Bangladesh anti-quota protest: Bangladesh TV goes off air after TV station set fire; mobile internet blocked

Smoke rises from the burning vehicles after protesters set them on fire near the Disaster Management Directorate office, during the ongoing anti-quota protest in Dhaka on July 18, 2024.  | Photo Credit: AFP The High Commission of India has cautioned Indian citizens and students in Bangladesh to “minimise” their movement beyond their “living premises”. Thursday’s…

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Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats make a fresh push for Joe Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Mr. Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn’t step away from the race. Ms. Pelosi also showed Mr. Biden polling that he likely can’t…

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Russian Minister blames U.S. media for hindering prisoner swap talks on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial on spying charges, smiles inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed American journalists on July 18 for delaying talks between his U.S. counterparts about a possible prisoner exchange involving imprisoned…

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India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra inaugurated in Mauritius

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, during the inauguration of the Jan Aushadi Kendra, in Mauritius on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has inaugurated India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius, testifying to the “close” bilateral cooperation…

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