Dhaka, 6/8: Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will be the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced on Tuesday. In a video posted on social media early Tuesday morning, Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of the movement, said that Prof Yunus has agreed to…
Paris,5/8: Star shooter Manu Bhaker, who created history by winning two bronze medals at the Paris Games, is set to be India’s flag bearer at the Olympic closing ceremony here on Sunday. Manu opened India’s medal account at the ongoing Games by winning a bronze in individual 10m air pistol event, becoming the first markswoman…
New Delhi, ,5/8: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned on Monday following unprecedented anti-government protests, is on her way to London through India, multiple diplomatic sources said. Hasina is learnt to be travelling in a transport aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force and it is expected to have a stopover in India. It is…
Paris, 5/8: Lakshya Sen’s hopes of winning an Olympic medal on Games debut went up in smoke after he lost in three games to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the bronze playoff here on Monday. The 22-year-old from Almora squandered a one-game advantage as world number 7 Lee found his attack just in time to…
New Delhi, 5/8: The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, dealing a massive blow to the AAP leader. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, holding that it cannot…
Dhaka, 5/8: Sheikh Hasina has resigned as the Bangladesh Prime Minister and left the country earlier today, news agency Reuters said quoting media reports on Monday. The resignation comes amid protests as more than 300 people have died in the anti-government protest and protestors storming the presidential palace. The country has also announced internet shutdown…
Jammu, 5/8: Army troops opened fire after noticing the movement of two groups of infiltrators along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor and Sunderbani sectors of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, officials said. Though there was no exchange of fire, a massive search operation is underway in both areas to…
Paris, 5/8: Noah Lyles of the United States won an enthralling and dramatic men’s Olympic men’s 100 metres final by fractions of a second in a time of 9.79 on Sunday. Kishane Thompson of Jamaica took the silver in the same time and Fred Kerley of the US claimed bronze in 9.81. …
New Delhi / Bhubaneswar, August 04, 2024: Leading steelmaker Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has been awarded the prestigious Exceed CSR Award 2024, supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forest for its outstanding performance in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) across its operational locations. This honour demonstrates commitment to sustainable development and its efforts to…
Dhaka, 4/8 At least 91 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of Bangladesh forcing authorities to cut off mobile internet and enforce a nationwide curfew for an indefinite period.
