Beijing, December 2 (IANS). The ‘Communication between the Chinese Space Station and the Ground’ program was held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. On this occasion, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev sent a congratulatory letter. Radev said in his congratulatory letter that the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic … Read more
Dhaka, December 1 (IANS). Police in Bangladesh on Sunday sent back 54 members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) who were trying to reach India from Benapole border post. However, he had valid travel documents. According to media, Bangladesh Police did not allow them to proceed citing ‘suspicious travel’. Some people even claimed … Read more
Jerusalem, December 1 (IANS). The Israeli military claimed on Sunday that it shot down a ballistic missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli airspace. The army said in a statement that the missile triggered sirens in several cities in central Israel, according to Xinhua news agency. The local council said fragments of a missile … Read more
Moscow, December 1 (IANS). Russian forces took control of the settlements of Ilyinka and Petrovka in the Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement issued on Sunday that last night Russian air defense systems shot down 29 Ukrainian drones in the Bryansk, Kaluga, Smolensk and … Read more
Kabul, December 1 (IANS). Afghan security forces destroyed 12 covert drugs processing labs in Ghor province in western Afghanistan. They set fire to 46,000 kilograms of illegal drugs. This information was given in a statement by the office of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs on Sunday. The statement said police have launched separate operations … Read more
Beijing, December 1 (IANS). China on Sunday criticized America’s military assistance to Taiwan. According to Xinhua news agency, Chen Binhua, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made this comment. The reaction came after the US announced its approval of US$385 million arms sale to Taiwan. The Chinese spokesperson also criticized Democratic Progressive Party … Read more
Damascus, December 1 (IANS). Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held separate phone talks with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq on the recent developments in Syria. In a telephone conversation with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, al-Assad called for Syria’s continued efforts to defend its stability and territorial integrity … Read more
Dhaka, December 1 (IANS). Internet services in Bangladesh will be disrupted for three hours on the night of 2 December. The interruption will be due to the repair of the country’s first submarine cable. The country’s first submarine cable system, called SEA-ME-WE4, is located in Cox’s Bazar district, about 400 km south-east of the capital … Read more
Islamabad, December 1 (IANS). The death toll in communal violence in Kurram district of Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has increased to 124. The local administration has shared this information. According to Xinhua news agency, an official of the local administration of the district said on Saturday that the death toll has increased after 16 … Read more
Vladivostok, 30 November (IANS). Russia successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1A rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country’s Far East on Saturday morning. The rocket successfully placed the Condor-FKA No. 2 radar satellite into the target orbit. Equipped with advanced radar technology, the Condor-FKA satellites have enabled the country to conduct all-weather, round-the-clock Earth observations, Xinhua … Read more
