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Bangladesh reports 44 deaths due to floods; capital Dhaka deluged
At least 44 people have died in flood and landslip incidents in a week, officials said on Sunday (July 12, 2026) even as rivers remained above danger level leading to displacement of over 2.5 lakh families across Bangladesh. Overnight torrential rains – 76 mm from 12 midnight till 6 a.m. – inundated several areas and…
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Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary inaugurates projects worth ₹1,047 crore
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary cuts the ribbon to inaugurate a project in the presence of senior officials during a programme organised by the state’s Urban Development Department, in Muzaffarpur | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 982 development projects worth ₹1,047.09 crore in Muzaffarpur district…
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Ukrainian Prime Minister steps down as Zelenskyy announces government reshuffle
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday (July 12, 2026) as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine’s government. In a statement on social media, Ms. Svyrydenko said she was “proud to have had the honour of leading the government during one…
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Road rage | Politics of renaming a street in Bengal
A blue and white metal pole, about 2.5 metres tall, with a freshly painted green coloured signboard stands at the edge of the street leading eastward from Park Circus 7 Point Crossing in Kolkata. Not more than a dozen houses stand on the left side of the street. On the right side is the Park…
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Nine-year-old girl among five killed in Israeli fire and airstrikes in Gaza
Palestinians gather around a blacksmith shop in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood after it was hit by an Israeli military strike on July 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday (July 12, 2026) killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials. A…
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At least 27 killed as fire breaks out at pub in Bangkok
Rescuers work at the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 13, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning (July 13, 2026), killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control, officials said. Rescuers said the fire was reported around…