New Delhi : Following the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission. The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched […]
Read MoreRather than setting an agenda that would put forward the voices of the Global South and the world’s most marginalized, India has used its G-20 presidency for cynically domestic political purposes. By Avinash Kumar and Alena Kahle On September 9, the most powerful heads of state will meet in India for the annual G-20 Summit. […]
Read MoreBy Suvendrini Kakuchi My visit opened the door to the essence of the Japanese spirit that focuses on the simple sensibilities of life. A visit to Kyoto, Japan’s cultural capital embodying more than a 1,000-year history, is always a tough decision but one you will never regret. After all, the world’s third largest economy is […]
Read MoreHindutva may have proclaimed the supremacy of all things traditional, but it makes no room for diversity, dynamism, dilemmas, and doubt. Such has never been the only Indian way. By Devdutt Pattanaik Hindutva can easily be seen as an Indian version of a global movement of men, by men, for men. It reclaims their masculinity […]
Read MoreThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Bangladesh Police arrested five doctors in connection with their involvement in leaking medical college admission test questions and amassing money in Khulna on Monday. The arrestees are Dr Md Yunus Uzzaman Khan Tarim, 40, Luis Saurav Sarkar, 30, Sharmistha Mondal, 26, Mustahin Hasan Lamia, 26, Nazia Mehjabin Tisha, […]
Read MoreAn outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which several churches were burnt. Members of the public and government sources accused the group, Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), of whipping up a Muslim mob that attacked a […]
Read MoreDhaka, August 12 The new executives of Indian Media Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (IMCAB) were elected unopposed for the year 2023-2024. Quddus Afrad of the Daily Anandabazar Patrika and Masum Billah Daily Jugasankha were elected president and general secretary respectively. The other elected office-bearers are: vice president- Razib Khan (TV9), joint general secretary- Mir Afroz Zaman […]
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