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…
New Delhi, 29/12: The BJP on Monday alleged that the Congress has split into two with one being the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s camp and the other that of her brother Rahul Gandhi, and the clamour within the main opposition party to replace Gandhi with “anyone” is gaining strength “There was no immediate reaction from the…
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…
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…
New Delhi, 29/12: The defence ministry on Monday approved procurement of long range rockets, missiles, radar systems and military platforms worth Rs 79,000 crore to bolster the military’s combat prowess. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, green-lighted the proposals
New Delhi, 29/12: Indian fugitive Lalit Modi on Monday apologised for his comment at Vijay Mallya’s birthday party, in which he is seen saying “We are India’s biggest fugitives”. Taking to X, the former IPL chairman said he did not intend to hurt anyone’s feelings, especially those of the Indian government, adding that he held…
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…
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…
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…
Srinagar, 28/12: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah’s defence of the house arrest of party MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and other leaders on Sunday has brought simmering dissent within the ruling NC into the open, underlining a growing confrontation between the Abdullahs and one of the party’s most vocal parliamentarians.
