Bangladesh: Bangladesh owes the Indian state of Tripura an astonishing Rs. 161 crore in unpaid electricity bills. The amount has piled up over a few months, increasing by Rs. 135 crore.NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) is a government of India undertaking, which supplies electricity to Bangladesh under a bilateral agreement signed in 2010 with…
Tel Aviv: After taking control of the buffer zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, the Israel Defense Forces released photos from the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, a strategic peak in the Golan Heights on Monday morning.Israel sent forces into the 235 sq km buffer zone to prevent Syrian rebels from approaching the border as the…
Kolkata/Dhaka: In a recent development on the unrest in Bangladesh, ex-Bangladeshi army personnel have threatened to capture Kolkata and Assam. A video has been issued in this regard.A number of retired army officers of Bangladesh have claimed that they want to capture Kolkata and Assam. The entire act will take just “four days”. The clips and…
A health alert has been issued for travelers worldwide amid the escalating spread of Marburg, Mpox, and Oropouche viruses in more than 17 countries. Marburg, infamously known as the “bleeding eye virus,” has killed 15 people in Rwanda, with hundreds more suspected to be infected.This very virulent virus has a scary mortality rate of 50-50%,…
Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages.The stunning advance on Aleppo by rebel forces came as several key players in the conflict have been distracted or weakened, triggering the heaviest clashes since a 2020 ceasefire brought relative calm to…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Hamas regarding the ongoing hostage crisis in the Middle East, stating there will be “ALL HELL TO PAY” in the region if the hostages are not released before January 20, 2025, prior to the date he will assume office in the White House.“Please let this…
Islamabad: At least 245 people, including 68 security personnel, were killed in a series of terrorist attacks and clashes across Pakistan in November, said Dawn, citing a report by the Islamabad-based think tank, the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), released on Sunday.The casualties included 127 terrorists and 50 civilians. November ranked as the…
Beirut: Two people were killed and six others injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official and military sources.The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health said in separate statements on Saturday that an Israeli airstrike on a car in the village of Majdal Zoun injured three people, including…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Charles Kushner, father of his son-in-law, to serve as the US ambassador to France.“I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to France. He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, and dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate…
Even as snakebites are raising public health concerns, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has declared snakebite cases and deaths a “notifiable disease” in India. As per data from the Ministry, around 50,000 deaths in India occur due to an estimated 3-4 million snakebites annually. This accounts for half of all snakebite deaths globally….
