Kathmandu: Nepal’s central bank has announced a ban on the import of vehicles and other luxury items, citing liquidity crunch and declining foreign exchange reserves, despite government assurances that the economy will not go into a tailspin...

New York: At least 13 people have been injured in a shootout at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement said. The injured have been admitted to various hospitals after what the police think was a lone wolf attack.

Colombo: As protests raged unchecked in Sri Lanka, prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who heads the clan in power, appealed to the people to end the anti-government protests, saying every minute spent on the streets deprived the cash-strapped...

Dhaka: In an incident of hate crime in Bangladesh, Lata Samaddar, a female teacher of Tejgaon College in Dhaka was reportedly harassed in broad daylight by a policeman for wearing a traditional bindi on her forehead. According to reports, the...

Indian bananas, baby corn get Canadian accessIndian bananas and baby corn have got market access in Canada, making it possible to further enhance the country’s export earnings from farm products that reached the highest level ever by crossing...