Hamas has released three Israeli female hostages on the first day under a ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian independence group handed over the three hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza on Sunday (January 19). According to an NDTV report on Monday, citing Israeli media, the ‘gift bags’ given to the hostages contained photos of them […]
Read MoreSanjay Roy, who was convicted of raping and murdering a female doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. A court in Sealdah sentenced him to this sentence on Monday (January 20). Sanjay Roy, a former citizen volunteer of the Kolkata Police, was brought to the court today […]
Read MoreIndia’s Adani Power has warned the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) that it will have to pay a surcharge if its $845 million outstanding bill is not paid by June. The company has been supplying half of its power generation capacity to Bangladesh since November last year. It warned the PDB on Sunday that it […]
Read MoreThe Otzma Yehudit party, led by the hardline Itamar Ben-Gavi, has withdrawn from Netanyahu’s coalition government, opposing the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with the Palestinian independence movement Hamas. Ben-Gavi withdrew his party on Sunday, the day the Gaza ceasefire took effect. Earlier, on Friday, Ben-Gavi had threatened to leave the ruling coalition government. The […]
Read MoreUzbekistan’s Ambassador to India, Sardor Rustamboyev, held negotiations with Ashok Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group – India, and Prakash Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group – Europe. The representatives of Hinduja Group highlighted that the ongoing reform process in Uzbekistan provides a strong foundation for various major international companies with high global ratings to enter the […]
Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his forces are ready to resume fighting against the Palestinian militant group Hamas if the second phase of talks on a ceasefire collapses. He made the warning in a televised address hours before the ceasefire was due to begin, the BBC reported. Netanyahu insisted the ceasefire was “short-lived” […]
Read MoreTikTok users in the United States are now turning to another Chinese app called RedNote. These users, who describe themselves as “TikTok refugees,” have downloaded RedNote in large numbers. As a result, RedNote became the most downloaded app on Apple’s US App Store on Monday. The app, already popular with young people in China, Taiwan […]
Read MoreA report by a group of UK MPs criticising Bangladesh’s interim government has been withdrawn after allegations emerged that it was prepared in favour of the government of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The report, which was released by the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commonwealth Affairs (AAPG) in November, criticised the current interim government […]
Read MoreThe rent for the residence of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was valuated as Rs. 4.6 million per month and he could either pay the rent or leave the residence, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today. He told a meeting in Katukurunda that according to the Act, former Presidents are entitled to either a residence or […]
Read MoreThe country’s debt is estimated to surge by 12 percent to finance the fiscal gap and hydropower loans in this fiscal year 2024-25, the finance ministry has estimated. In absolute figures, the debt is estimated debt at Nu 319.07 billion compared with the previous fiscal year’s debt of Nu 285.18 billion. In terms of the […]
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