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Next UK PM to be announced today

London, Sep 5 (UNI) Either Liz Truss or Indian-origin Rishi Sunak will be announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party later Monday.The winner becomes prime minister on Tuesday, the BBC reported. The new prime minister and Boris...

Canada stabbings: Police hunt suspects

Ottawa: Canadian police have launched a huge manhunt for two men suspected of stabbing at least 10 people to death in a rampage that has shocked the nation.The two suspects named Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson are on the...

Sheikh Hasina opens B’desh-China Friendship Bridge

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the much-hyped Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge" over Kacha River at Bekutia in Pirojpur.She opened the 1,493-metre bridge joining a function virtually from her office in the capital Sunday morning.With the opening...

B’desh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India on Monday

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Delhi on Monday. During her 4-day India visit, several agreements and memorandums of understanding are likely to be signed between the two countries.These agreements and MoUs will cover water management, defence,...

Six dead in Russia volcano climb

Vladivostok: Six people died in an accident while climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.According to a report, a group of 10 Russian tourists and two guides set out on the trek on Tuesday. On Saturday,...

Protest in Prague against Czech govt, NATO, EU

Prague: An estimated 70,000 people participated in a rally in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.There were slogans against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), European Union (EU), the Green Deal, and the Czech government's stance on Russia....

Wildfire in California forces thousands to evacuate

Los Angeles: A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California exploded to over 2,500 acres (10.12 square km) with zero containment in hours, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.The Mill Fire that began on Friday noon amid dangerous fire weather...

Missing migrants in Houston, probe underway

Houston: Investigations are underway over reports of missing or unaccompanied migrant youths brought by federal officials to Houston, the largest city in the south-central US state of Texas bordering Mexico, the Houston Police Department (HPD) confirmed."The Houston Police Department...

Russia indefinitely shuts Nord Stream 1 supply to Europe

Moscow: The Russian energy company that was due to resume gas delivery to Germany on Saturday morning, shut down the flow last evening without providing any time frame for a reopening.The Russian energy major Gazprom extended the shutdown of...

US okays $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan, vexes China

Washington: The US has agreed to sell $1.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, provoking China. The proposed deal includes a radar system to track incoming strikes and anti-ship and anti-air missiles, an official said.The arms sale agreed...

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Kakching conducts SIR 2026 training for BLOs and BLAs

Kakching: A training cum interaction programme in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Roll, 2026 with...