Month: August 2026

Bangladesh govt. positively weighs joining Mecca Pact; Opposition throws in support

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Bangladesh govt. positively weighs joining Mecca Pact; Opposition throws in support

Bangladesh will give positive consideration to joining the Mecca Pact, the trilateral defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, should its members propose bringing Dhaka into the framework, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman told Parliament on Thursday (August 27, 2026). The BNP-led government’s such consideration has also drawn support from the country’s…

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Bodies of four Naga civilians killed in Manipur ambush retrieved

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Bodies of four Naga civilians killed in Manipur ambush retrieved

Security forces, including an armoured vehicle and police van, deployed in the Taphou area following reports of violence, in Senapati. File | Photo Credit: ANI The bodies of four Naga civilians killed in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district were retrieved on Friday (August 28, 2026) morning, a day after the attack, officials said. The…

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Nation

Stock markets rebound in early trade after two days of losses on buying in IT firms

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Stock markets rebound in early trade after two days of losses on buying in IT firms

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Friday (August 28, 2026) after two days of losses, helped by buying in blue-chip IT stocks and a rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 245.56 points to 77,191.80 in early trade….

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Rupee declines 10 paise to 95.55 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee declines 10 paise to 95.55 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee fell 10 paise to 95.55 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (August 28, 2026), weighed by FII outflows and sustained disruptions in global crude oil supplies. However, a marginally weaker greenback and a fall in global crude oil prices to levels below $90/barrel…

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Keralam Home Minister asks Crime Branch to verify reports fugitive Sukumara Kurup is alive

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Keralam Home Minister asks Crime Branch to verify reports fugitive Sukumara Kurup is alive

Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Friday (August 28, 2026) said reports that fugitive Sukumara Kurup is still alive were “only rumours” and directed the Crime Branch to verify their veracity. Kurup is wanted in connection with the 1984 murder of Chacko in Mavelikara, allegedly…

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Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for international students

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Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for international students

President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a ‌memo for universities that seeks to restrict the issuance of certain internship work ​authorisations for international students, as the federal government warned that colleges not complying ⁠with the regulations may lose certification to enroll foreign students. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a ‌memo…

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U.S. military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border

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U.S. military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents ride hanging onto the light armoured vehicle by a border fence as they participate in a border security operation after the U.S. designated the Mexican Juarez Cartel as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO), in El Paso, Texas, U.S.. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military used a laser in southern…

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Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections

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Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections

The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation, pushing ahead with one of its signature projects despite protests from the tribe. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the area is a dangerous smuggling route and that…

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