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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...

August 12, 2024 3:09 PM

Amit Shah to launch ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra’ in Ahmedabad on Tuesday

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra' in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The campaign encourages citizens across the country to hoist the national flag at their homes, with the goal of fostering patriotism and strengthening ...

August 12, 2024 12:02 PM

Sheikh Hasina’s son denies that his mother made any resignation statement, calls it ‘completely false and fabricated’

Sajeeb Wazed, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has strongly refuted recent social media reports claiming his mother's resignation. Wazed emphatically denied the authenticity of a statement attributed to Hasina, describing it as ...

August 12, 2024 10:54 AM

Zelenskiy: Ukraine’s attack on Russia’s Kursk aims to ‘restore justice’

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had launched an incursion into Russian territory to "restore justice" and pressure Moscow's forces, in his first acknowledgement of Kyiv's surprise offensive into the western Kursk region. Moscow's forces o...

August 12, 2024 8:58 AM

Bihar: At least seven people dead, nine injured in stampede at Jehanabad’s Baba Siddhanath Temple

At least seven people died and nine others got injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanath Temple in Makhdumpur, Jehanabad district, in the early hours of Monday. Confirming the incident, Jehanabad DM Alankrita Pandey told ANI, "At least seven people di...