International

Paris: India lost 2-3 to Germany in the semifinal of the men's hockey of the Paris Olympics here Tuesday. It was a dream chance for India to enter the final of the Olympics after 44 years but Germany played spoilsport to that. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh...

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...

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: 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...

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin Tuesday dissolved the Parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following massive protests against her government. "The President dissolved the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) under...

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...

Dhaka: The leaders of the Students Against Discrimination Tuesday said they want Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following massive protests against her government. In a video posted...

London: The UK government called for a United Nations-led probe into the unrest that led to the resignation of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK wants to see a "peaceful and democratic future" for the South Asian country...

Kiev: Ukraine received $3.9 billion in non-repayable financial assistance from the US, Ukraine's Finance Ministry said. "The grant will help the government of Ukraine to reimburse priority social and humanitarian expenditures without increasing the debt burden," said Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko Monday. The funding...