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Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League party members placed on fresh remand in murder cases
Dhaka: A court here on Saturday placed Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former law minister Anisul Huq, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni and…
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Elon Musk’s X unveils investor list: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Saudi Prince among key backers
Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has disclosed the identities of nearly 100 investors who supported Musk’s 44 billion USD acquisition of the platform in October 2022, according…
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Russia and Ukraine exchange 230 prisoners of war
Moscow: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday successfully exchanged 230 prisoners of war following negotiations held with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “As a result of the negotiation process, 115…
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Nepal bus accident: 51 survivors, 2 bodies to arrive in UP
Maharajganj: Fifty-one people of the group from Maharashtra that had gone to Nepal and met with a bus accident there will arrive here on Saturday evening, along with the bodies of the…
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Taliban imposes new restrictions on women, bans public speaking
With the enactment of new laws on “vice and virtue” by a government ministry that forbids women’s voices and bare faces from public life, women’s lives in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan have become even…
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‘Can’t compare our war with crisis in Middle East’: Zelenskyy on Israel-Gaza conflict
Volodymr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on Friday spoke on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and said that the moment is very sensitive and emphasized that the war between Russia and Ukraine…
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Video: Andhra Pradesh woman falls into sinkhole in Malaysia, goes missing
Hyderabad: A woman from Andhra Pradesh has gone missing in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur after reportedly falling into a sinkhole on Friday, August 23. The incident occurred when the woman Vijayalakshmi, 48, was…
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Rajnath Singh meets US NSA Jake Sullivan; discusses ‘key’ strategic matters
Washington: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has met the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and shared perspectives on “key” strategic matters of mutual interest, a day after India and the US signed…
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Kennedy quits US presidential race, backs Trump
Washington: Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he is suspending his campaign and is supporting former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Kennedy, who belongs to one…
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US welcomes PM Modi’s Ukraine visit, says can be helpful in ending conflict
Washington: The US has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, saying it can be helpful if it facilitates ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. “India is a strong partner for the…
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Russia to face significant challenges if world stops buying its oil: Zelenskyy
Kyiv: Russia will have “significant challenges” if the world, including India, stops buying subsidised oil from it, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday. The West has been critical of India’s continued…
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Ukraine: Jaishankar explains PM Modi’s ‘hug’ diplomacy
Kyiv: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy here on Friday, he first shook hands and immediately gave him a warm hug. The hug to the top leader of…
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US jobless claims data allays fears over economic slowdown
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The number of Americans filing fresh applications for unemployment benefits edged up only marginally for the week ended August 17, easing fears over a sharp slowdown in the…
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Bangladesh interim govt revokes ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s diplomatic passport
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government has revoked ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s diplomatic passport along with all members of the former Cabinet, over two weeks after she resigned and fled to India following…
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India to gift four BHISM cubes to Ukraine
New Delhi: India has decided to gift four Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri (BHISHM) cubes, a mobile hospital aimed at providing emergency medical care, to Ukraine, officials on Friday…
