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Bangladesh Enters New Era as Muhammad Yu...

Bangladesh Enters New Era as Muhammad Yunus Takes Helm of Interim Governmen...

In a historic move, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has been entrusted with leading Bangladesh’s interim government, marking a significant shift in the country’s political landscape. This development follows the departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who relinquished... read more »

India Set to Introduce Landmark Waqf Act...

India Set to Introduce Landmark Waqf Act Amendments in Parliament

In a significant move, the Indian government is poised to introduce the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act in Parliament this week, aimed at amending the Waqf Act of 1995. The proposed legislation seeks to overhaul the management and administration of Waqf... read more »

Hamas Appoints Yahya Sinwar as New Leade...

Hamas Appoints Yahya Sinwar as New Leader, Signaling Shift in Gaza’s ...

In a significant development, Hamas has announced Yahya Sinwar as its new leader, replacing Ismail Haniyeh. Sinwar, a prominent figure in the Hamas, resistance group, is known for his hardline stance and military background.BackgroundYahya Sinwar, 58, has been a key figure in Hamas’s... read more »

Sheikh Hasina Seeks India’s Approv...

Sheikh Hasina Seeks India’s Approval for Asylum, Confirms Foreign Min...

New Delhi, India – In a dramatic turn of events, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested approval to seek asylum in India. This was confirmed by Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, amid the ongoing political upheaval in Bangladesh following a military takeover. Request for... read more »

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Telangana, India’s 29th state, now a signature away

New Delhi – Telangana, India’s 29th state is a signature away. The Rajya Sabha on Thursday evening passed, amid complete chaos, the legislation that creates the new state by bifurcating... read more »

Growth rate has more than doubled: PM

Seemandhra to get special status for five years: P...

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said special status will be given for five years to Seemandhra region – the residual state of Andhra... read more »

General Elections 2014: AAP set to announce second list...

New Delhi – Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party is set to announce the second list of candidates for General Elections on Friday. The step is a clear... read more »

National Investigation Agency files second chargesheet ...

New Delhi:  The NIA today filed its second chargesheet against Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his close associate Asadullah Akhtar in... read more »

Parties slam Jayalalithaa’s decision on Rajiv case conv...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday came under fire from political parties over her decision to release former prime minister Rajiv... read more »

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Gunman at Fort Hood kills 3 and himself, but motives still unclea...

Killeen, Texas: A soldier who was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder opened fire at Fort Hood on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 16 before killing himself, the... read more »

Four dead at Fort Hood including shooter, 16 wound...

Washington – Four people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday including the assailant, a soldier who served in Iraq and was... read more »

NATO suspends cooperation with Russia over Ukraine cris...

NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia on Tuesday in protest at its annexation of Crimea, and ordered military planners to draft measures to... read more »

UK submarine joins MH370 plane hunt

The prolonged search for the crashed airliner continued on Wednesday as a British nuclear submarine joined the multinational hunt in the Indian Ocean, ahead... read more »

Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile

A quake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people. The US Geological Survey said the quake... read more »

RCom-Aircel Merger Called Off Due to ‘Regulatory’ Hurdles.

Reliance Communications, which is reeling under a debt of about Rs 46,000 crore, Sunday called off merger talks with Aircel, citing “legal and regulatory” delays and outlined an... read more »

Forces Launch Final Assault After Suicide Attack On BSF Camp In Srinagar.

SRINAGAR:Four suicide attackers carrying a massive amount of explosives broke into a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport before dawn today and opened fire, killing a... read more »

‘India’s Prime Minister is a terrorist,’ says Pakistan’s foreign m...

NEW DELHI: The war of words between India and Pakistan has taken an ugly turn with the latter’s foreign minister calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a... read more »

Sudden storm wreaks havoc in Hyderabad, at least 7 killed.

A sudden downpour wreaked havoc in Hyderabad on Monday, causing suffocating traffic for over five hours and the deaths of seven people in the city and its surrounds. In the city and in... read more »

On Arun Jaitley’s ‘Job Applicant At 80’ Jibe, Y...

Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha today attacked Arun Jaitley again, saying that if he were a “job applicant” at 80, then Mr Jaitley would not be the country’s Finance... read more »