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January 27, 2025 4:15 PM

Joint Parliamentary Committee clears Waqf Amendment Bill with 14 amendments

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill approved the draft on Monday, incorporating 14 amendments proposed by members of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). JPC Chairperson Jagdambika Pal confirmed that the ame...

January 27, 2025 3:16 PM

RG Kar Verdict: Hearing on admissibility of CBI, Bengal govt pleas concludes, judgment reserved

The hearing on the admissibility of two petitions filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the West Bengal government, seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, concluded on Monday af...

January 27, 2025 3:04 PM

Uttarakhand becomes first state to implement Uniform Civil Code

In a historic move, Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), effective from Monday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the implementation of the UCC aims to bring uniformity in persona...

January 27, 2025 12:08 PM

Dhaka University suspends exams, classes following student clashes; BGB deployed

Dhaka University (DU), a hub of political activity in Bangladesh, suspended all classes and examinations on Monday following clashes between its students and those of Dhaka College and six other colleges on Sunday night. Several students were injured...

MINSK, BELARUS - JANUARY 26: Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a press conference after casting his vote at a polling station in the capital Minsk, Belarus on January 26, 2025. Voting began at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT) and the 5,325 polling stations will remain open throughout the country until 8 p.m. local time (1700GMT). (Photo by Ali Cura/Anadolu via Getty Images)

January 27, 2025 11:58 AM

Lukashenko pockets massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election that Western governments have rejected as a sham, according to preliminary results on Monday. "You can congratulate the Republic of Belaru...

January 27, 2025 11:46 AM

ECI to review Delhi election preparedness in high-level meeting on Monday

With Delhi's Assembly elections just a week away on February 5, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will convene a high-level meeting today to assess the city’s poll readiness. The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Election Commissioner, will incl...

January 27, 2025 12:20 PM

US puts Colombia tariff, sanctions threat on hold after deportations deal

The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened tariffs and ...

Palestinians, who were forcibly displaced as a result of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months, try to get warm by lighting fire as they continue to wait at a point close to the Netzarim Corridor on al-Rashid Street to return to their homes in the north after the completion of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement on January 26, 2025 in Gaza City, Gaza. Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 27, 2025 9:33 AM

Hamas to release three Israeli hostages as Israel allows Gazans to return home north

Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages before Friday, mediator Qatar said on Sunday, and Israel said it would allow residents of the northern Gaza Strip to go back home early on Monda...

January 27, 2025 8:50 AM

Trump imposes tariffs, sanctions on Colombia after it refuses deportation flights

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of the new ...

January 26, 2025 9:20 AM

Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants, sources say

Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters. U.S. military aircraft carried out two simila...