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September 6, 2024 4:37 PM

SC issues notice to Bihar Government over RJD plea on Bihar reservations

The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Bihar Government and other relevant parties in response to a plea filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The RJD's petition challenges a recent Patna High Court order that invalidated the state ...

September 6, 2024 10:55 AM

Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina’s fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests. Students, teachers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the...

September 6, 2024 10:20 AM

Super Typhoon Yagi heads for southern China, shutting schools and cancelling flights

Powerful gales and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China on Friday, with schools shut for a second day and flights cancelled as one of the strongest storms to hit Asia this year headed for landfall along Hainan's tropical coast. ...

September 5, 2024 7:13 PM

Bangladesh: Indian High Commissioner meets Railways,Transport & Bridges Adviser of Bangladesh

The High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma met the Railways, Power,Energy & Mineral Resources,& Roads,Transport & Bridges Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Thursday. They discuss...

September 5, 2024 4:33 PM

Droupadi Murmu pays floral tributes to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary

President of India Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of India on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Radhakrishnan, a renowned educatio...

September 5, 2024 3:27 PM

PM Modi calls on Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, thanks his “passionate support” to partnership with India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in Singapore, during his two-day visit to the island nation on Thursday and discussed avenues to broaden and deepen India-Singapore cooperation. The two leaders warmly...

September 5, 2024 2:32 PM

Bangladesh: five-member Election Commission resigns saying the situation in the country has changed

In Bangladesh, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday announced the resignation of the five-member commission. He made the announcement at a press conference held at the Nirbachan Bhaban, Dhaka, a month after the fall of the Awami...

September 5, 2024 1:28 PM

PM Modi attends lunch hosted by Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsein Loong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the lunch hosted by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The two leaders shook hands and warmly greeted each other. PM Modi and Lee Hsien Loong were engaged in talks as they sat to have lunch...

September 5, 2024 12:35 PM

PM Modi invites Singapore’s semiconductor companies for SEMICON INDIA exhibition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong, visited the semiconductor facility of AEM Holdings Ltd in Singapore on Thursday, underlining the growing cooperation between the two nations in advanced technolog...

September 5, 2024 12:05 PM

Poker and rummy are games of skill, not gambling: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark ruling, declaring that poker and rummy are games of skill rather than gambling. This significant judgment was passed on Wednesday by a division bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Man...

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