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Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman cooled down the heated anti-India rhetoric that was heard in the student-led “unity rally” of December 31. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh needs to build an environment that will allow reconciliation among various stakeholders of the nation, Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said. In a frank interview with prominent…
Bhopal: Twelve containers of hazardous waste – remnants from the Union carbide disaster 40 years ago are being sent to Pithampur from Bhopal in a major operation under heavy security. The toxic waste is being transported through a 250-kilometer-long green corridor, accompanied by ambulances, police vehicles, and fire brigades. Fifty police personnel from Bhopal are…
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China’s plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra could make the entire ecosystem that depends on the river fragile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned on Wednesday, adding that India has already communicated its concern to Beijing. Last week, the Chinese government approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, which…
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China’s plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra could make the entire ecosystem that depends on the river fragile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned on Wednesday, adding that India has already communicated its concern to Beijing. Last week, the Chinese government approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, which…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday hailed the end of the transit of Russian gas across Ukraine as “one of Moscow’s biggest defeats”. “When Putin was given power in Russia more than 25 years ago, the annual gas pumping through Ukraine to Europe was 130+ billion cubic metres. Today, the…
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Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves with the Taiwanese flag during a flag-raising ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island’s defences in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part…
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Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. Mr. Ouattara said late on Tuesday (January 1, 2025)…
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has ripped into India captain Rohit Sharma for their defeat to Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 in Melbourne. Rohit Sharma was slammed by Ali for not only ruining the confidence of KL Rahul by demoting him and promoting himself, but also criticised for…
Sitapur: Two children drowned in a pond while attempting to catch a duck in a village here on Wednesday, police said. The victims were identified as Taimur (5) and his cousin, Arsh (5), police said. According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Devkalia village. A duck wandered to the bank. Upon seeing…
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A Class 5 student was killed after a school bus she was travelling in flipped over in Kerala’s Kannur on Wednesday. The incident took place at around 4pm in Valakkai in Sreekantapuram, when the bus belonging to Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Kurumathur panchayat, with 15 students onboard, was travelling down a slope while entering a highway….
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