KOLKATA: Renowned Bangladeshi folk singer Rahul Ananda’s 140-year-old rented home in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 was targeted Monday by a mob of armed men, which broke down the main gate, ransacked and looted the house, and set it on fire, destroying more than 3,000 handcrafted musical instruments. The attack prompted the singer (48) and his family…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has criticized a recent study published in the US-based academic journal Science Advances., which claimed that India experienced significant excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, terming it “erroneous” in nature.The study claimed that India experienced 17 per cent higher or 1.19 million more deaths in 2020 than…
The Israeli army has declared to hold a “tactical pause” of military operations for humanitarian purposes from 5:00 GMT to 16:00 GMT (10:30 am to 9:30 pm, IST).The pause will be assumed along the road from Kerem Shalom crossing to Salah al-Din Road and then northwards.The decision will extend relief to parts of southern Gaza,…
Leading IT and tech leaders hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his candid chat with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on various topics, ranging from climate change to food to India’s advancements in digital technology. The conversation spanned a wide spectrum of topics, from climate change to India’s technological advancements.Work-Life Balance and PassionA Prime Minister’s Perspective…
