Newly elected members of Bangladesh parliament are set to take oath on February 17, Dhaka Tribune reported on Saturday. The cabinet members are scheduled to be sworn in later the same day, the the report said, citing Election Commission secretary Akhtar Ahmed.The 13th parliamentary election took place on February 12, with polling conducted in 299...
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Trump would agree to meeting with Iran’s Khamenei, says Rubio
Ayatollah Khamenei and Donald Trump (R) (File photo) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump would be open to meeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei if such an opportunity arose, signalling Washington’s willingness to engage in talks with Tehran.He said Trump preferred pursuing a deal and negotiations with...
Markram’s captain’s knock powers SA to comfortable 7-wicket win over NZ
South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, left, and South Africa’s David Miller (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki) Aiden Markram’s blistering half-century powered South Africa to a convincing seven-wicket victory over New Zealand on Saturday, moving the Proteas closer to a Super 8s berth in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Markram led the charge in a high-stakes...
‘Avoid speculations’: Imran Khan to undergo specialised eye treatment, says Pak govt
FILE – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File) Pakistan’s information minister Ataullah Tarar on Saturday announced that imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan will undergo treatment for an eye condition at a specialised medical facility, days after...
‘Got India’s commitment to stop buying Russian oil,’ claims Rubio at Munich conference
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PM Modi inaugurates Rs 5.5k-crore projects in Assam
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a series of projects worth over Rs 5,500 crore in Assam. These include a six-lane bridge over the Brahmaputra here, the region’s second Indian Institute of Management (IIM), a national data centre, and a fleet of electric buses.The rollout, months ahead of the Assam assembly elections, is...
Palaash Muchhal’s lawyer calls HC order a ‘relief’
In a significant development in the Rs 10 crore defamation case filed by music composer and singer Palaash Muchhal, the Bombay High Court has restrained Marathi actor Vidnyan Mane from making defamatory remarks against the composer.The interim relief comes after Muchhal moved the court alleging that Mane made “false” and “outrageous” accusations in the media,...
Second bomb scare in 24 hrs: IndiGo Kolkata–Shillong flight gets threat note
NEW DELHI: A bomb threat was reported on an IndiGo flight operating from Dibrugarh to Kolkata on Saturday evening after a suspicious message was found inside the aircraft.The threat, reportedly written with lipstick inside the aircraft’s toilet, was discovered onboard IndiGo flight 6E6894 (Airbus A-320) bound for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The aircraft...
‘You’ll see me play in a World Cup’: Abhishek’s promise to father comes full circle
Abhishek Sharma with his father Rajkumar Sharma and mother Manju Sharma (Special arrangement) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Before the 2018 U-19 World Cup, Abhishek Sharma pleaded with his father, Rajkumar Sharma, to get a passport and come to New Zealand to watch him play. Rajkumar Sharma refused, saying he would travel abroad only if Abhishek played...
US military used Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot to capture former Venezuelan President
US military reportedly used AI chatbot Claude in a mission to capture Nicolás Maduro, raising concerns about its deployment in combat. This comes as Anthropic and the Pentagon clash over AI usage, with the company opposing autonomous weapons and surveillance, while the Defense Department seeks fewer restrictions on classified networks. The US military used Anthropic’s...
