Home News

Dhaka: Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government by President Mohammed Shahabuddin, the president's press secretary said Tuesday night. The decision was made during a meeting between President Shahabuddin and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The...

Beirut: The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. Hamas said in a statement Tuesday it named Sinwar as the new head of its political...

Sulur: Tarang Shakti, the IAF organised multinational exercise that will see the participation of air force units including from Germany and France got underway here Tuesday and will see a number of advanced fighters and other aircraft taking to the skies as part of the...

Suva (Fiji): President Droupadi Murmu was Tuesday conferred the Companion of the Order of Fiji, the country's highest civilian award, as she hailed the ties between the two countries and said India stands ready to partner with Fiji to build a stronger, resilient, and more...

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister LK Advani was Tuesday admitted to a leading private hospital in Delhi. His medical condition is stable, hospital sources said. The 96-year-old, who was born in undivided India, was admitted to the Apollo hospital here...

Jammu: An encounter is underway between the security forces and a group of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district Tuesday, officials said. Officials said that an encounter between the security forces and the terrorists began in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur. “After specific input...

New Delhi: India is "deeply concerned" over the situation in Bangladesh, especially about the status of the minority communities, and it is in regular touch with authorities in Dhaka, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and...

Washington:US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, has formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination becoming the first Indian-American to win the nomination from a major political party and chose Minnesota Gov Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. In...

Paris: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men's javelin throw final of the Olympic Games with a season's best effort of 89.34m here Tuesday. Much like his performance in the Tokyo Olympics, the 26-year-old crossed the automatic qualifying mark of 84m in his opening...

New Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's travel plans have hit a roadblock due to certain ‘uncertainties’ and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Hasina, who landed at the...