The late Khalida Zia with her son

World

Bangladesh prepares state funeral for former prime minister Khaleda Zia

People huddle in woollens on a Kolkata pavement as winter’s chill tightens its grip on the city.

Nation

Kolkata sees season’s coldest day as temperatures dip across Bengal

Khaleda Zia waves to supporters after she was arrested in Dhaka on 3 September 2007.

World

From India’s Jalpaiguri to Dhaka: Khaleda Zia’s noteworthy journey

Donald Trump shakes hands with Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.

World

Trump to receive Israel’s top civilian honour for ‘tremendous contributions’: Netanyahu

Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla.

World

Trump warns Iran of harsher retaliation if it rearms, signals openness to new talks

Khaleda Zia (1945-2025)

World

End of an era: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia dies at 80

Donald Trump listens as Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a news conference following their meeting

World

US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan: Zelenskyy

A protest in Delhi by CPI(ML), in support of the save Aravalli, save Himalaya movement, 28 Dec

Nation

Govt welcomes stay on Aravalli order it earlier sold as essential and scientific

Passenger train derails in southern Mexico.

World

13 killed, 98 injured after passenger train derails in Mexico

Representative image of Chinese army.

World

China conducts military drills near Taiwan as ‘stern warning’ to foreign powers

Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh

POLITICS

Congress warns Rajasthan govt’s real estate push threatens Aravallis

Somalia bars any foreign military presence on its soil.

World

Houthi leader warns of action over possible Israeli presence in Somaliland

Students make their way to school through dense winter fog in New Delhi on 29 December.

Nation

Delhi chokes under ‘severe’ air quality, thick layer of smog engulfs city