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DHAKA: With Bangladesh Awami League not participating this time, a total of 80 candidates from religious and ethnic minority communities are contesting Bangladesh’s national parliamentary election scheduled for Feb 12. Of these candidates, 12 are running as independents and 10 are women, according to officials of Election Commission and available data. A total of 22…

After his wedding with Smriti Mandhana was called off, Palash Muchhal has been in the news as a Sangli based actor, producer Vidnyan Mane alleged that the music composer, singer cheated him of Rs 40 lakh. Mane recently also accused him of cheating on Smriti. Now after Vidnyan’s allegations, Palash has announced that he’s filed…

Another shooting involving federal law enforcement has reportedly taken place in Minneapolis amid the Donald Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said on Saturday. The incident occurred at the intersection of East 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.Governor Walz said he had spoken to the White House following the shooting and strongly criticised the…

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said that US President Donald Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize if he could deliver on Ukraine.“I hope that one day we can award a Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump,” Meloni said after meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.“I trust that if he makes a difference… in achieving a just and…

NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday targeted the DMK government and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin” calling him a “puppet”, and further alleging that criminals have “absolutely no fear” of the police and that “law and order has been reduced to a laughing stock,” after a country-made bomb was…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been “turned into a weapon to dismantle the constitutional right” to vote. He further alleged that the…

NEW DELHI: The kin of late singer Zubeen Garg on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to set up a “special court” for a fast-tracked trial in the case.They also sought “proactive” engagement with Singapore, where Garg had died in September last year, to monitor court proceedings at the “highest level.”“We…

A man, suspected in what is said to be the “largest heist” escaped prosecution in in US by self deporting. The man accused was deported to Ecuador late last month, effectively bringing the case against him to an abrupt standstill, according to recent court filings, as reported recently by LA Times.Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores was…

Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2026, according to a report from Cricbuzz. The tournament is scheduled to begin on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. With the decision now confirmed, Scotland will…

Ishan Kishan scored a 32-ball 76 in the second T20I in Raipur New Delhi: In the late Sushant Singh Rajput starrer movie MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, there is a scene where the former India captain’s friends suggest that he hit sixes where the selectors were sitting. Ishan Kishan loves the movie and the batter,…