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January 11, 2024 10:26 AM

Israel to face genocide accusations at U.N. court amid escalating Gaza conflict

Israel prepared to defend itself on Thursday at the top U.N. court against accusations of genocide in Gaza. The International Court of Justice in The Hague, also known as the World Court, was set to hold hearings on Thursday and Friday in response to...

January 11, 2024 10:37 AM

Sheikh Hasina to form new cabinet today; dropped 15 incumbent ministers

Sheikh Hasina's new cabinet, composed of 25 ministers and 11 state ministers, is set to be sworn in Bangladesh today. On Wednesday, President Mohammed Sahabuddin invited Awami League President and incumbent prime minister Sheikh Hasina to form the ...

January 11, 2024 12:10 AM

Vishwa Hindi Diwas celebrated in Dhaka

By Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka): Vishwa Hindi Diwas celebrated in Dhaka on Wednesday. High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma joined the Vishwa Hindi Diwas celebrations at Dhaka University. Speaking on the occasion, Verma said language fi...

January 11, 2024 9:11 AM

India and UAE target $100 Billion bilateral trade

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, announced today that India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are aiming to expand their bilateral trade to an impressive US$ 100 Billion. This revelation came during the 'UAE India Business Su...

January 11, 2024 9:12 AM

Rajnath Singh enhances UK-India defence ties in London visit

On the final day of his UK visit, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh co-chaired the UK-India Defence Industry CEOs Roundtable with UK counterpart Grant Shapps at Trinity House, London. The event saw the participation of top UK defence industry leaders, M...

January 10, 2024 9:02 PM

“PM Modi, you defined living bridge between United Kingdom and India”: UK minister of State Lord Tariq Ahmad

Lauding the ties between the two nations, the UK Minister of State, Lord Tariq Ahmed, said that PM Modi defined the living bridge between the United Kingdom and India. He also conveyed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's greetings to his Indian ...

January 10, 2024 7:33 PM

Scientists from Mauritius and Bangladesh join India’s 43rd Antarctic Expedition

Fostering maritime collaboration, two scientists from Mauritius and one from Bangladesh have joined the 43rd Antarctic expedition of India, led by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research in Goa. The scientists boarded the vessel in Cape Town...

January 10, 2024 6:33 PM

Vishwa Hindi Divas Celebrated today in Kathmandu Valley by Embassy of India in Nepal and Tribhuvan University

By Sweta Singh (Kathmandu): Embassy of India, Kathmandu in association with Central Hindi Department, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu celebrated Vishwa Hindi Diwas at Embassy premises on 10th January, 2024. Hon’ble Chairman of Langua...

January 10, 2024 5:29 PM

Indian land ports drive trade valued at Rs 76,000 crore in 2023

In 2023, Land Ports, also referred to as Integrated Check Posts (ICPs), played a pivotal role in facilitating trade, reaching a substantial Rs 76,000 crore, and overseeing the movement of approximately 24 lakh passengers. This underscores the comme...

January 10, 2024 5:18 PM

Cold day conditions likely to reduce over northwest India from January 11: IMD

- By Rupa Kumari Some respite from cold is expected in the coming days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, said that cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to reduce over northwest India from Thursday, January 11. How...