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Protests break out after ISKCON leader’s arrest at Dhaka airport

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ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das. Photo: X/@VHindus71 Protests broke out at the Bangladesh capital Dhaka hours after the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday (November 25, 2024) announced that Chinmoy Krishna Das, leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, had been arrested. The protesters had come to the Shahbag neighbourhood of the…

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Indian Man Charged For Sexually Harassing 4 Women On Singapore Airlines Flight

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Singapore: A 73-year-old Indian national was charged in a Singapore court on Monday for allegedly molesting four women while on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the United States to Singapore. Balasubramanian Ramesh is accused of molesting one of the women four times and is said to have targeted the three others once each…

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Amid Horror Over Mass Rape, France Unveils Measures To Fight Violence Against Women

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Paris: France announced Monday a new campaign to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. Equality Minister Salima Saa unveiled a raft of initiatives two days after tens of thousands of people…

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After climate talks, countries gather for COP to end plastic

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A man holds a sign against plastic pollution outside the venue at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Saturday (November 16, 2024), in Baku, Azerbaijan. | Photo Credit: AP The exhaust from the planes that ferried ministerial delegates to Baku for the climate conference, which concluded on Sunday (November 24, 2024), has barely settled. Yet…

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Hindu Monk Chinmoy Brahmachari Arrested After Leading Protest In Bangladesh

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Kolkata: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu priest and a religious minority leader in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka amid tensions over minority rights in the country that has seen widespread political violence since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.  The arrest follows protests led by the Hindu community in the city of Rangpur, located…

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All About Calin Georgescu, Romania’s Pro-Russia Leader Likely To Be Next President

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Romania’s political landscape was left shocked after pro-Russia populist Calin Georgescu won the first round of the presidential election. The far-right leader knocked the EU-leaning premier out of the race that will be decided in a December run-off. Here are top facts about Romania’s hard-right presidential candidate Ahead of Sunday’s first election round, opinion surveys…

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India supports immediate ceasefire in West Asia, favours two-state solution: EAM Jaishankar

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India supports an immediate ceasefire in West Asia and favours a two-state solution in the long-term, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Monday (November 25, 2024) as he condemned terrorism, hostage-taking and civilian casualties in military operations. Speaking at the 10th edition of the MED Mediterranean Dialogue in Rome, Mr. Jaishankar said that India…

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