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DHAKA: Former Dhaka police commissioner and two other ex-police officers were on Monday sentenced to death by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for “crimes against humanity” during the 2024 violent protests that led to then PM Sheikh Hasina‘s ouster. A case in which death penalty was handed down to Hasina and then home minister Asaduzzaman...

AP file photo At least 25 people have died as a colossal winter storm swept across large parts of the United States, piling up heavy snow in the Northeast and leaving lingering destruction in the South, where freezing rain knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.The storm’s tail end brought fresh snowfall across the Northeast...

Image: ANI, AP NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were among the global leaders who extended greetings to the Indian govt and people on Republic Day. While Trump underlined the significance of ties between the world’s oldest and largest democracies, Xi said in a message to President Droupadi Murmu...

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday and requested that they work together.Amid the growing tension with ICE after Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s death, Governor Tim Walz gave Trump a call,...

ANI file photo NEW DELHI: India and the European Union have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement that will cover goods, services and other aspects of engagement with the deal set to be announced by leaders from the two sides on Tuesday, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.“It will be a balanced, forward-looking deal for...

(Image via Getty) Shedeur Sanders, yes, THAT Shedeur Sanders is officially on the 2026 Pro Bowl roster. But not like usual. He wasn’t originally voted in. Instead, he’s been added as a replacement because another QB (likely Drake Maye) is headed to the Super Bowl. That twist alone has blown up Twitter, Reddit and fan...

Image: X@/BasilTheGreat LONDON: An Indian-born British civil servant has found himself unwittingly under fire on social media over the controversial Chagos deal.Dr Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan was born in Delhi and educated at Cambridge University where he obtained a master’s in maths and PhD in astrophysics.Since March 2024 he has been chief executive of the...

Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets (Image via Getty) The Philadelphia 76ers travel to Charlotte on January 26 with a 24-20 record, slightly ahead of the Hornets in the Eastern Conference standings. Despite that, Charlotte enters the game favored by a narrow margin, largely due to who will not be on the floor for Philadelphia.The game...

PTI file photo SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s attempts to destroy J&K’s tourism have failed, deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary said in a Republic Day speech on Monday while appealing to people across India and abroad to visit Kashmir as it is “peaceful and ready to welcome” visitors.Addressing a gathering on behalf of the National Conference (NC) govt...

Former TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Actress and former Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty has lodged a police complaint on Monday alleging harassment during a live stage performance at a cultural programme in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.The incident reportedly occurred late Sunday night during an event organised in the Nayagram...