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Bangladesh court denies bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das arrested in Nov last year

Earlier, Das' bail was rejected on Nov 26 by Chattogram's 6th Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Shariful Islam in the sedition case. He was sent to jail.

Quad leaders

India, other Quad member nations commit to working towards free and stable Indo-Pacific

In the last few years, the Quad has rolled out a number of initiatives addressing some of the most pressing needs and challenges of the Indo-Pacific region, including in areas of maritime security, infrastructure and connectivity.

Pak reports 68 polio cases this year despite govt efforts to curb disease

So far this year, 27 cases have been reported from Balochistan, 20 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 19 from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.

Low-cost South Korean flight that crashed killing 179 people was warned of birdstrike during first landing attempt

Officials are investigating bird strike and bad weather as potential causes of the crash, while ruling out runway issues, as similar-sized aircraft have safely used the 2,800-meter runway in the past.

After staunchly defending H1-B visa, tech billionaire Elon Musk says system needs major overhaul

Elon Musk suggests raising H-1B visa salaries and adding annual maintenance costs to make hiring from abroad more expensive than hiring domestically. Previously, he said that the program is broken and needs major reform.

Jimmy Carter

Former US President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100

The longest-lived President, Carter, was considered a friend of India as he was the first American president to visit India after the removal of the emergency and victory of the Janata Party in 1977.

Donald Trump

US President-elect Trump, Musk defend H-1B visa program amid criticism from Republicans

Musk, along with Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy who have been appointed by Trump to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argued last week that foreign workers are needed for tech companies like Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla.