In 2009, India and the EU signed a civil nuclear agreement. Since then, this agree has essentially been, “mothballed.” The topic of this agreement is now resurfacing. The purpose of this agreement was to contribute to collaborative research in the nuclear field. The main goals of this agreement was to maintain energy security and regulate clean energy. Since 2009, nuclear… Read more »
NEW DELHI: India and European Union have restarted negotiations on a civil nuclear agreement that was virtually mothballed after being signed way back in 2009. European Union experts from Brussels held discussions with officials from department of atomic energy last week in Mumbai. With Europol beginning a working relationship with India’s NIA to tackle terrorism and track terror groups that… Read more »
Calling the United States and India “two bookends of stability on either side of the globe,” the Trump administration on Wednesday bluntly proposed that Washingtonand New Delhi work together in the Indo-Pacific region to counter the disruptive force that China has become. In a stunning new dynamic unveiled by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Trump’s America ditched the pussy-footing and… Read more »
A housewife was found murdered in her bedroom in Gaibandha Sadar upazila yesterday. Police said Jharna Begum, 40, wife of Shakhawat Hossain Khan of Davidcompanypara in Sadar municipality, was found murdered in her living room around 11:00am when none of the family members were present at the house. Shakhawat said he was at his ice-cream factory adjacent to his house,… Read more »
Tortured, sold as a slave three times and consumed with guilt after seeing his cousin drown before his eyes, Bangladeshi teenager Khaled Hossain fears he will never recover from the trauma of his failed attempt to reach Europe. While hundreds of thousands of Rohingya escape into Bangladesh fleeing what UN calls “textbook ethnic cleansing” in Myanmarhoping for a better life, there… Read more »
In the United States, tattoos are a common feature of most young adults, and even in a large number of adults from older generations. While some may view tattoos as a bad thing, whether it be for religious reasons, social preferences, or taste, there are many Americans that agree that tattoos are a fun way of expressing yourself. For those… Read more »
Oct 4, 2017: SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country. Refugees told Reuters that border guards also beat and arrested passengers and crew as they landed at Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern… Read more »
Sep 28, 2017: Poaching, habitat loss and prey depletion are the three main threats to the survival of endangered tigers around the world. Though tigers in Bhutan are safe from such global threats, human-wildlife conflict is one of the major factors that jeopardise their lives. Tiger is one of the most iconic and charismatic species that needs international attention and… Read more »
In India, and across the world, getting a tattoo is nowadays seen as a sign of independence and rebellion. Many young people get inked to showcase their identity, what makes them distinctive and who they are. But for me, a decision to not get a tattoo was my version of rebellion, an assertion of my hard-fought independence. It was my… Read more »
Oct 4, 2017-The National Seismological Centre has stated that a tremor measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:40am Wednesday. The epicentre of the tremor was located north of the New Bus Park (Gongabu), Kathmandu, and the tremor was an aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake of April 25, 2015, according to the Centre’s seismologist, Mukunda Bhattarai. The Gorkha Earthquake… Read more »