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EAM Jaishankar calls for text based negotiations to ensure meaningful UN reforms

September 25, 2026 9:08 PM

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EAM Jaishankar calls for text based negotiations to ensure meaningful UN reforms

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said, frustration is growing within the international community over the lack of progress on reforming the United Nations. Dr Jaishankar was speaking at a ministerial session titled ‘Ruptures & Ramparts: Building Bridges for a Changing World’ on the si...

India Welcomes Commencement of QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission

September 25, 2026 8:06 PM

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India Welcomes Commencement of QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission

India has welcomed the commencement of the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission, announced at the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on 26th of May this year. The External Affairs Ministry said in a social media post that India Coast Guard ship Shaunak has sailed from Chennai with sea ri...

India Reaffirms Commitment to Climate Resilience and Support for LDCs at UNGA 81

September 25, 2026 6:49 PM

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India Reaffirms Commitment to Climate Resilience and Support for LDCs at UNGA 81

Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry, Sibi George, delivered India’s statement at the High-Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing the Existential Threats Posed by Sea Level Rise at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. He welcomed the adoption of the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise an...

Jaishankar Holds Talks with Global Leaders and Foreign Ministers on UNGA Sidelines

September 25, 2026 5:59 PM

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Jaishankar Holds Talks with Global Leaders and Foreign Ministers on UNGA Sidelines

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar continued his intensive diplomatic outreach on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Dr Jaishankar held a series of meetings with his counterparts from Armenia, Barbados and Iraq, besides meeting Panama President Jose Raul Mulin...

EAM Jaishankar Holds Talks with Foreign Ministers, Highlights Global South’s Voice

September 25, 2026 5:45 PM

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EAM Jaishankar Holds Talks with Foreign Ministers, Highlights Global South’s Voice

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today held discussions with his Jamaican counterpart Kamina Johnson Smith, Foreign Ministers of Ghana Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Suriname Melvin Bouva and the President of East West Center, Celeste Connors, in New York. In a social media post, Mr Jaishankar sa...

US, Iran exploring phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, say reports

September 25, 2026 1:39 PM

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US, Iran exploring phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, say reports

The United States and Iran are reportedly exploring a phased path to end their conflict, with Iran proposing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the lifting of the US blockade and other economic measures. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had conveyed a proposal through in...

Bangladesh PM calls for stronger international cooperation on peace, democracy, development & regional cooperation

September 25, 2026 11:45 AM

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Bangladesh PM calls for stronger international cooperation on peace, democracy, development & regional cooperation

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for stronger international cooperation on peace, democracy, development and regional cooperation while addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Reaffirming Bangladesh’s commitment to multilateralism, disarma...

Bangladesh importers express concern over financial losses following sudden suspension of hilsa imports

September 24, 2026 10:19 PM

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Bangladesh importers express concern over financial losses following sudden suspension of hilsa imports

Bangladesh has suspended hilsa imports from India. The decision took effect yesterday, halting hilsa imports through the Benapole land port. Bangladesh importers have expressed concern over financial losses following the sudden suspension. The decision is currently affecting the import channel th...

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis

September 24, 2026 10:00 PM

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Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said that its forces had intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis. The coalition said the missiles were aimed at the Saudi cities of Taif and Yanbu. Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said in posts on X that further escalations and vio...

Bangladesh reports 1,782 new dengue cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours — 2006 Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame This 2006 photograph depicted a female *Aedes aegypti* mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host, who in this instance, was actually the biomedical photographer, James Gathany, here at the Centers for Disease Control. Youll note the feeding apparatus consisting of a sharp, orange-colored fascicle, which while not feeding, is covered in a soft, pliant sheath called the "labellum, which retracts as the sharp stylets contained within pierce the host's skin surface, as the insect obtains its blood meal. The orange color of the fascicle is due to the red color of the blood as it migrates up the thin, sharp translucent tube. The fascicle is composed of a pair of needle-sharp "stylets". The larger of the two stylets, known as the "labrum", when viewed in cross-section takes on the shape of an inverted "V", and acts as a gutter, which directs the ingested host blood towards the insect's mouth. As the primary vector responsible for the transmission of the *Flavivirus* Dengue (DF), and Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), the day-biting *Aedes aegypti* mosquito prefers to feed on its human hosts. *Ae. aegypti* also plays a major role as a vector for another *Flavivirus*, "Yellow fever". Frequently found in its tropical environs, the white banded markings on the tarsal segments of its jointed legs, though distinguishing it as *Ae. aegypti*, are similar to some other mosquito species. Also note the lyre-shaped, silvery-white markings on its thoracic region as well, which is also a determining morphologic identifying characteristic.
This females abdomen had become distended due to the blood meal she was ingesting, imparting the red coloration to her translucent abdominal exoskeleton.

September 24, 2026 9:54 PM

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Bangladesh reports 1,782 new dengue cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours

Bangladesh has reported 1,782 new dengue cases and eight deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of dengue deaths this year to 209 and cases to 69,149, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Dhaka and Khulna divisions reported the highest numbers of new dengue c...

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