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December 19, 2025 9:00 AM December 19, 2025 9:00 AM

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ByteDance to sell over 80% of US TikTok assets to American and global investors

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed agreements with three major investors to sell just over 80 percent of the company's US assets to American and global investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX. The three investors will collectively own 45 percent of the new entity, to form a new TikTo...

December 18, 2025 9:25 PM December 18, 2025 9:25 PM

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India & Oman ink Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to deepen trade ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oman was very significant, especially when both friendly Nations are marking the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them. The Prime Minister, who paid an official visit to Oman at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, t...

December 18, 2025 6:30 PM December 18, 2025 6:30 PM

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India, Netherlands reaffirm commitment for free, open and rule-based Indo-Pacific region

India and the Netherlands today highlighted their shared commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rule-based Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Netherlands Foreign Minister David van Weel also reaffirmed the strong and growing defence partnership between the two countries durin...

December 18, 2025 1:17 PM December 18, 2025 1:17 PM

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Security Tightened in Dhaka After Police Block March Towards Indian High Commission

  In Bangladesh, security was heightened across Dhaka’s diplomatic zone on Wednesday after police blocked a march by a group calling itself July Oikya, which had announced plans to proceed to the Indian High Commission in Gulshan. Thousands of protesters gathered near Rampura Bridge around 3:15 pm a...

December 18, 2025 1:09 PM December 18, 2025 1:09 PM

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Indian Coast Guard Detains 35 Bangladeshi Fishermen for Illegal Entry into Indian Waters

  The Indian Coast Guard detained 35 Bangladeshi fishermen with their two trawlers for illegally entering Indian waters yesterday. According to the police, two suspicious trawlers were spotted by the Indian Coast Guard in the Bay of Bengal in the morning yesterday and were immediately apprehended an...

December 18, 2025 11:43 AM December 18, 2025 11:43 AM

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Amnesty International Urges Bangladesh to Release Journalist Anis Alamgir

Amnesty International has called on Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, to create space for freedom of expression and immediately release journalist Anis Alamgir, who was arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act earlier this month.     In a report published y...

December 18, 2025 11:33 AM December 18, 2025 11:33 AM

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Voting Concludes for CPN-UML Leadership Election; Results Expected Thursday Morning

  Voting to elect the new leadership of the CPN-UML concluded early Thursday. 2,227 convention delegates cast their ballots, while 36 were absent. CPN UML party will elect 301 central committee members and 19 office bearers. According to the election commission body of UML, the results may be shared...