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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...

August 4, 2024 3:18 PM

Paris Olympics: Julien Alfred becomes fastest woman in the world

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred became the fastest woman on earth after winning the 100-meter race at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Alfred stunned pre-race favorite Sha'Carri Richardson of the United States, who claimed the second spot. Alfred clocked 10....

August 3, 2024 3:11 PM

Olympics-IOC saddened by ‘aggression’ against boxers over gender row

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite an ongoing gender row, saying the pair were facing 'aggression' because of an arbitrary decision. Algerian Iman...

August 3, 2024 12:21 PM

India is finding solutions for global food and nutrition security: PM Modi inaugurates 32nd ICAE

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) on Saturday and said that India is finding solutions for global food and nutrition security. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 32...

August 2, 2024 10:29 AM

Every person has right to practice sport: IOC responds to controversy over Algerian boxer Khelif

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender row, saying the pair were facing "aggression" because of an arbitrary decision. Algerian Imane Khelif,...

August 1, 2024 4:18 PM

Swapnil Kusale pockets bronze in Olympic shooting, takes India’s medal tally to three

India shooter Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Kusale clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after finishing in third place with an...

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