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Kargil, Apr 5 Activist Sonam Wangchuk defended the demand for statehood and safeguards under the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh on Sunday, and said he would not back out from joining talks with the government if the need arises.Addressing a press conference, Wangchuk, who was released on March 14...

Kolkata, April 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the TMC on Sunday over the Malda incident, in which judicial officers were surrounded by a mob for hours, calling it an example of the ruling party's "rampant lawlessness" and alleging that the state's ruling party was...

Islamabad, April 5. All Pakistan Minorities Alliance chairman and former federal minister for national harmony and minorities affairs, Paul Jacob Bhatti, has urged the government to establish an independent parliamentary commission to analyze cases of forced religious conversion and marriage of...

Traders in Pakistan have warned the government of a nationwide protest if the increase in petroleum prices is not withdrawn, while also calling for an end to the ongoing crackdown on bakers (naanbai), local media reported on Sunday.Speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club, All...

London/Dhaka, April 3 – As conditions worsen in Bangladesh's overcrowded refugee camps, thousands of Rohingya refugees are struggling to survive due to cuts in food aid, raising concerns about a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, a report highlighted.According to a report in...

Kolkata, April 3 – The investigation team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), entrusted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to investigate the case of harassment of seven judicial adjudicating officers in the minority-dominated Malda district in West Bengal, will reach Kaliachak...

Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India handed over the investigation into the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district, West Bengal, to the NIA on Thursday, following a directive from the Supreme Court.Observing that West Bengal was the "most polarized state," the Supreme...

New Delhi, April 2 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and withdraw the cases filed against Dalit and Adivasi youth in April 2018 during nationwide protests against the dilution of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.In a letter to...

Kolkata, April 2 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in a virtual meeting on Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to ensure the arrest of every individual responsible for harassing the seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in Malda district by midnight.At the meeting, West...

Kolkata, April 2 Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on Thursday, with agitators blocking roads and highways over the deletion of names from...

Kolkata, April 2 Seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were rescued after protesters surrounded them for several hours in Malda district of West Bengal over the deletion of names from the electoral rolls, officials said on Thursday.Security forces used batons...

Kathmandu, April 1 The US has lowered its travel advisory for Nepal, stating that the security situation in the Himalayan nation is now "stable," while still advising citizens to exercise caution.With the formation of the Balendra Shah-led government in Nepal, the advisory level was lowered...

Chandigarh, April 1 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday criticized the Himachal Pradesh Congress government over the entry tax on vehicles from outside the state and warned of reciprocal taxes.His remarks came in the wake of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's...

New Delhi, April 1 The Lok Sabha session was adjourned until noon on Wednesday amid protests by opposition parties over a bill to amend the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act.As soon as the Question Hour began at 11 am, members of the opposition, mainly from Kerala, started raising slogans...

Tokyo, March 31 – Japan's Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been deployed for the first time at two Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) bases within the country, a move that has sparked domestic opposition.The deployment of the...

Kathmandu, March 29 Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday, even as protests continued to erupt in various parts of Nepal over the arrests.Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested...

March 29, New Delhi: "No Kings" protests against Donald Trump began on Saturday across major cities in the United States, with over 3,200 events planned across all 50 states and several cities abroad.Demonstrators marched from Arlington to Washington, D.C. in the latest protest against the...

Kathmandu, March 28 Members of the CPN-UML staged demonstrations across Nepal on Saturday to protest the arrest of party chairman and former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.The leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Oli, and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were...

Singapore, March 27 With global conflicts disrupting trade routes and Asian economies likely to experience significant shocks, experts at an international conference in Singapore expressed concern about the possibility of new waves of protests due to these pressures."While protests often...

New York, March 27 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York court for the second time after being forcibly taken into custody by US troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January.During his first appearance on January 5, Maduro pleaded not guilty to all US charges...