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Govt aims to conduct polls by December in Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's BNP

Khaleda's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and rival Hasina's Awami League have governed Bangladesh for most of the past three decades

US sanctions should not hinder oil trade with India: Russian official

India became the top buyer of Russian sea-borne oil sold at a discount after Western nations imposed sanctions on Moscow and curtailed energy purchases in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Europe to embrace AI on day 2 of Paris summit amid unclear global consensus

According to Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce on Tuesday a new AI strategy for the bloc

Bangladesh seeks full power supply restoration from 1,600 MW Adani plant

The state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) said it had been paying $85 million a month to Adani to clear outstanding dues and has now told the company to resume supply

Space tech firm Digantara eyes $30 million revenue with US expansion

The Bengaluru-based startup plans to invest $10 million to $15 million over the next six to eight months to establish a spacecraft manufacturing and space optics production facility in Colorado

HPCL plans to raise Vizag oil refinery capacity by 20% to meet fuel demand

India is raising its crude processing capacity as the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer wants to be a major global refining hub while its fuel demand is expected to continue growing

US judge keeps block on Trump employees' buyout plan in place for now

The decision by US District Judge George O'Toole in Boston prevents Trump's administration from implementing the buyout plan for now, giving a temporary victory to labour unions

Trump says he has spoken to China's Xi after taking office, adds no details

Trump said last week he was in no hurry to speak to Xi to try to defuse a new trade war between the world's two largest economies

Hamas should free all hostages by Saturday or 'let hell break out': Trump

Trump expressed frustration with the condition of the last group of hostages freed by Hamas and by the announcement by the militant group that it would halt further releases

India in talks with US to buy combat vehicles, seal jet engine deal

Modi is preparing additional tariff cuts ahead of his meeting with Trump that could boost American exports to India and avoid a potential trade war, government officials said

Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation

Such comments often leave investors guessing what Tesla will actually deliver, and when, said Brian Mulberry, client portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management, a Tesla investor

World Bank's triple-A rating threatened if Trump pulls support: Moody's

Last week, Trump signed an Executive Order to review US government support to all international intergovernmental organisations of which it is a member and to withdraw from some UN organisations

Trump suggests potential fraud behind US debt lower than expected

Trump has tasked Elon Musk with an ambitious overhaul of the federal government, sparking street protests in Washington and accusations that the Trump administration is breaking the law

To reduce reliance on Nvidia, OpenAI to finalise its own chip design soon

The ChatGPT maker is finalising the design for its first in-house chip in the next few months and plans to send it for fabrication at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co

France in advanced talks to buy India's 'Pinaka' rocket launcher system

India is the world's biggest arms importer, but has been trying to boost local production to meet its defence requirements and has been steadily raising its defence exports

Patanjali Foods Q3 results: Profit jumps 71% on cooking oil boost

Revenue from Patanjali's edible oils segment, which makes up nearly three-fourths of its total revenue, rose 22.5% during the quarter

Sugar mills close early, pushing up local prices amid production halts

Many Maharashtra mills are struggling to get enough sugarcane, operating at half their capacity, and will likely close for the season by the end of this month

India has 'enormously high' tariffs, says Trump's top economic adviser

Trump plans announce new 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US on Monday, on top of existing metals duties, and reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday

Japan's Softbank Group likely to make $1.5 billion quarterly profit

The profit of 234 billion yen is based on the average of four analyst estimates compiled by LSEG, and compares with a gain of 950 billion yen in the same period last year

McDonald's sees biggest drop in US sales in Q4 in nearly five years

It fell 1.4 per cent in the US, McDonald's biggest market, its steepest drop since the COVID-19 pandemic almost five years ago when restaurants limited operations to drive-thru and delivery