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February 27, 2025 9:09 AM February 27, 2025 9:09 AM

Bangladeshi student protest leaders to launch new political party on Feb 28 in Dhaka

Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year's protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are set to launch a political party tomorrow. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the Jatiya Nagarik Committee announced that they would launch their political party at Man...

February 27, 2025 8:39 AM February 27, 2025 8:39 AM

Torrential rains in Bolivia claim 37 lives, hundreds of homes destroyed

Torrential rains in Bolivia have claimed 37 lives since November. According to Deputy Minister of Civil Defence, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, nearly 16 fatalities are reported in the central department of Cochabamba. The rains have caused widespread destruction, with nearly 379 homes destroyed, primaril...

February 26, 2025 9:48 PM February 26, 2025 9:48 PM

Sri Lanka: Devotees throng Shiv temples in Colombo to offer puja on Mahashivratri

  Maha Shivaratri is being celebrated in Shiva temples across Sri Lanka as well, notably in the Pancha Ishwaram temples. Devotees thronged the shiva temples on the island while undertaking a fast through the day and night. Special devotional programmes are being organised on the island at all major ...

February 26, 2025 8:55 PM February 26, 2025 8:55 PM

Gaza ceasefire deal impasse resolved by mediators

  Israeli and Hamas have agreed to resolve the latest impasse in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. According to a statement by the Egyptian government’s media office, the agreement between Israel and Hamas has been reached which will see the exchange of the final four bodies of hostages fo...

February 26, 2025 4:53 PM February 26, 2025 4:53 PM

Sudan plane crash: Death toll rises to 46

  In Sudan, the death toll from a military plane crash has risen to 46 in the city of Omdurman. The military in a statement said the Antonov aircraft crashed yesterday while taking off from the Wadi Sayidna air base north of Omdurman, which is the sister city of the capital, Khartoum. A militar...

February 26, 2025 1:50 PM February 26, 2025 1:50 PM

Lakhs of devotees flock to Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple for Mahashivaratri

In Nepal, lakhs of devotees, saints and visitors coming from different parts of Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and others have queued to pay obeisance to Pashupatinath temple on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. Mahashivratri holds immense religious significance in Hinduism, symbolising the...

February 26, 2025 12:29 PM February 26, 2025 12:29 PM

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visits French 3rd division

Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi visited the 3rd Division of the French Army at France’s Ganteaume Fort in Marseille. General Dwivedi, who is on a four-day official visit to France, was also briefed on the role of the division and the future roadmap of joint training between India an...