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August 8, 2024 6:12 PM

19,000 Indians, Including 9,000 Students, Currently in Bangladesh: MEA  

Indian High Commission in Dhaka, including 4 more assistant High Commissions, are in touch with Indian nationals in Bangladesh who want to come back. Addressing media in New Delhi today, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that around 19,000 Indian nationals including 9,000 s...

August 8, 2024 4:51 PM

Sri Lanka India Friendship Arch Inaugurated as Part of Plant4Mother Campaign

As part of Plant4Mother campaign, the Sri Lanka-India friendship arch was inaugurated today. Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeyawardena and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha jointly inaugurated the ‘Sri Lanka - India Friendship Arch' at the National Sandalwood Garde...

August 8, 2024 12:05 PM

Saudi Arabia criticises Haniyeh’s assassination during OIC meeting

Saudi Arabia has publicly denounced the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, calling it a blatant violation of Iran's sovereignty. This marks the first official reaction from Saudi Arabia, to the incident that occurred on July 31.   The statement was made by Saudi Deputy Fo...

August 8, 2024 11:07 AM

Historic drought in Zimbabwe leads to risk of acute hunger says UN

The United Nation has said more than half of the harvest in Zimbabwe has been destroyed due to a historic drought with around 7.6 million people now at risk of acute hunger.   During a daily media briefing yesterday, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said, the food se...

August 8, 2024 7:07 AM

Tunisian Prime Minister sacked

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement. The Tunisian presidency said this in a statement last night. The dismissal came amid popular discontent with the recurring water and electricity outage crisi...

August 8, 2024 6:41 AM

Bangladesh interim government to take oath tonight

In Bangladesh, the interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will take oath tonight. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said this yesterday in a media address. General Waker hoped that the situation in the country would be normal within three to four days. He said, those who wer...

August 7, 2024 9:34 PM

Nepal govt forms three-member panel to probe helicopter crash 

In Nepal, the government has formed a three-member panel to probe the helicopter crash that took place today. The committee has been given 30 days to submit a report to the government.   Meanwhile, five bodies were recovered from a crashed Air Dynasty chopper in Shivapuri of Nuwakot. The bo...

August 7, 2024 9:11 PM

Bangladesh Interim government to take oath on Aug 8: Army Chief

In Bangladesh, the interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will take oath on Thursday night. The Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said so on Wednesday in a media address.   He said the size of the government has not been finalized yet, initially, some 15 individuals...

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