DHAKA: Renowned Hindu musician and senior Awami League functionary Proloy Chaki has died in police custody in Bangladesh, with his family members accusing the prison administration of denying necessary medical care to the 60-year-old and rubbishing police’s claim that it was a “natural death”, reports Ahsan Tasnim.Proloy – held in a blast case linked to...
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Is Joel Embiid playing vs Raptors tonight? Latest 76ers injury update
Joel Embiid injury update (Image via NBA) Joel Embiid will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Toronto Raptors on January 12, 2026. The team has ruled him out due to left knee injury management and soreness in his left groin. His absence will end a six-game stretch, which had been his longest run...
Trump posts fake Wiki profile calling him ‘acting president’ of Venezuela
TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump posted on Truth Social a fake Wikipedia profile calling him “acting president” of Venezuela, seemingly mocking the besieged country, United Nations, and the global community. While the charitable explanation from some analysts is that he is trolling Venezuela and the world, concern and outrage rippled through many who said...
India, Germany to boost ties in defence, trade, critical tech
PM Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz fly a kite during the International Kite Festival at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad As PM Modi hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for bilateral talks in Ahmedabad, the two countries agreed to significantly boost their defence, trade and critical and emerging technology ties with the formalisation of 19 agreements....
US-Iran relations: Trump keeping airstrikes ‘on the table,’ confirms White House
The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump is considering military options, including airstrikes, in Iran as anti-government protests continue to turn deadly.“One thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. “And airstrikes would be one...
It’s your duty to end ‘slave mindset’, PM tells Gen Z
The PM’s laudatory words for Gen Z at Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue came against the backdrop of a few opposition netas seeking to coopt them in their agitation against the Modi govt NEW DELHI: Lauding India’s Gen Z, PM Narendra Modi on Monday said it is full of creativity as he emphasised that his...
PMO likely to move to Sewa Teerth complex in next one week
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is likely to move to his new office at the newly built Sewa Teerth complex near Vayu Bhawan in the next one week. This will be the first time since independence when the PMO moves out of the seat of power at South Block built by British architect Herbert Baker.Officials...
UP couple who eloped and married lured back home, thrashed and killed in public
AGRA: A 19-year-old girl and her 23-year-old husband — who had eloped and got married at a temple last month — were called back home and brutally thrashed before their throats were slit by the woman’s family even as bystanders gaped in shock at the chilling crime. The double murder took place at Gadhiya Suhagpur...
Family of HP merchant navy officer in US custody appeals to PM for help
KULLU: Wedding cards printed, house walls freshly painted, but the air is thick with worry for the family of Himachal Pradesh merchant navy officer Rikshit Chauhan, 26, who is among three Indians detained after the US Coast Guard seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic last week. The family has turned to PM...
Maharashtra SEC stops election-eve ‘special gift’ from Fadnavis
The flagship scheme was credited with powering a landslide victory for Mahayuti in the 2025 assembly polls that brought back Fadnavis as CM MUMBAI: In a setback to the Mahayuti government, which was planning to transfer a double instalment of Rs 3,000 under its Ladki Bahin scheme to underprivileged women by Jan 14 – shortly...
