New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Bangladesh has been ranked as the 13th lowest in the world with a score of 24 out of 100 in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025 released by Transparency International (TI).This rank is one step lower, counted from the bottom, compared to 2024 and two points lower than Bangladesh’s overall average during 2012-2025. The country also remains the second lowest in South Asia, better than only Afghanistan. Besides, Bangladesh is globally in the lowest quintile…
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Wellington, Feb 15 (IANS) Guntas Sandhu braved the gusting wind and carded 5-over 77 on a day when scoring was very difficult at the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP). That saw her total 4-over for four days, but the young teen star did well to finish Tied-20th, the best among Indians.Her teammate Ananyaa Sood (82) also struggled and ended at 14-over total for T-42 place.Korea’s Yunseo Yang repelled the challenge of compatriot Soomin Oh to write her name into the record books as the first …
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) A male passenger was arrested at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Saturday for allegedly molesting a woman co-passenger onboard a Hanoi-Kolkata flight, police said.According to the complaint, the man, who hails from Bihar, kept touching a female passenger inappropriately as she was seated next to him.Police said the young woman boarded a private airline flight from Hanoi in Vietnam bound for Kolkata. When the plane was preparing to land in Kol…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India will confront a challenging group in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026, where they have been drawn into Group B with Japan, Australia, and Lebanon during the draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.The Young Tigresses qualified for the continental competition for the first time in 21 years, defeating Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in the qualifiers. This achievement marks a significant advance for India’s youth women’s program, which has made consi…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India have been drawn in a challenging Group D alongside defending champions Uzbekistan, Australia, and DPR Korea for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, following the Final Draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.The tournament will be held from May 5 to 22 in Saudi Arabia, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals and securing qualification for the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2026.India qualified for the continent…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on a gold as she went down to Vietnam’s Thuy Trang Nguyen in an exciting final of 25m Women’s Pistol that was decided at the end of two shoot-offs in the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship, which is being held here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.Esha Singh won her second individual medal of the championship, winning bronze. Naamya Kapoor clinched gold in the junior category in another tense shoot-off, while Anjali Bhagwat secured th…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) marks a major milestone in India’s global trade engagement, securing sustained preferential access for exports in the US market valued at over $30 trillion, according to an official statement issued on Monday.The agreement delivers comprehensive tariff rationalisation, zero-duty access across large product categories, enhanced digital and technology cooperation, and a carefully calibrated framework to safeguard India’s farm…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The India-US trade agreement is expected to play a pivotal role in India achieving its intended target of $100 billion textiles exports in 2030, the government said on Saturday.The deal is expected to provide the requisite momentum, with the US to contribute to more than one-fifth of this target, according to Ministry of Textiles.The ministry welcomed the landmark agreement between India and the US as a major catalyst enhancing the textile trade relations between the nati…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) eliminates duties and places Indian shipments on a level-playing field with key competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam, among other preferential trade partners, according to a new report.The agreement is expected to bring down EU import duties on Indian textiles to zero, addressing a longstanding tariff disadvantage that had limited India’s competitiveness in the region. The ICRA report notes that preferential access and lower…
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) If sources from the unit of director Bharat Krishnamachari’s eagerly-awaited historical action epic ‘Swayambhu’, featuring Nikhil Siddhartha in the lead are to be believed, dubbing for the film’s Telugu version is currently on and is progressing at a brisk pace. Well placed sources in the unit have confirmed to IANS that the dubbing process of the film is right on schedule. Says a source,”At this pace, we should be able to complete the Telugu dubbing before the end of thi…