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The results of the 7th Recruitment Notice (Special) to fill entry-level vacancies in private educational institutions were published on Wednesday, recommending initially for the appointment of 11,713 candidates.The Non-Government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has made this initial recommendations publishing results issuing a notification, according to a press release.Another notification signed by Tasneem Zebin ...

Tigresses one step away from T20 WC

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The Bangladesh Women's cricket team is on the brink of qualifying for the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup after securing a dominant 39-run victory over Thailand in the Super Six stage of the qualifiers on Wednesday.It was the Tigresses' fifth consecutive victory in the tournament, maintaining a perfect record.Playing at the Mulpani Cricket Ground, ...

Maharashtra Deputy CM, 4 others killed in plane crash

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on Wednesday (January 28) after an aircraft carrying them crash landed in Baramati in Pune district. The incident occurred when the plane made an attempt to land in Baramati, killing everyone on board, according to the Directorate General of ...

Arijit Singh announces retirement from playback singing

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In a move that has stunned fans and rattled Bollywood’s music ecosystem, Arijit Singh has announced that he is stepping away from playback singing, effectively drawing the curtain on one of the most dominant eras in Indian film music. The announcement came quietly but decisively at the start of 2026 through a text-only post on Instagram. ...

Nearly 2 million military casualties in Ukraine war

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Russia's grinding invasion of Ukraine has caused nearly two million military casualties -- killed, wounded or missing -- between the two countries, according to a study published Tuesday by a US think tank.Moscow's forces have borne the brunt of the losses, suffering as many as 325,000 killed out of an estimated total of 1.2 million ...

India, EU reach free trade deal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement to deepen their economic and strategic ties.The accord, which touches a whopping 2 billion people, was concluded after nearly two decades of negotiations. It was dubbed the "mother of all deals" by both sides.It is one of ...

Bangladeshi workers 'lured to Russia' for jobs forced to fight in Ukraine war

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A labour recruiter reportedly persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a job as a janitor.Within weeks, he found himself on the front lines of Russia's war in Ukraine.An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia ...

Health threat of global plastics projected to soar

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The threat posed by plastic production, usage and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless the world does something to address this global crisis, researchers warned Tuesday.A British-French team of researchers attempted to cover all the different ways that plastic affects health, from oil and gas extraction during production to all ...

Karan Johar hails Bollywood comeback

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Filmmaker Karan Johar on Sunday declared that Bollywood has made a strong comeback, citing the back-to-back box office success of Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar and the war drama Border 2.Sharing his reaction on Instagram, Johar said the recent commercial performance of the two films had reaffirmed the long-term strength of the Hindi film industry, dismissing critics ...

Ex-FIFA pesident suggests US WC boycott over Trump policies

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A former FIFA president suggested that international soccer fans should not travel to the US for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing safety concerns tied to President Donald Trump's policies that critics call "authoritarian."Sepp Blatter made the comment in a social media post on Monday, Jan. 26. The 89-year-old led FIFA for 17 years before ...