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Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies at 80

Dhaka, 29/12:Bangladesh’s former first female prime ‌minister, Khaleda Zia, has died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness, her personal physician said on Tuesday. Zia was Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She had been battling multiple health issues for quite some time and the latest…

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President Vladimir Putin amends law to let Russia ignore foreign criminal courts

Moscow, 29/12: President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law changes that give Russia the right to ignore judgements in criminal cases issued by foreign and international courts amid Ukrainian and European attempts to punish Moscow for ‌its actions in Ukraine. The move, which comes ⁠as U.S. President ‌Donald Trump is trying to broker a…

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“People wrongly accuse me of appeasement and I am secular in true sense,’ says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, 29/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rejected allegations of indulging in appeasement, asserting that she is “secular in the true sense” and participates in programmes across faiths without discrimination WB CM Mamata rejects allegations of appeasement says ‘I am secular’ She was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of ‘Durga…

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Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar snubs BJP, gives three tickets to Nawab Malik’s family for BMC polls

Mumbai, 29/12: In what appears to be a snub to the BJP, Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar has nominated three members of the family of senior party leader and former minister Nawab Malik for contesting the elections to the BMC. Pawar had appointed Malik as the chairman of NCP’s election management…

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One killed as Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express train catches fire in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam,29/12: A man was killed after two compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili, about 66 km from here, a senior police official said on Monday. The official said they received information about the fire at 12:45 am. The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches…

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India defeat Sri Lanka by 30 runs to take 4-0 lead in women’s T20Is series

Thiruvananthapuram, 28/12: An all-round India rode on Smriti Mandhana (80) and Shafali Verma’s (79) record partnership followed by spinner Vaishnavi Sharma’s impressive 2/24 to beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs in the fourth women’s T20I and take a 4-0 lead in the 5 match series. After Mandhana and Shafali set the platform for India’s highest…

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