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Powerful 7.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey, Syria
Istanbul: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep in southern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Service said.
Fifteen persons have been dead and 16 buildings are reported to have collapsed with impact of the earthquake in…
To Open Its Wallet, IMF Sets These “Tough” Conditions For Pak: 10 Points
New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given "tough conditions" for cash-strapped Pakistan to agree if it wants to bag billions of dollars in aid, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said.
Here's your…
Arvind Kejriwal Questions Rs 200 Crore Aid To Afghanistan
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday questioned the government over Rs 200 crore being set aside for assistance to Afghanistan, asking if it was correct to give funds to the Taliban-ruled country by…
Motto for Today: ‘Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Feb.05.......
1825 - Housewife Hannah Lord Montague of Troy, New York took her scissors and created the first detachable collar on one of her…
Prez: India is attempting to find collective solutions to the current global challenges
New Delhi: India's voice against terrorism is being heard seriously on every global platform, said President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.
"Today the world is also acknowledging India’s tough stand on terrorism. In October last year, a…
Peshawar: 63 killed, over 70 injured in Bomb blast in Khyber Pashtunwa
Islamabad: At least 63 people were killed and over injured when a blast went off in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday afternoon, police and rescue officials said.
According to the police officials in the area, the blast…
Israeli-Palestinian clashes erupt in Jerusalem after anti-Israeli attacks
Jerusalem: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted in Jerusalem on Saturday night in the wake of two anti-Israeli attacks in the holy city.
Israeli police entered Arab neighborhoods in the city to track down those who may…
Sri Lanka Prez hopes, economy will grow in 2024
Colombo: Facing tough economic crunch in the countryu since last few years and a public revolt in 2022, which contracted by 11 percent in 2022 and possibly 3.5 percent or 4 percent this year, is likely to see growth in 2024, said President…
Israel police say 7 killed in Jerusalem attack
Jerusalem: The Israel Police said seven people had been killed in the attack in East Jerusalem.
In another two Israelis were injured in a shooting attack near the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday morning, the Israeli police said.
The…
India will become world guru with Society’s particiation
Hamirpur (HP): Dattatreya Hosabale, the Sarkaryavah of All India RSS said on Saturday that with the participation and cooperation of every section of society, India will become a world guru.
“Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is playing an…
BJP Meghalaya chief calls West Bengal CM pro-Bangladesh and ‘outsider’
Shillong: The BJP, which is aggressively campaigning in Meghalaya for the upcoming Assembly elections, took potshots at the opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC) and described its supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a…
Motto for Today: ‘Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes,…
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Jan.28......
1846 - Battle of Aliwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab.
1878 - The first commercial telephone exchange in the U.S. was installed at New…
Tikrit: 14 militants involved in 2014 airbase massacre in Iraq covicted to death
Cairo: An Iraqi Criminal court has sentenced to death 14 more convicts in the 2014 massacre at the Majid al Tamimi Airbase, formerly known as Camp Speicher, near the city of Tikrit in the northern Saladin province, the Supreme Judicial…
Bangladesh’s to elect new president on Feb. 19
Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced on Wednesday that the country's presidential election will be held on Feb. 19.
According to the schedule, the nomination papers can be submitted to the Chief…
Bangla EAM: Suppress criminal activities in Rohingya camps
Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Bangladesh Md Shahriar Alam has said that it is important to check criminal activities in Rohingya camps and assured of taking appropriate steps in this regard.
He said this while speaking as the…
Bishwa Ijtema phase 2 begins at Tongi in Bangladesh
Dhaka: The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims, began on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, in the early hours of Friday.
The Ijtema began with 'Aam Bayan'…
Germany records high population growth, all-time record due to high Turkish immigration
Berlin: Germany's population swelled to an all-time record number of at least 84.3 million inhabitants at the end of 2022, due to record net immigration, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Thursday.
Up to 1.45 million more…
India and Canada bilateral trade stands very low at USD 4 bn
Hyderabad: Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) President Arvind Bharadwaj on Tuesday said the trade between India-Canada is just US $ 4 billion, which is abysmally low and there is a great opportunity to double or triple it.
Addressing…
China’s population falls for 1st time in 60 years
Beijing: China has entered an “era of negative population growth”, after figures revealed a historic drop in the number of people for the first time since 1961, the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
"By the end of…
Black box of Nepal’s plane crash found, search for 4 missing continues
Kathmandu: The black box of a crashed Nepali passenger plane was found on Monday, an official said.
"The security forces found the black box a while ago. We will get it soon," Jagannath Niroula, spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority…
