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Dhaka, March 9 – In yet another disturbing incident of violence against the minority community in Bangladesh, a young Hindu boy was fatally run over after a confrontation with robbers attempting to seize his vehicle, local media reported on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday evening in the...

Dhaka, March 9 – The Bangladeshi government has ordered the closure of universities across the country to conserve electricity and fuel, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East intensifies the global energy crisis, local media reported on Monday.According to a directive issued by the...

Dhaka, March 9 – The Awami League of Bangladesh said on Monday that several students from Dhaka University and other civilians were physically abused and tortured, and later arrested for playing the historic speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7, 1971.The Awami League strongly...

Mumbai, March 9 The Maharashtra government has suspended the issuance of new auto rickshaw permits from Monday, in an effort to curb rising traffic congestion and urban pollution, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said.A statement from his office said the suspension will remain in effect...

New Delhi, March 9 – The busting of the Faridabad module and the recent terror plot targeting temples revealed that Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are increasingly engaging in home-grown activities.Officials from the Delhi police's Special Cell say that Lashkar-e-Taiba has been scouting...

Bangladesh has ordered all public and private universities to close starting Monday, bringing forward the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel in the face of a worsening energy crisis. The directive was issued by the Ministry of Education to the...

New Delhi, March 8 The Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram on Sunday condemned the "conduct" of the West Bengal government during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to the state, alleging it was "disrespectful" to the tribal community and the Santhali language.The RSS-affiliated organization...

Kolkata, March 8 Two individuals accused of killing Osman Hadi, a Bangladeshi political activist whose daylight murder had sparked widespread violence in the neighboring country, were arrested by the West Bengal police's special task force (STF), an official said on Sunday.The two Bangladeshi...

New Delhi, March 8 – The July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum, which was planned to document the mass uprising in Bangladesh during July 2024, has been hit by a recruitment scandal, according to a news report citing a series of irregularities even before the structure was built.The...

Kolkata, March 8 Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur participated in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal on Sunday along with Union Minister Shantanu Thakur and other party leaders.Addressing a large public gathering in the Naihati Assembly...

New Delhi, March 8. Social media platforms are increasingly being used by terrorist organizations to radicalize individuals and orchestrate attacks across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, according to a report by Eurasia Review.The report, titled "Weaponization of Social Media Platforms for...

Haridwar, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that it was the Congress's "politics of appeasement" that denied citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain refugees.He said that the Narendra Modi government will grant Indian citizenship to these refugees from Bangladesh...

Dhaka, March 7 – Bangladesh's fire safety management in Rohingya refugee camps highlights a central paradox, as humanitarian actors focus on emergency responses while the underlying causes of fires remain unaddressed. Plans for 50,000 semi-permanent, fire-resistant shelters, unveiled with...

Dhaka, March 7 – The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh has decided to posthumously award the "Best Indomitable Woman in Advancing Democracy" award to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, according to local media reports on Saturday.The award will be presented as part of the...

Kolkata, March 7 Accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of imposing higher taxes on fuel compared to several other states, BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday said that she was trying to make an issue of the increase in cooking gas prices, despite being aware of the volatile situation in...

Guwahati, March 7 A woman who spent two years in detention after being declared a foreigner has been granted Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam's Cachar district, her lawyer said.The woman, identified as 59-year-old Depali Das, a resident of the Hawaithang...

Kolkata, March 7 The Calcutta High Court has ordered the immediate release and repatriation of a Bangladeshi prisoner, who was a minor when apprehended for illegal entry into India and has been languishing in jail for the last 21 years.Pointing out that the maximum punishment that can be...

Beijing, March 6 China congratulated Nepal on holding the elections smoothly on Friday, while closely monitoring the results, which indicated a resounding defeat for the pro-Beijing CPN-UML led by former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.Trends in the results show that Oli, a four-time Prime...

New Delhi, March 6 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has established a new subsidiary, the Delhi Metro International Limited (DMIL), as it seeks to bid for metro-rail projects in foreign cities and expand its consultancy and related urban-transport services abroad.The new company has...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh has criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and accused the Trinamool Congress supremo of betraying the state and its people by granting Indian citizenship to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.While addressing a press conference in...