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August 25, 2024 7:12 PM

Bangladesh: BNP demands election roadmap from interim govt as soon as possible

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has sought a clear roadmap from the interim government for conducting national elections as soon as possible, after necessary reforms through consultations with politica...

August 23, 2024 4:42 PM

Michael Jackson’s estate clinches win over Katherine Jackson in $600 million catalog war

In a decisive legal victory for Michael Jackson's estate, a California appeals court has affirmed that the estate's executors can proceed with the USD 600 million sale of the late pop icon's music catalog to Sony Music. The ruling, despite objection...

August 23, 2024 10:34 AM

Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination, urges end to Gaza war

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday with a rousing call to end the war in Gaza and to fight tyranny around the world, drawing a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump. "In th...

August 23, 2024 9:02 AM

Sri Lanka announces visa-free access to Indians, 34 other nations from October 1

Sri Lanka has decided to provide free visa access to 35 countries including India from October 1, Sri Lanka-based Daily Mirror reported citing Harin Fernando, the advisor to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Tourism. The list of nations includes 34 other na...

August 23, 2024 8:53 AM

PM Modi’s Ukraine visit is likely to explore deeper ties in different sectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Kyiv in war-hit Ukraine on Friday after concluding his two-day visit to Poland. This is the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine. The visit came at the invitation of Ukraine President Vo...

August 23, 2024 8:42 AM

India and US are destined to be strong partners, says Rajnath Singh

Lauding the progress in India-US ties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the Indian diaspora that New Delhi and Washington are "destined" to be strong partners. Rajnath Singh is on an official visit to the US from August 23 to 26 at the invitation ...

August 23, 2024 8:32 AM

India’s global perception has completely changed in last 10 years: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing the Indian community in the United States emphasised India's transformation in the last 10 years and said there has been a rapid change in the country's perception globally. Rajnath Singh is on an offi...

August 22, 2024 6:55 PM

In Kamala Harris’ multiracial roots, U.S. sees its own future

The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, both immigrants, Kamala Harris reflects the United States' changing demographics. When she steps onto the stage Thursday evening in Chicago to accept the Democratic Party's nomination as their pre...

August 22, 2024 6:42 PM

Protests across Indonesia as parliament delays change to election law

Indonesia's legislature will not ratify changes to election rules during the current government's term, its deputy speaker said on Thursday, as demonstrations flared outside parliament and security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse pr...

August 22, 2024 6:32 PM

Russia says it thwarts Ukrainian cross-border raid in new area

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the capture of another Russian village as he visited a border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia over two weeks ago, but Moscow said its troops had taken a village in east Ukraine. Kyiv also said ...