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16 Bangladeshi nationals killed in Riyadh sofa factory fire At least 16 Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in the Musa Sanaiya area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh’s ministry of foreign affairs said on Monday. The ministry expressed deep grief over the deaths and offered condolences to the victims’ families.In…
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on August 7, arrives at a moment of profound flux in West Asian geopolitics. Its timing and venue are intriguing. Concluded amid the lingering of the Iran conflict and rapidly shifting regional alignments, the pact declares that an armed attack against any one…
Crude prices jump over 1% as Hormuz reopening Oil prices rose over 1% on Monday as prospects of reopening Hormuz remained stuck in limbo. Brent crude gained 1.32% to $84.65 a barrel, around 7:30 am IST while WTI crude rose 1.04% to $78.99 a barrel.The rise came after both benchmarks fell more than 7% last…
Kuldeep Yadav (Image credit: SLC) Why did Kuldeep Yadav not bowl in the second innings of India’s warm-up game against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo? Was there an injury concern? India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has explained the reason behind the decision, saying it was only about managing Kuldeep’s workload ahead of the…
Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium has, for the past 17 days, functioned as the nerve centre of one of Jharkhand’s largest student-led movements in recent years. At the centre of it is 33-year-old Devendra Nath Mahto, a student leader from Ranchi who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 2, demanding the cancellation…
A.R. Rahman’s son and playback singer A.R. Ameen was involved in a car accident in Chennai’s Guindy area during the early hours of Monday, August 10. Ameen and his friend sustained minor injuries after their car collided with a cab near the Olympia Tech Park signal and were subsequently taken to hospital for treatment. Both…
You type one word, hit send, and go back to your day. Your boss, meanwhile, is staring at “OK” wondering if they’ve done something wrong. This is the strange physics of workplace texting: the shorter the message, the more room it leaves for someone to think more, so much so that a two-letter message can…
Rafael Nadal and Lionel Messi Condolences have poured in from across the sporting world following the death of Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, with tennis great Rafael Nadal among those to send an emotional message to the Argentine football icon and his family.Jorge Messi, who was 68, died on Friday in Rosario, Argentina, following a…
According to Vastu Shastra, the direction your head faces while sleeping significantly influences your sleep quality and mental equilibrium. Experts typically recommend against placing your head to the north, suggesting instead that sleeping with your head directed south or east can enhance stability and mental clarity. Additional Vastu recommendations include maintaining a clutter-free environment and…
Climate change will make rough flights more common. Airlines and passengers must put safety first Flying is one of the safest ways to travel. Yet many people are afraid of it. That is understandable. We are used to walking on the ground and swimming in water. But thousands of feet above the ground, we are…
