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Bangladesh elections 2024: As opposition outcry, strikes, and bans erupt in the run-up to the Bangladesh elections, wherein incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking a fourth consecutive, and a fifth overall term in office, a nation of 170 million people prepare for Bangladesh's country’s 12th general election. Opposition parties in Bangladesh, especially Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has sought Hasina's resignation, and demanded a caretaker government. On Hasina's refusal to follow through, the BNP has chosen to boycott the elections.

ISRO in space exploration in the last six months. Close on the heels of the success of the country's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 in August where the space agency successfully landed 'Vikram' lander in the south poll of moon, its Aditya spcaecraft settled in its final destination to study the Sun on Saturday. Aditya L1 live updates Following is the chronology of events related to Aditya L1.

PTI as saying in his video message. ALSO READ: India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s missing women: United Nations Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) at Parwaliya Sadak Police Station in Bhopal on Thursday over a complaint filed by district programme officer Ramgopal Yadav against one Anil Mathew for allegedly running the children's home illegally. As per the complaint, 26 out of 68 girls (between 6-18 years of age) at the facility have gone missing, police said.

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Also Read: India has thwarted Pakistan's cross-border terrorism plan by not ‘playing that game’: S Jaishankar "I can tell you the world is actually today getting ready for us. It is we who have to make that effort to prepare for a bigger role and to do that we must do it with a sense of historical and civilisational responsibility," said S Jaishankar while delivering the third P Parameswaranji Memorial Lecture organised by Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram (BVK), a prominent Sangh Parivar outfit on Saturday. Also Read: ‘Canadian politics have given space to Khalistani forces’: EAM Jaishankar on India-Canada relations "We should never forget our history, we should never forget our civilisation because that's what sets us apart from everybody else," he added.

Canadians feeling like they weren’t as productive as they could’ve been in 2023 can take solace. Neither was Canada’s economy.

Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF)on Saturday asked Muslims people to avoid travel by train and remain at home during the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. Ajmal who is also an alumnus of Darul Uloon Deoband while talking to media persons said, “There will be huge movement of the Kar Sevaks (volunteers) from across the country. We do not want the repeat of what happened after Babri Masjid demolition.” He said, «in the interest of the Muslim brethren and for the peace in the country, what is the harm if Muslims avoid travelling by train and remain indoors during the period.” Ajmal who is also Lok Sabha MP said, “Across India volunteers are travelling in trains and buses.

S Jaishankar on Saturday said India should make efforts to prepare for a bigger role in today's world order, and it must do so with a sense of historical and civilisational responsibility. Emphasising that tradition has much to teach people in the present world, he noted that in an era of globalisation, looking through the lens of history, tradition, and culture provides a solid foundation to approach the world. Jaishankar was delivering the third P Parameswaranji Memorial Lecture organised by Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram (BVK), a prominent Sangh Parivar outfit.

₹2,300 crore. Singapore and its companies will strengthen economic cooperation with the state of Gujarat. This will be through expanded investments in Gujarat's green economy and sustainability sector.

excellent state of bilateral relations, based on deep historical and fraternal ties and shared values of democracy and pluralism," a statement by the government had said after the state visit of Hasina to India in 2022. Bangladesh shares border with India's West Bengal (2216.7 km), Assam (263 km), Meghalaya (443), Tripura (856) and Mizoram (318 km) Sharing a border with Bangladesh makes the country utterly important for India which faces challenges of cross-border terrorism, national security, migration and trade.

Ukraine released images on Friday of what it said was a Russian Kinzhal ballistic missile, which it claimed earlier in the week to have downed using the US Patriot anti-aircraft system. Ukraine's state emergency service published photographs on its Telegram channel showing a crane extracting the remains of a missile from the ground. «In Kyiv, engineers neutralised the warhead of an enemy Kinzhal aerial hypersonic missile,» the government department said. AFP was not able to immediately verify the claim. Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down ten Kinzhal missiles Russia fired at the country, during a wave of massive strikes on Ukrainian towns which left six people dead. Kinzhal missiles make up part of an arsenal of weapons that Putin has claimed were indestructible because of the speed at which they travel, up to ten times the speed of sound. According to the British defence ministry, Moscow reserves these warheads for what it considers to be «high-value and well-defended» targets. Kyiv has repeatedly said the Patriot air defence system is vital to defending the country from Russia. Kyiv has urged for more Western military support, worrying about war fatigue in some countries as the conflict drags on for almost two years.

American carrier Alaska Airlines, Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Saturday, asked airlines in the country to inspect the emergency exits on the Boeing 737-8 Maxs in their fleet. Earlier on Friday, the window, emergency exit door, and the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737-8 Max blew out during a flight, prompting the carrier to ground its fleet of Boeings.

Free Movement Regime (FMR) and install a border fence along the Indo Myanmar border, thereby dividing the Zofate (Zo people) residing in India and Myanmar. The body added that this proposed action would necessitate passports and visas for their interactions and contacts. ZORO urged the Government of India to reconsider its decision to terminate the connections of Zo people living in the international border areas of India and Myanmar. “It is crucial to note that the Government of India is a signatory to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007 (UNDRIP).

North Korea's shells landed in a buffer zone created under a 2018 tension-reducing deal, which fell apart in November after the North launched a spy satellite. Seoul's military said Saturday that "the repeated artillery fire within the prohibited hostile act zone by North Korea poses a threat to the peace on the Korean Peninsula and escalates tensions". They issued "a strong warning", and urged North Korea to immediately stop such actions.

Russia plans to produce more than 32,000 drones each year by 2030 and for domestic producers to account for 70% of the market, the TASS news agency cited First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov as saying on Saturday. Drones have been widely used by Moscow and Kyiv since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and both sides are sharply increasing military production as the war drags on. «The annual production volume of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — excluding educational UAVs — is planned at 32,500 units,» Belousov told TASS.

unlisted companies to go public, Motilal Oswal Financial Services' Chairman Raamdeo Agrawal said on Saturday in the backdrop of a record 42 lakh demat accounts opening in December, which he termed as the biggest economic event that has happened in India after 1992. Agrawal said that well-managed large unlisted companies would want to make their company live beyond themselves and it is only possible by listing the company and separating the management from the ownership and management of the company. Agrawal was speaking at BCAS’ ReImagine 2024 event organised by Bombay Chartered Accountants Society (BCAS) which is celebrating its Platinum Jubilee.

Rohit Sharma and batting prodigy Virat Kohli still have the fire to light up the field with their extraordinary fielding abilities, according to cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar. In the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, where India advanced to the final but lost to Australia for the title, Gavaskar also praised Virat's outstanding performance. “For the last 18 months, Virat Kohli has been playing really brilliantly. He performed impressively in the ODI World Cup as well.

election is going to be held on January 7. "The polling will commence at 8 am and that will continue without any interruption till 4 pm. After the voting, the ballot boxes will be opened and the results at the centres will be announced," he added.

Coinbase  has revealed plans to offer crypto-linked derivatives in the European Union (EU) market. 

per capita income increased from Rs 3,89,529 to Rs 4,44,768 in the current financial year, which is 158 per cent higher than the national average, Kejriwal government said on the release of its Statistical Handbook-2023 on Saturday. The handbook containing data on socio-economic parameters of the national capital was released by the Economic and Statistics department of the Delhi government.

Delhi Police has concluded its arguments on the framing of charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in an alleged sexual harassment case lodged against him by women wrestlers. This matter is at the stage of framing charges before the Rouse Avenue Court. The Delhi Police argued that the incidents of alleged sexual harassment that took place overseas and within the country, including New Delhi, were part of the same transaction. Therefore, the court has jurisdiction to try this case. After hearing arguments of the Delhi Police, the court listed the matter on January 20 and 23.