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Law enforcement authorities ramp up security efforts in Dhaka on eve of twin-polls

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Erecting checkpoints at major intersections and stepping up vehicle searches, law enforcement agencies, backed by army personnel, on Wednesday ramped up patrols to tighten security a... Read More


CM reviews preparations for Progressive Punjab Investment Summit, eyes major industrial push

Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today chaired a high-level meeting to review arrangements for the Progressive Punjab Investment Summit, scheduled to be held from March... Read More


Odisha strengthens cyber security network with 20 new police stations

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 12 -- In a major step toward combating the rising threat of cybercrime, the Odisha Police is set to significantly expand its cyber security infrastructure. Director General of Polic... Read More


Afghan all rounder Nabi fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Chennai, Feb. 12 -- Afghanistan all rounder Mohammad Nabi has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level-1of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ICC T20 World Cup Group D match against... Read More


Bangladesh EC begins distributing election materials to polling centres ahead of twin polls

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Bangladesh Election Commission on Wedesday began distributing election materials, including ballot boxes, to all the polling centres established across the country ahead of the t... Read More


Awami League highlights formation of July Charter draft, chides it for being exclusionary and unrepresentative of all views

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- As Bangladesh moves in to vote for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections, and the referendum on the so-called July Charter, on Thursday, the formerly ruling and currentl... Read More


Mamata Banerjee calls Purulia migrant's killing in Pune a 'hate crime', demands swift action

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed shock and anger over the murder of Sukhen Mahato, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Purulia who was working in Pu... Read More


Birth certificates before birth, children born weeks apart: Strange claims during SIR hearing

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings of electoral rolls in West Bengal have thrown up a series of startling and, at times, baffling claims, prompting the Election ... Read More


Penalty for Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi for breaching code during T20 clash

Dubai, Feb. 12 -- Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Grou... Read More


Russian FM Lavrov says West's clinging on to 'colonial' mindset preventing it from recognising emergence of new multipolar world

Moscow, Feb. 12 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has sharply criticised Western governments over what he termed their lingering "colonial and slave-holding superiority complex," alleging that... Read More