Day: November 29, 2024

Melbourne: A bill was discussed in the Senate, the upper house of the Australian Parliament which provides for a ban on the use of social media by children under the age of 16. The lower house of the Parliament, the House of Representatives, has already approved this bill unanimously. Under this bill, a fine of up to 50 million US dollars (33 million US dollars) can be imposed for not preventing underage children from creating accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit and X. The bill is expected to get the…

New York: India has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Peacekeeping Commission for 2025-2026. India’s current term in the commission was ending on December 31. India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’, ‘India has been re-elected to the United Nations Peacekeeping Commission (PBC) for 2025-2026. As a founding member and a major contributor to UN peacekeeping, India is committed to continue its association with the PBC to work towards global peace and stability. The PBC has 31…

Guyana: President Dr. Mohammad Irfan Ali honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM Modi) with Guyana’s highest honour ‘The Order of Excellence’. After honouring him, the President of Guyana said in his address that Prime Minister Modi is doing extraordinary service to different countries at the global level. His skillful statesmanship and important steps have been taken to deepen the relations between India and Guyana. President Mohammad Irfan Ali said that by using technology, new discoveries and digitalization, work should be done to reduce the gap between the two countries rather…

New York: The world’s oldest man, John Tinniswood, has died at the age of 112. Guinness World Records (GWR) issued a statement  stating that John Tinniswood died on November 25, 2024, at an old age care home in Southport, England. His family told GWR that he was enjoying music and dance until his death. Born on August 26, 1912, Tinniswood held the record for the world’s oldest living person from April 2024, following the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Perez of Venezuela. According to Guinness World Records, Tinniswood had no…

Dhaka: ISKCON Bangladesh General Secretary Charu Chandra Das has said that ISKCON does not take responsibility for any statement or activity of Chinmay Krishna Das. Announcing this at a press conference in Dhaka, he said that Chinmay Prabhu has been expelled recently. This statement came at a time when the controversy deepened after the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmay Krishna Das in Bangladesh. Das was arrested on Monday in Chittagong for making inflammatory statements against Bangladesh and a case of sedition was registered against him. After his arrest, ISKCON supporters…

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia reached the US Embassy  and completed the process of her visa application. She is getting a visa at a time when Donald Trump won the US presidential election earlier this month. Trump will take oath as President on January 20 next year. Khaleda is suffering from many health problems According to the Daily Star newspaper, people associated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said that all necessary arrangements have been made to send the 79-year-old former prime minister abroad for special treatment. Khaleda…

Washington: President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to increase the size of its army quickly. For this, the White House has said that Ukraine should recruit more soldiers and reform its laws, so that 18-year-old teenagers can also be recruited in the army. Troops available to help backward Ukraine will be expanded On the condition of anonymity, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday that the Democratic administration wants Ukraine to reduce the current age of joining the army from 25 to 18. This will expand the troops…