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Who is Khokan Chandra Das? Hindu businessman set on fire in Bangladesh dies after New Year's eve attack

India, Jan. 3 -- Khokan Chandra Das, a middle-aged Hindu businessman who ran a pharmacy at Keurbhanga Bazar in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district, succumbed to burn injuries in Dhaka on Saturday, hospit... Read More


Who Is Kyrylo Budanov? Ukraine's Spy Chief Turned Zelensky's Powerful Chief of Staff

India, Jan. 3 -- Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov has been appointed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his new chief of staff on Friday. Prior to this, Budanov served as the head of Ukraine's Defens... Read More


"There has been a consistent attack on minorities": Former Ambassador Veena Sikri on Bangladesh unrest

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Former Ambassador of India to Bangladesh, Veena Sikri, told ANI on Saturday that for three months, there has been a consistent attack on the minorities in Bangladesh. She said tha... Read More


"Imperialist Aggression by US on Venezuela": Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan condemns US action in Venezuela

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 3 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly condemned the recent bombings by the US on various "strategic centres" of Venezuela. He labelled the bombings as an act of... Read More


Iran challenges Trump's threats at UN

Pakistan, Jan. 3 -- Iran has formally appealed to the United Nations against former US President Donald Trump's threats of intervention. Trump warned the US would act if protesters were harmed. Iran c... Read More


"Protests not due to sanctions but due to domestic economic mismanagement": University of London's Iran Expert on Iran protests

London, Jan. 3 -- Burzine Waghmar, an Iran expert at the Centre for Iranian Studies (CIS) at the University of London's School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), shared his insights on the widespre... Read More


Billions Pour In as Investment in AI Hits New Highs: Report

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Over the past decade, investment in artificial intelligence has increased nearly thirteenfold, underscoring how rapidly AI has moved from a research concept to a core economic and... Read More


"Ukraine has not recognised Maduro's legitimacy, Venezuela must have chance for normal life, human dignity": Ukraine Foreign Minister

Kyiv, Jan. 3 -- In the wake of the American action in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Saturday said that the people of the So... Read More


Move over, Labubu: Mirumi is this year's cutest trend!

India, Jan. 3 -- If you thought Labubus were so 2025, there's already a new obsession lining up for 2026. Just as collectors were hitting blind-box fatigue, Japanese robotics company Yukai Engineering... Read More


Not content with BRICS countries' gold reserves move! China incentivises e-yuan to catalyse de-dollarisation

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- The BRICS countries' bid for dedollarization receives yet another boost with China's declaration of interest in the digital yuan (e CNY digital Yuan), effective January 1, 2026. T... Read More