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February 22, 2025 8:37 AM
In US, the Indian-origin Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), calling this opportunity as the greatest honor of his life. His confirmation by the Senate was close, at 51-49, with two Republicans voting against him. He replaced Christo...
February 21, 2025 9:15 PM
Hamas has announced the names of the latest Israeli hostages to be released tomorrow amid mounting outrage over the Palestinian group's admission that it released the wrong body instead of Shiri Bibas'. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that the hostages’ families have...
February 21, 2025 8:59 PM
Headline inflation in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index, dropped to minus 4 percent in January. The year-on-year inflation was recorded at minus 2 percent in December. According to data released by Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics, inflation has remained in...
February 21, 2025 4:08 PM
India’s participation in IDEX and NAVDEX 2025 concludes today, reaffirming the country’s commitment to global security cooperation, indigenous defence innovation, and strategic partnerships in the international defence landscape. The India Pavilion displayed cutting-edge defence technologi...
February 21, 2025 1:36 PM
United States National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to tone down its stance and resume negotiations over a minerals deal with the US. The proposed agreement, which reportedly seeks a 50 per cent share of Ukraine’s natural resources, was initially pre...
February 21, 2025 1:04 PM
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong today warned international airlines operating between Australia and New Zealand to be cautious of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea. Mr Wong confirmed that three Chinese warships are carrying out drills off Australia’s east co...
February 21, 2025 11:16 AM
Bangladesh is observing the historic Language Day named ‘Amar Ekushey' today, paying tribute to the martyrs who laid their lives during the language movement in 1952 demanding Bangla as the official language for then East Pakistan. Scores of students were killed on this day in 1952 when Pakistani ...
February 21, 2025 1:47 PM
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) today said that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held in Gaza. The IDF said that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza was not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, contradicting claims made by the terrorist group Hamas. The IDF fur...
February 21, 2025 10:49 AM
In Israel, a series of explosions on buses were reported yesterday. The blasts tore through at least three buses in a parking lot in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv. No injuries were reported, however, transportation across the country was temporarily halted. The incidents occurred just hours after the Pales...
February 21, 2025 8:06 AM
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United States President Donald Trump's loyalist Kash Patel has been elected as the 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is America's premier federal law enforcement agency. The Senate narrowly voted to confirm Mr Patel's appointment last night. In a social media post, Mr ...
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