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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus might be chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim govt
Dhaka: Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will be the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced on Tuesday. In a video posted on…
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Multiple explosions heard in Kiev
Kiev: Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, was hit by a wave of explosions after an air raid alert, media reported. The Ukrainian Air Force said on Monday that high-speed targets were heading towards…
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Bangladesh Prez says interim govt to be formed after dissolving parliament
Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Monday that an interim government would be formed as soon as possible after dissolving the parliament as he ordered the release of former prime minister…
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UN says 9 UNRWA staff members may have been involved in Oct 7 attack on Israel
United Nations: Evidence obtained by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) indicated that nine staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…
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Ukraine receives $3.9 bn in grant aid from US
Kiev: Ukraine received $3.9 billion in non-repayable financial assistance from the US, Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said. “The grant will help the government of Ukraine to reimburse priority social and humanitarian expenditures without…
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Paris Olympics, Medal Tally: China remains at top with 21 gold; India at 59th spot
Paris: With gold medals in badminton, artistic gymnastics, table tennis and shooting, China maintained their hold on the No.1 spot in the medals tally with 21 gold in a total of 52…
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Sheikh Hasina to stay in India until Britain grants asylum
New Delhi: The Indian government has granted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the collapse of her government in the South Asian country on Monday, media reports said.…
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Holding ‘around-the-clock’ talks to prevent war in Middle East: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden has held crisis talks on a potential Iranian counterattack on Israel as his administration said it was working around the clock to avoid all-out war in the…
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Watch: Bangladesh protestors storm PM’s residence as Sheikh Hasina flees to India
As the Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned, protestors stormed her official residence, ‘Ganabhaban’ which translates to ‘peoples’ house’ with youth taking over the rooms used by the ousted Prime Minister. Videos surfaced…
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Bangladesh: NSA Ajit Doval meets Hasina as EAM briefs PM Modi, LoP Rahul
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed in India at the Air Force Base in Hindon, near Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, August 5. PTI sources say that she plans to…
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India-US ties grew in last 2 decades regardless of political party in power: Diplomat
Kolkata: The relationship between India and the US grew regardless of which party was in power in either country, US Embassy spokesperson Christopher Elms said here on Monday. Elms asserted that ties…
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Misinformation fuels violence against a community in UK
The recent mass stabbing incident in Southport has ignited a wave of Islamophobia and targeted violence in the United Kingdom (UK), fueled by an online misinformation campaign that labelled the attacker as…
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Pak PM Sharif urges India to resolve Kashmir issue via dialogue
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged India to resolve the Kashmir issue via dialogue as Pakistan marked the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which provided special status…
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Pro-Palestinian groups call to boycott Marvel over Israeli superhero Sabra
The pro-Palestinian groups across the globe have intensified their calls for a boycott of Disney and Marvel over the revival of the pro-Israel propaganda character Sabra (Ruth Bat Seraph) in an upcoming…
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LoP Rahul Gandhi meets EAM Jaishankar as Bangladesh crisis escalates
New Delhi: As the political and social crisis in Bangladesh intensifies, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, engaged in a crucial meeting with External Affairs…
