A view of the Bangladesh Election Commission. Photo: Wikipedia Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) said preparations were underway to stage general elections by December as nationwide vandalisms over the past week prompted the interim government chief Muhammad Yunus to agree to the proposal. The EC’s comments came a day after Yunus … Read more
Motorcycle taxi operators look at military uniforms and ammunition from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) lying on the ground, amid clashes between them and the M23 rebels, in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 30, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Militia fighters killed at least 55 civilians … Read more
A war crimes prosecutor works at a site of a Russian drone attack, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine June 19, 2024. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Short-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.’s monitoring mission said on Tuesday (February 11, … Read more
International Monetary Fund headquarters’ complex. File | Photo Credit: AP A technical team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) met Pakistan’s Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to get details regarding the judicial and regulatory system of the cash-strapped country. The IMF team is visiting the country for a week-long trip to … Read more
Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Italian police arrested almost 150 people Tuesday (February 11, 2025) in a major operation against the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo, areas of which remain in the grip of powerful Cosa Nostra clans. Warrants were issued against a total of 183 people, 36 of whom were already … Read more
India and France have emphasised on the need for democratised access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) resources and capacity building while recognising the importance of the techno-legal frameworks. Addressing a roundtable session in Paris through videoconferencing, principal scientific advisor to the government of India, Ajay Kumar Sood, said India and France need to synergise on various … Read more
President Donald Trump stands with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious … Read more
Adani Power’s Godda plant in Jharkhand. File | Photo Credit: adanipower.com Bangladesh has asked Adani Power to fully resume supplies from its 1,600-megawatt plant in Jharkhand, a Bangladesh official said, after more than three months of reduced sales with supplies halved due to low winter demand and payment disputes. Adani, which signed a 25-year contract … Read more
Muhammed Dilshad in Mozambique | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Before his first trip to Kashmir on a Royal Enfield bike in 2019, travel vlogger Muhammed Dilshad from Chelambra, Malappuram had donned many roles— from a bus boy to a parcel lorry driver. However, his foray into YouTube started as a form of journaling, where the … Read more
As many as six U.S. Congressmen have written to the newly appointed Attorney General of the United States against “questionable” decisions made by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) such as the indictment against the Adani Group in an alleged bribery scam, which “jeopardises the relationship with close ally India”. Lance Gooden, Pat Fallon, Mike … Read more