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August 13, 2024 1:23 PM

Wildfire fanned by gales menaces Athens suburbs as residents flee

Greece's worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars and choked busy roads with smoke and ash. The government called for help from fellow EU members to tac...

August 13, 2024 12:32 PM

Trump-Musk livestream on X hit by massive DDoS attack

A highly anticipated livestream conversation between former US President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk was severely disrupted by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Monday night. The incident forced Musk to scale down the li...

August 13, 2024 12:31 PM

Ukraine touts huge gains in Kursk region as it takes war back to Russia

Ukraine said on Monday its biggest cross-border assault of the war had captured 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles) of Russia's Kursk region and that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have to be forced into making peace. With Russia stil...

August 12, 2024 6:05 PM

Meghalaya CM discusses Bangladesh’s situation with Amit Shah

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday to review the ongoing situation in Bangladesh and its potential implications for India's Northeast region. The high-level meeting, which also includ...

August 12, 2024 5:57 PM

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli set to miss Duleep Trophy

India’s captain Rohit Sharma, along with Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah, will not participate in the Duleep Trophy, which kicks off the domestic cricket season on September 5, as per a report by ESPNcricinfo. The teams for the tournament...

August 12, 2024 5:39 PM

Bangladeshi smuggler killed in self-defence by BSF jawan in West Bengal

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan fatally shot a Bangladeshi smuggler in self-defence during a confrontation along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district. The incident took place during the night of August 11-12, when a group ...

August 12, 2024 3:44 PM

Bangladesh: police rejoin duties to control traffic after a week

In Bangladesh, after a work abstention for a week, members of the police have started to return to their workplaces on Monday. There were attacks on many police stations across Bangladesh following the fall of Awami League led government. Since then...

August 12, 2024 3:34 PM

Olympics-Tickets for top women’s events cheaper than men’s despite gender equality push

Much has been made of equality of sexes at the Paris Olympics, the first Games with a 50-50 male-female split among athletes, but there is a gender gap in official ticket prices albeit to ensure capacity crowds for women's events. A ticket for the a...

August 12, 2024 3:30 PM

Researchers discover anti-diabetic herb on Gaya’s Brahmayoni Hill

Researchers have identified Gymnema sylvestre, commonly known as Gurmar, among several medicinal plants on Brahmayoni Hill in Gaya, Bihar. The findings, published in the International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), highlight the poten...

August 12, 2024 3:22 PM

Russia evacuates another border region amid growing threat from Ukrainian units

Russia on Monday evacuated civilians from parts of a second region next to Ukraine after Kyiv increased military activity near the border just days after its biggest incursion into sovereign Russian territory since the start of the 2022 war. Ukraini...