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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Speaking out for the first time since the fall of her government on August 5, Awami League Leader and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (November 28, 2024) called for the release of an ISKCON leader arrested by the authorities in Bangladesh ‘without…
90 missiles and 100 drones is what Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight with. Currently, more than one million people are without electricity as bitter winter hits with Russia’s “massive strike”. This is the 11th large-scale attack by Russia on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this year causing blackouts nationwide. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of “weaponising…
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The story so far: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday (November 25, 2024) arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Vaishnavite leader and one-time member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, prompting protests demandng his release in Dhaka’s Shahbag neighbourhood and Chittagong, where he is based. Clashes have since intensified. On November 26,…
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Peshawar: The US Mission here has issued a security alert urging its citizens not to visit Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan until December 16 due to “security concerns.” The security alert titled ‘Threat to Serena Hotel, Peshawar’ advising the US Mission personnel to avoid the said hotel in Peshawar, the capital of…
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Israeli soldiers upload a military vehicle onto a truck on the second day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, near a road close to the Israel-Lebanon border on November 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to launch a military invasion of Lebanon on October 1 — Israel’s fourth…
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New Delhi: As incidents of violence and vandalism against the minority Hindu community see a sharp upturn in Bangladesh, questions were asked in the Parliament of India out of concern for human rights violations. Some of the questions included whether there has been an increase in the incidents of desecration and damages to Hindu temples…
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New Delhi: Actor-comedian Vir Das made history this week as the first Indian to host the International Emmy Awards in New York. From tech billionaire Elon Musk to US President-elect Donald Trump, Mr Das’ monologue spared no one. Mr Das used the platform to deliver a blend of biting satire and global observations, poking fun…
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At the instance of the NIA, the CBI had got an Interpol Red Notice issued against the accused, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative on August 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Global Operations Centre of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has coordinated with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Interpol National Central Bureau-Kigali for…
Donald Trump’s tariff threats have rattled foreign businesses and governments, with many fearing it could signal the opening salvo of an all-out trade war when he returns to the White House next year. The president-elect on Monday placed both allies and rivals on notice, vowing to quickly slap an across-the-board tariff of 25 percent on…
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Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on…
