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Bangladesh elects BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul as presidentPublished on: August 20, 2026 11:29 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- Bangladesh lawmakers have elected senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new president. The election follows the resignation of fo... Read More


Astronomers discover rocky 170-million-year-old 'mega-Earth' that defies planet formation theories

Washington DC, Aug. 20 -- In a discovery that challenges current theories of planetary formation, astronomers have discovered an unusually dense, giant exoplanet that boasts 23 times the weight of Ear... Read More


Polish PM Tusk's India visit to send strong signal for cooperation: Ambassador Switalski

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's expected visit to India will send a strong signal to business partners and stakeholders that cooperation between the two countries has the "gr... Read More


Punjab Bandh Tomorrow (August 21): Are Banks Open or Closed in Chandigarh & Mohali? Check Axis Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra, PNB Timings, Online Services & All You Need to Know

India, Aug. 20 -- Punjab Bandh Tomorrow (21 August): Punjab is all set to witness a statewide bandh on 21st August 2026, called by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha demanding the release of Sikh prisoners, comm... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Live News: 'Economic Terrorism' - Iran Hits Back at Trump's Sanctions Threat as US Moves to Isolate Tehran

India, Aug. 20 -- The confrontation between the United States and Iran is entering a new economic phase, with Washington seeking to squeeze Tehran not only through direct sanctions but also by putting... Read More


Chances of Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India 'very slim', says top aide

India, Aug. 20 -- The chances of a visit to India by Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman before the Brics Summit are "very slim" and the issue will depend on a "change in the mindset" of the Indi... Read More


Kushner Pressed Netanyahu Not to Obstruct Gaza Plan. Netanyahu Named a Date.

JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 -- The Gaza agreement has never had an answer to one question: what makes Israel move. On Monday it got one, and it is not diplomatic. It is October 27. Jared Kushner spent more th... Read More


US Clears $4.5bn Tanker Sale to Qatar as the Gulf Turns Against Iran

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The State Department approved a possible sale to Qatar on Thursday of up to four KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft and the equipment to run them, at an estimated cost of $4.5bn.... Read More


Iran Calls Trump's 'Economic D-Day' a Crime Against Humanity

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 -- Iran's foreign ministry reached for the language of international criminal law on Thursday, and the choice of words is the point. Washington's sanctions, it said in a statement, wil... Read More


Trump Cuts Ulchi Freedom Shield in Half, South Korea Finds Out on Truth Social

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- South Korea's foreign minister learned that the United States was ending the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises six days early the same way much of official Seoul did: by reading Do... Read More