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August 8, 2024 11:42 AM

Bangladesh awaits installation of interim government after weeks of strife

Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, after weeks of tumultuous student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Yunus, 84, Bangl...

August 7, 2024 4:12 PM

Khaleda Zia, bitterest foe of Sheikh Hasina, freed after Bangladesh PM flees

Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled,one more twist to the decades-old saga of the "Battle of the Begums" for control of Bangladesh. Presi...

August 7, 2024 4:12 PM

Heartbreak for India, Vinesh Phogat disqualified ahead of Gold medal match at Paris Olympics

In a big blow to India’s medal hopes from the wrestling arena, grappler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday was disqualified from the 50 kg women’s wrestling event. Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States’s Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the gold medal ...

August 7, 2024 10:25 AM

Paris 2024: Imane Khelif puts gender dispute aside to reach final

Imane Khelif, one of the two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, vowed on Tuesday (August 6) to put the controversy behind her and make Algeria and the Arab world proud. Khelif delivered a flawless performance against Thai...

August 7, 2024 9:59 AM

Vinesh Phogat secures historic olympic final spot, assures silver for India

Vinesh Phogat made history on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach an Olympic final after a dominant 5-0 victory over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in the women's freestyle 50kg semi-final. Earlier in the competition, Vines...

August 6, 2024 5:07 PM

Bangladesh crisis: Delhi is in close contact with Dhaka, monitoring minority situation, Jaishankar says in Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that India is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh, particularly the plight of minorities. Addressing the Upper House about the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh,...

August 6, 2024 5:09 PM

Centre convenes all-party meeting on Bangladesh crisis

The Indian government on Tuesday convened an all-party meeting chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to address the ongoing crisis in neighboring Bangladesh. The meeting follows Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and subsequent...

August 5, 2024 4:00 PM

Who is the Bangladesh army chief who announced PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation

Just over a month after he became Bangladesh's army chief, General Waker-Us-Zaman has been thrust into the limelight, announcing the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who fled the country on Monday. Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests...

August 5, 2024 2:59 PM

How missed warnings, ‘over-tourism’ aggravated deadly India landslides

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks nearby, the Stone House Bungalow was one of the most popular resorts in the Wayanad area of Kerala state. It was empty when two landsli...

August 5, 2024 12:38 PM

UK hit by worst riots in years; hotels used to house asylum seekers attacked

The United Kingdom is grappling with its most severe social unrest in over a decade as rioters targeted hotels housing asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday. The violence, which appears to have been sparked by the tragic stabbing deaths of th...

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