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Bangladesh sees 2nd highest single day Dengue deaths of 2023

Dhaka: Amid an ongoing dengue outbreak, Bangladesh registered the second-highest number of fatalities on a single day since January this year, taking the overall death toll to 416, the Directorate General of…
Pakistani rupee drops to 3-month low on first day of caretaker govt

New Delhi: The Pakistani rupee (PKR) witnessed a significant drop on Tuesday — the first day of the caretaker government taking over the reins of power in the centre — and closed…

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires rises to 99

Honolulu: The death toll from the devastating wildfires in the US state of Hawaii’s Maui Island has increased to 99, authorities said on Tuesday. Addressing reporters, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said…
China stops releasing youth unemployment figures as economy falters

New Delhi: China has stopped releasing youth unemployment figures, which were seen by some as a key indication of the country’s slowdown. The decision is due to changes in the world’s second…
There’s another occasion on Aug 15; It’s a Day of Mourning in Bangladesh

New Delhi: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, was assassinated at his home in Dhanmondi 32 on August 15, 1975, following which military dictator Major General Ziaur Rahman assumed power. Incumbent…
Ex-US President Donald Trump indicted in fourth case

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump was charged along with 18 alleged accomplices in connection with attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election count in the state of Georgia. Late Monday night,…
Trump slams judge for gagging him on ‘inflammatory statements’

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump defied Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan on her “gagging and protective” order “with the remark that is highly partisan” and “very biased and unfair”. Taking to his…

IED detected, defused in J&K’s Baramulla district

Srinagar: A day before the Independence Day, security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in J&K’s Baramulla district. Officials said that a team of security forces including the army…
Over 2,000 war-era explosives found buried in Cambodia school

Phnom Penh: The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts have recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) buried in a school campus in Kratie province, an official said on…
India presses for early disengagement along LAC in talks with China

New Delhi: India on Monday pressed for early disengagement of troops in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh during a fresh round of high-level military talks with China, people familiar with the…
Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Meghalaya, parts of Bangladesh

Shillong: An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Meghalaya and the northern region of Bangladesh on Monday evening, officials said here. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage…
Bangladesh trying to bring back founding father Mujib’s killers from US, Canada

Kolkata: Bangladesh is trying to bring back two of the fugitive army officers who were involved in shooting dead the country’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and members of his family in…
Another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada by Khalistan supporters

Toronto: A prominent temple in Canada’s British Columbia province has been vandalised by two Khalistan supporters with “anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti”, the latest such incident targeting Hindu places of worship in the…
New Zealand removes all COVID-19 requirements

Auckland: The New Zealand Government is removing the remaining COVID-19 public health requirements, effective from 12:01 am tomorrow, Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced today.While fluctuations from week to week are…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI likely to go bankrupt by 2024: Report

New Delhi: ChatGPT maker OpenAI is likely to go bankrupt by the end of 2024 if it doesn’t get more funding soon, according to media reports. Analytics India Magazine reported that ChatGPT…