Month: August 2024

Sheikh Hasina Hasn’t Sought Asylum Anywhere, Her Son Tells NDTV

August 6, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in India for the last 24 hours, has not sought asylum “anywhere”, her son categorically told NDTV today, brushing off speculation. Ms Hasina, 76, was contemplating retirement anyway and now she will retire from politics and is likely to divide her time between her family members, added…

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40 Years On, Life Term Of 3 Convicts In ‘Murder’ Over Mangoes Cut To 7 Years

August 6, 2024 admin

The sentence was reduced by the Supreme Court. New Delhi: Forty years after three men were booked for murder following a trivial fight among children over mangoes in an Uttar Pradesh village, the Supreme Court has come to their rescue by reducing the life sentence to a seven-year jail term. The sentence has been awarded…

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Air Force’s 1st Multi-Country Air Exercise In Decades Underway In Tamil Nadu

August 6, 2024 admin

This would be the first such exercise being conducted by the IAF in about six decades. Sulur: Tarang Shakti, the IAF organised multinational exercise that will see the participation of air force units including from Germany and France got underway on Tuesday and will see a number of advanced fighters and other aircraft taking to…

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“Can’t Say What’s Right Or Wrong”: Lovlina Borgohain On Boxing Points System After Olympics Exit

August 6, 2024 admin

Lovlina Borgohain fighting China’s Li Qian at Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain crashed out of the Paris Olympics after losing to China’s Li Qian in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal at North Paris Arena on Sunday. With Lovlina’s 1-4 split result, India failed to win any medals in boxing…

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Regained Freedom After Sheikh Hasina Ouster, Bangladeshis Dream Of Better Future

August 6, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s new leadership now rests on the powerful army Dhaka: One day after the military took control of Bangladesh following the ouster of the prime minister, the parliament in the capital Dhaka was busy with protesters coming to celebrate. More than a month of deadly protests in which at least 422 people were killed culminated…

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Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border

August 6, 2024 admin

Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary reviews tactical and operational preparedness during a visit to India-Bangladesh border, in North 24 Parganas district, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Amidst ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, trade between India and Bangladesh remained suspended and senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) on…

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“Indo-US Mission Won’t Delay Gaganyaan, Will Boost Capabilities”: ISRO Chief

August 6, 2024 admin

India has picked four candidates for the Gaganyaan mission. Far from delaying the Gagnyaan mission, the Indo-US Axiom-4 mission will actually help ISRO carry out the landmark flight and augment its capabilities, the space agency’s Chairman, Dr S Somanath, has told NDTV. In an exclusive conversation on Tuesday, the ISRO chief also spoke about how…

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Vinesh Phogat 50kg Wrestling Semifinal LIVE Streaming Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Telecast: When And Where To Watch

August 6, 2024 admin

Vinesh Phogat 50kg Wrestling Semifinal LIVE Streaming Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Telecast© AFP Vinesh Phogat 50kg Wrestling Semifinal LIVE Streaming: Vinesh Phogat will be looking to ensure her maiden Olympic medal as the wrestler takes on Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman Lopez in the 50kg wrestling semifinal at the Paris Olympics 2024. It has been a sensational…

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Turmoil in Bangladesh delays Agartala-Akhaura line connectivity project further

August 6, 2024 admin

People gather as the Akhaura-Agartala rail link enters the Indo-Bangladesh border during its trial run, at Nischintapur, in Agartala. File | Photo Credit: ANI The turmoil in Bangladesh has put inter-country rail connectivity along the crucial Agartala-Akhaura link, which connects Tripura to Kolkata cutting across the heart of Bangladesh, in a lurch. Talks for the…

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India vs Germany Men’s Hockey Semi-final LIVE, Paris Olympics 2024: India vs Germany Hockey Semifinal Begins | Ind 0-0 Ger

August 6, 2024 admin

India vs Germany LIVE Score, Men’s Hockey, Paris Olympics 2024© AFP India vs Germany, Men’s Hockey Semi-Final Olympics 2024, Live Updates: India are 0-0 against Germany in the first quarter of the men’s hockey semi-final match at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday. Having displayed nerves of steel to be within touching distance…

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