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July 1, 2024 3:39 PM

India, Pakistan exchange list of civilian prisoners, fishermen

India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody on Monday, as confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs. The lists were shared in accordance with the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consula...

July 1, 2024 10:54 AM

US Election: Top Democrats rule out replacing Biden amid calls for him to quit 2024 race

Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out the possibility of replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after a feeble debate performance and called on party members to focus instead on the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency. Af...

July 1, 2024 10:21 AM

Nepal celebrates Rice Plantation Day, Energy experts stress on use of alternate energy to bring in Food security in Nepal

Monsoon arrives in Kathmandu valley today and farmers are celebrating Rice Plantation Day by actively showing saplings in their farmlands. Celebrating Dhan Diwas or Rice Plantation day, Alternate Energy Promotion Center, organised a discussion progra...

July 1, 2024 9:50 AM

INS Ranvir arrives at Chattogram, Bangladesh as part of an operational deployment

Indian Naval Ship INS Ranvir arrived at Chattogram, Bangladesh on Saturday as part of an Operational Deployment. The Bangladesh Navy accorded a warm welcome to INS Ranvir which is part of the Eastern Fleet under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command...

July 1, 2024 12:47 PM

Far-right National Rally wins first round in France election

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election, but the final outcome will depend on days of alliance-building before next week's run-off vote. The RN and all...

June 30, 2024 10:33 PM

Turnout at 59.39% at 5 p.m. in French elections, up on previous poll

French voters flocked to the polls on Sunday (June 30) in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the Euro...

June 30, 2024 6:38 PM

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi arrived in Dhaka on a four-day official visit

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy arrived in Bangladesh for a four-day official visit from 01 – 04 Jul 24. The visit is aimed to consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and to explo...

June 30, 2024 4:15 PM

Over 13,000 Afghanistan migrants return from Pakistan, Iraq

As many as 13,447 Afghan migrants were expelled from Iran and Pakistan last week, The Khaama Press reported. According to the Taliban-led ministry, of the total refugees, 10,225 were deported from Iran and 3,222 from Pakistan, with women and childre...

June 30, 2024 3:32 PM

North Korea blames South Korea, U.S. and Japan ties as Asian version of NATO

North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday (June 30), saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed into "the Asian version o...

June 30, 2024 3:26 PM

France begins voting in election that could hand power to far right

French voters began voting on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union. President Emmanuel ...

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