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Trial over the death of a student activist in Bangladesh begins

Image by Eastern Eye This week saw Bangladesh open the murder trial of student protester Abu Sayeed, whose killing last year escalated demonstrations nationwide that ultimately ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sayeed died aged 23 in the northern city of Rangpur, the first student demonstrator killed in the police crackdown on protests. Footage of […]

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Sri Lanka and Bangladesh compete against each other in two Test series matches in South Asia

Image by Sri Lanka cricket (@officialslc) on X Coming into the two fixtures, Sri Lanka had won their two previous matches which were one Day Internationals against Australia in Colombo. For Bangladesh, they failed to pick up a win in any of their last five matches. With both of Sri Lanka’s wins coming on home soil, they were the

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Shubhanshu Shukla becomes first Indian to fly to International Space Station

Image by ISRO Spaceflight Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members were launched into space early on Wednesday aboard the Axiom-4 mission.  The crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at around 2:30 am EDT (0630 GMT), marking the latest commercial mission organised by Axiom Space in collaboration

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Railways to add automatic doors to Mumbai local trains after commuter deaths

Image by Getty Images The Railway Ministry has decided to install automatic door closing systems in existing and new local trains on the Mumbai Suburban network, following the deaths of four commuters and injuries to nine others who fell from overcrowded trains in Thane district on Monday, officials said. A senior official said that after

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Raja Kumari becomes first Indian-origin musician to win an AMA

Image by Getty Images Indian-American rapper and songwriter Raja Kumari has become the first musician of Indian origin to win an American Music Award.  Her song Renegade (We Never Run), featured in Arcane: League of Legends Season 2, took home the award for ‘Favourite Soundtrack’ at the 51st edition of the awards held in Los Angeles. The track

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Banu Mushtaq becomes first Kannada author to win International Booker Prize

Image by Getty Image Banu Mushtaq (pictured above) has made literary history by becoming the first Kannada writer to win the International Booker Prize.  The 2025 award was given for her short story collection Heart Lamp, a collaboration with translator Deepa Bhasthi, who rendered the work into English. The pair will share the £50,000 prize,

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India arrests 11 over alleged spying for Pakistan

Image by ANI Indian authorities have arrested 11 people for allegedly spying for Pakistan, according to local media reports citing police officials. The arrests follow recent fighting earlier this month in which at least 60 people were killed, reported AFP. The clashes were triggered by an April 22 attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. New

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British Indian doctor joins Trump\’s health movement

Image by draseemmalhotra.co.uk British Indian Consultant Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra (pictured above), a long-standing campaigner for a more evidence-based approach to all Covid-19 vaccines, has been appointed as an adviser to US president Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Dr Malhotra, a long-time ally of MAHA leaders such as health secretary Robert F.

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Virat Kohli announces his retirement from Test match cricket

Image by Asian Standard/Screenshot Cricket legend Virat Kohli (pictured above) has retired immediately from Test match cricket. After 123 matches played for India and an impressive 9,230 runs completed, the legend bows out with an impressive Test career. He is India’s most successful captain, winning 40 of his 68 Test matches. Kohli posted on Instagram

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India suspends IPL over border tensions with Pakistan

Image by Getty Images The Indian Premier League has been suspended indefinitely due to escalating border tensions between India and Pakistan, according to Indian media reports on Friday. The decision to halt the T20 tournament came after Thursday\’s match in Dharamsala was abandoned. The city is located less than 200 kilometres from Jammu, where explosions

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