NEW DELHI: Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, former Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament, has been arrested by the Detective Branch of Dhaka police, officials confirmed on Tuesday, even as authorities remained tight-lipped on the specific charges against her.According to officials from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Chowdhury was taken into custody late Monday night from her residence…
Trading volumes are likely to be subdued, with domestic commodity markets set to remain shut on March 31 and April 3 due to Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. In the domestic market, gold futures ended last week slightly lower at Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams, while silver closed higher, gaining Rs 1,182, or 0.52…
A federal appeals court in the US has ruled that Texas can require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, delivering a split 9-8 decision that supports a key conservative-backed policy. The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allows the state to move ahead with a law…
Bangladesh eyes 24 Chinese J-10CE fighter jets in big defence push: Report Bangladesh is expected to move forward with plans to acquire 24 Chinese J-10CE multi-role fighter jets during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China, according to a media report.The proposed deal is among a series of agreements expected to be discussed as Dhaka…
Twelve years after an HIV-positive woman died by suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of her Goregaon building, a Mumbai sessions court has acquitted a 37-year-old businessman accused of abetting her death, ruling that harassment alone cannot amount to abetment without clear intent to drive a person to take their own life. The case…
Filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau who has helmed and also starred in films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, spilled the beans about his initial opposition about killing off Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark in ‘Avengers: Endgame’.With the release of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ drawing close, and amid the buzz about the upcoming trailer launch, Favreau, in an…
After the age of 30, the body slowly begins to lose muscle mass. This condition, known as Sarcopenia, reduces strength, balance, and metabolic health over time.The numbers are striking. Muscle mass can drop by 3- 8% per decade. That means the body’s ability to handle glucose also declines. This is where many people get misled….
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again come to the defence of the “noble idli,” this time weighing in on a viral social media post that declared “chai and idli” to be the “best combination to ever exist.”Responding to the post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP offered a detailed and characteristically witty critique…
Some of India’s wealthiest investors stand to get even richer from their shareholdings in the nation’s stock exchange, which filed for an initial public offering this week. Billionaires Azim Premji and Radhakishan Damani are among the biggest holders in the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. While neither has indicated that they will sell their…
TS POLYCET 2026 first phase seat allotment result The Department of Technical Education (DTE), Telangana, has announced the first phase seat allotment result for the Telangana Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (TS POLYCET) 2026 counselling.Candidates who participated in the counselling process can now check and download their seat allotment order through the official website, tgpolycet.nic.in.The allotment…
