Category: Events

BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (AP photo) A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be invited to Dhaka as BNP chief Tarique Rahman prepares to assume office as Bangladesh’s next Prime Minister following the party’s landslide victory in the general elections.BNP leader ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milan...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128350742,imgsize-1113838,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-02-14t195044.jpg" alt="BNP’s landslide brings anti-India leaders to mainstream; casts shadow on Dhaka-Delhi ties" title=" AI image (Picture credit: Open AI via ChatGpt, Google Gemini) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> AI image (Picture credit: Open AI via ChatGpt, Google Gemini) Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary elections have handed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) a commanding mandate, marking a...

England’s Jos Buttler (AP Photo) Jos Buttler etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the first wicketkeeper-batter in history — and the quickest overall in terms of balls faced — to reach 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals. The England star achieved the landmark in just 2,670 deliveries, surpassing the previous benchmark held...

Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha, right, walks past India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav after the coin toss ahead of the Asia Cup cricket match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo) The question of handshake hung over the pre-match press conferences on Saturday as India captain Suryakumar Yadav...

OpenAI’s API Head of Engineering, Sherwin Wu has said that artificial intelligence (AI) is more likely to change the startup landscape by enabling multiple small companies rather than creating one-person, billion-dollar businesses. Wu appeared on Lenny’s Podcast recently where he said: “It’s hard for me to imagine one person like I’m bearish on this billion-dollar...

Alexei Navalny Five European countries on Saturday said tests have confirmed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, accusing the Russian state of responsibility.In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said laboratory analysis of samples taken from Navalny detected epibatidine,...

General Anil Chauhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan on Saturday took a swipe at neighbouring Pakistan while referring to Operation Sindoor, saying “victory is not declared by mere rhetoric.” He made the remarks while reflecting on India’s defence preparedness and stressing the need to strengthen national security systems. He...

Images: X/White House The White House on Saturday released a series of unconventional political Valentine’s Day cards on social media.In a post on X captioned “Made just for you”, the White House shared a set of digitally styled cards that used political imagery and satire tied to key episodes from the current US presidency.One card...

India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav offered a cheeky response after Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha said he hoped India’s opener Abhishek Sharma would be fit for the T20 World Cup clash between the two sides on Sunday.At the pre-match press conference on Saturday, Agha had said Pakistan...

NEW DELHI: Rohit Pawar on Saturday said he has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the January 28 plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar.Numerous doubts have arisen regarding the plane crash involving Ajitdada, and these doubts were presented to the public through a press conference along with...