Myanmar junta to release four foreign prisoners in amnesty

Nov 17, 2022

The amnesty will release 5,744 prisoners to mark Myanmar's National Day. And among them, Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who has been detained since...

IMF appoints Gourinchas as chief economist replacing Gita Gopinath

Jan 11, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 11 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed French-born University of California-Berkeley economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the next chief...

Rapper Jay-Z accused of raping a 13-year-old with Sean 'Diddy' Combs in 2000

Dec 09, 2024

Rapper and music mogul Jay-Z, whose real name is Sean Carter, has been accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 alongside Sean...

Big Sean announces new album 'Better Me Than You'

Jul 19, 2024

Big Sean announced his new album titled 'Better Me Than You'.

Bangladesh arrests prominent economist Abul Barkat

Jul 11, 2025

"We have arrested Abul Barkat as an accused in an ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) case", Nasirul Islam, Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB), told...

The Economist partners with Mint to expand reach in South Asia

Feb 08, 2023

New Delhi [India]/London [UK], February 8 (ANI/PNN): HT Media Ltd, publisher of Mint, and The Economist Group (UK), publisher of The Economist, have entered...