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Saudi Arabia has announced a string of important measures for Hajj 2025. The latest rule prohibits children from performing the holy pilgrimage. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah highlighted that this decision is meant to protect children. This decision is also intended to make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca more seamless for all attendees. There is another measure. For Hajj …

The Rajshahi University has released the notice regarding the initial application for the test to secure admission in the institution and it ended at 11.59 pm on Feb 5, 2025. This test gives opportunities for the students who get benefited under the quota based on HSC or equivalent exam results and the estimated students are 92,000 in each unit. The …

China had a record low in marriage in 2024 as the number of couples registered for marriage decreased by 20% to 6.1 million, the lowest ever. The sharp drop has raised concerns over the country’s demographics as the government struggles to reverse a long term decline in birth rate and aging population. Experts point to economic uncertainty, high childcare and …

Yes, a report from the energy minister recently stated that the power cut is due to a monkey which is responsible for Sri Lanka’s entire nationwide power blackout. The blacked-out electricity covers the entire 22 million of the island where the breakdown started at about 11:00 AM on local time last Sunday. Gradual restoration is provided, giving way to health …

 An animated movie about a youngster who uses magic to fight demons has become the highest grossing movie in China’s history and a source of pride for the country. Ne Zha 2 has made history by earning over $1.1 billion making it the highest grossing non-English film of all time, the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time and the highest-grossing …

On Friday, during the press conference the leader of the political group ‘Party to Protect the People from NHK’, Takashi Tachibana disclosed their candidacy for the upcoming Chiba Prefectural Governor election which is scheduled on March 16 of this year.  “I will make my first statement after Governor Kumagai’s first statement. I Praise him. I completely agree. He is a …

AirlineRatings.com has released its annual rankings for the best airlines of 2025, recognizing excellence across three categories: Full-Service Airlines, Low-Cost Airlines and Hybrid Airlines. Korean Air topped the full service list following its historic merger with Asiana Airlines. AirAsia secured the number one spot among low cost carriers while JetBlue led the newly introduced Hybrid Airlines category. The rankings reflect …

It seems Pakistan is all set to take space exploration to new heights. A giant leap for Pakistan’s space exploration has been made in its collaboration with the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)  with China National Space Administration (CNSA). “Pakistan has made a significant leap in deep space exploration with the signing of a historic MoU between SUPARCO …

In a major crackdown on domestic private sector companies, the Indian Army has canceled three contracts for the induction of 400 logistics drones worth over USD 2.3 billion over the alleged use of Chinese components.  The contracts consist of 200 medium-altitude drones, 100 heavyweight drones, and 100 lightweight logistics drones. One of the impacted companies includes Chennai-based Dhaksha which was …

GaGaGa SP, a youth punk band released a shocking statement on their official website, “Sad news. We would like to inform everyone who always supports GaGaGa SP bassist Kuwabara Yasunobu passed away from heart failure in the early hours of February 5th. He was 44 years old”. “We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the kindness shown to …