New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s exiled author Taslima Nasreen finds the current situation in her country of birth worsening through time, even compared to the day she was forced to leave over three decades ago. “I’d say that was the time of the beginning of the growth of religious fundamentalism in the country; now, Bangladesh is full of such elements,” said Taslima in an exclusive interview with IANS. “The then administration played into the hands of fundamentalists, and I was pe…
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Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) The US Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary decision to impose up to 65.72 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on certain chemical materials from South Korea, Seoul’s industry ministry said on Friday.The Department announced its preliminary affirmative determination to impose anti-dumping duties between 10.94 per cent and 65.72 per cent on two Korean companies exporting monomers and oligomers to the United States, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resourc…
Sofia, Jan 1 (IANS) Bulgaria joined the eurozone and adopted the Euro as its official currency on New Year’s Day, becoming the 21st member of the Euro area. To ensure a smooth transition to the new currency, throughout January, the Bulgarian lev will remain in circulation alongside the Euro. Starting February 1, the Euro will become the country’s sole legal tender.From January 1 to June 30, the exchange of Lev for Euros is free of charge at banks and post offices. After this period, currency exc…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar who is also the Chairperson of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) on Friday met Indonesian Ambassador Ina H. Krisnamurthi at the poll-panel’s headquarters in New Delhi. IDEA consists of 35 member countries and two observers.Indonesia, the US, Brazil, Japan, Germany, France, and Canada, among others, are the member countries.Earlier in the month, CEC Gyanesh Kumar was in Sweden to assume the Cha…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar called on Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan at the Vice President’s Enclave on Friday and shared experiences related to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and Chairship of International IDEA.Earlier in the month, CEC Kumar was in Sweden to assume the Chairship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).He also met the Committee on the Constitution at the Swedish Parl…