeli...

UAE Prez, Blinken stress avoiding Gaza conflict’s expansion

Abu Dhabi: President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the importance of avoiding...

Hundreds missing from Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital amid Israeli bombardment

Gaza: Hundreds of patients and staff are reported to be missing from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, which is struggling to cope amid...

Sheikh Hasina re-elected as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister for a fourth term

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election, giving her party — the Awami League — a fourth...

‘India is a great friend of Bangladesh’

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said India is a ‘great friend’ of Bangladesh and the two neighbours have resolved many problems bilaterally,...

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