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May 22, 2024 9:13 PM

Buddha Purnima observed in Bangladesh

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhists, was celebrated on Wednesday across Bangladesh with due religious fervor. Buddha Purnima falls on Baisakhi Purnima marks Gautama Buddha's birth, enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana on the ...

May 22, 2024 6:34 PM

Awami League MP killed in India, Bangladeshis involved: Bangladesh Home Minister

Some Bangladeshis killed ruling Awami League(AL) member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar at a flat in New Town, near Kolkata, said Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday. “The information we have so far is that the people of our cou...

May 22, 2024 5:25 PM

UAE honours Indian Embassy, Consulate at MoFA Excellence Awards

India's diplomatic missions in the UAE were recognized for their outstanding work at the 5th Minister of Foreign Affairs Excellence Awards ceremony held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of th...

May 22, 2024 4:13 PM

Nepal demands full operationalisation of loss & damage funds due to climate change

The two-day 'International Dialogue on Mountains, People and Climate Change' is taking place in Kathmandu today (May 22) to draw the international community's attention to the negative effects of climate change in the mountains. Experts from 25 coun...

May 22, 2024 4:17 PM

US announces details on higher China tariffs, some to start Aug. 1

The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said some of the steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips and medical products will take effect on August 1. President Joe Biden wi...

May 22, 2024 2:05 PM

Vietnam appoints top policeman as country’s new president

Vietnam's parliament elected police minister To Lam as the state president on Wednesday, in a move analysts see as a "stepping stone" for Lam to bid later for the position of chief of the ruling Communist Party, the country's top job. Lam's election...

May 22, 2024 1:56 PM

Shaken passengers arrive in Singapore after deadly turbulence-stricken flight

More than 140 passengers and crew from a Singapore Airlines flight hit by heavy turbulence that left dozens injured and one dead finally reached Singapore on a relief flight Wednesday morning after an emergency landing in Bangkok. The scheduled Lond...

May 22, 2024 11:04 AM

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 30th time

Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 30th time on Wednesday morning, setting a new world record. "This morning at 7:49 am, Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record he had set just nine days earlier. This marks...

May 22, 2024 8:49 AM

Vice President Dhankhar embarks to Tehran for Iranian President Raisi’s funeral

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday morning departed for Tehran to attend the funeral of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash, the Minis...

May 21, 2024 6:08 PM

Indian Exporters Showcase Sustainable Fashion at Dubai’s IATF

-Vinod Kumar Over 35 Indian apparel exporters, primarily from the MSME segment, are participating in the 17th edition of the International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF) in Dubai to showcase their sustainable and eco-friendly apparel products. ...

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