A mob in Bangladesh has demolished the Dhaka family home of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and properties owned by some of her relatives. Leaders of Hasina's Awami League party were also targeted by the mob. The attack, a so-called bulldozer procession, was announced and shared on social media.

Desptie that authorities were still unable to protect the properties.In August 2024, Hasina stepped down after 15 years of repression, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances.

The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for US aid projects as part of its dismantling of the US Agency for International Development, leaving fewer than 300 workers out of thousands.

Late Thursday, federal workers associations filed suit asking a federal court to stop the shutdown, arguing that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation.

Food-tech giant Zomato has officially changed its corporate name to Eternal Ltd, the company said in an exchange filing on Thursday. The rebranding reflects the company’s broader business scope beyond its flagship food delivery service.

When we acquired Blinkit, we started using ‘Eternal’ internally to distinguish between the company and the brand/app. We also thought we would publicly rename the company to Eternal the day something beyond Zomato became a significant driver of our future.

Budget-carrier IndiGo will damp lease a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Norse Atlantic Airways, with operations set to begin in March 2025, the Norwegian airlines said in a press release on Thursday. The move is part of IndiGo’s strategy to expand into long-haul routes ahead of its Airbus A350 deliveries from 2027.

This contract represents an important milestone for Norse as we partner with one of the largest and most reputable airlines in the world.

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) on Thursday said it has partnered with Bank of Baroda to facilitate financing of residential rooftop solar projects under the PM - Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.

Both the entities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), under which applicants can avail loan amounts up to Rs 6 lakh at an interest rate starting at 7 per cent per annum with both fixed and floating rate options, TPREL said in a statement.

The Defence Ministry is set to sign the Rs 10,200 crore contract for ammunition for the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher weapon system on Thursday with Solar Industries, Nagpur and public sector firm Munitions India Limited (MIL).

The Cabinet Committee on Security had last week cleared the Indian Army proposal to buy the ammunition including the Area Denial Munitions, said Defence officials.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed large non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to disclose the total charges levied on customers for each loan product.

Additionally, these NBFCs must obtain board approval for the maximum rates they set on loans. Consequently, finance companies will be required to transparently outline the upper limit of charges — comprising interest rates, insurance, processing fees.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday spoke about the 8th Bengal Global Business Summit 2025, calling it one of the most unique summits held in the state.

She also said that investment proposals exceeding Rs 90.51 trillion had been received during the event.

Most of the dozen agencies, barring two, that conducted exit polls for the Delhi Assembly elections predicted on Wednesday evening that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance was set to secure a majority in the 70-member House. The BJP last secured a majority in the Delhi Assembly in 1993. Delhi did not have an Assembly between 1956 to 1993.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women's or girls' sporting events.

The order, which Trump is expected to sign at an afternoon ceremony, marks another aggressive shift by the president's second administration in the way the federal government deals with transgender people and their rights.

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