International

TikTok shuts down as US ban takes effect

Houston, Jan 19: TikTok’s app effectively shut down in the US, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. The app was...

Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides hostage list

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Jan 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in...

Russian attack kills 4 in Kyiv as Ukrainian drone strikes set Russian fuel stores alight

Kyiv, Jan 18: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a barrage of drones and missiles on Saturday, leaving...

Israel releases list of over 700 Palestinian prisoners to be released under ceasefire deal

Jerusalem, Jan 18: Israel's justice ministry has published a list of more than 700 Palestinian prisoners who are...

Qatar says Israel-Hamas ceasefire to go into effect at 8:30 am on Sunday

Cairo, Jan 18: The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours,...
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India, SL decide to ramp up defence, energy, trade ties

New Delhi, Dec 16: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka on Monday clearly conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the island nation's soil...

Bangladesh may hold next election in late 2025 or first half of 2026, says Chief Adviser Yunus

Dhaka, Dec 16: Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the next general election in the country could take place by the end...

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus calls this year’s Victory Day extra significant after ouster of Hasina

Dhaka, Dec 16: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday led Bangladesh in celebrating the 54th Victory Day that led to the liberation of the...

Constitution will be amended with consensus of all: Nepal home minister

Kathmandu, Dec 15: Nepal’s Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak on Sunday said a consensus of all political parties will be ensured to amend...

Pakistanis celebrate Raj Kapoor’s 100th birth anniversary at historic Kapoor House in Peshawar

Peshawar, Dec 15: Pakistani cultural enthusiasts and film lovers gathered at the iconic Kapoor House in Peshawar on Saturday to celebrate the 100th birth...

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

Dhaka, Dec 15: An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister...

Time has come for US Congress to act on Bangladesh: Congressman Thanedar

Washington, Dec 14: Raising the issue of attacks over minority Hindus in Bangladesh, Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar has said that the time has come...

Indigo flight bound for Jeddah makes emergency landing in Karachi

Karachi, Dec 14: An IndiGo flight en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was on Saturday forced to make an emergency landing at the Jinnah...

Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to his Jan 20 inauguration

Washington, Dec 13: US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration on January 20, according to his spokesperson. "This...

Biden watching situation in Bangladesh very closely: White House

Washington, Dec 13: President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and the US will hold the country's interim government accountable for...

Foreign powers should not take advantage of fissures in Syrian society: Singapore

Singapore, Dec 12: Singapore's foreign ministry has said international powers should not take advantage of the fissures in Syrian society to pursue their own...

Indian student dead, 4 people injured in UK road accident

London, Dec 12: A 32-year-old Indian student has died in a road accident in eastern England's Leicestershire while four other people were hospitalised with...
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