Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (3 September) said Bangladesh has been maintaining a friendly relationship equally with all for the sake of uplifting the socio-economic condition of the people. “We have a very good relationship with every country. Since we are following the policy the Father of the Nation had given us, we are […]
Read MoreBy Shehryar Fazli, Senior policy advisor, Asia Pacific region, Open Society Foundations, and author This spring, I spent time with farming families across rural Sindh and the Kacchi Plains of Balochistan, the two worst-hit regions by last summer’s super floods that submerged a third of Pakistan, displaced eight million people, and saw millions more lose their […]
Read MoreNew 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 MoreNew Delhi: As many as 130,000 security personnel will be deployed as India is set to host the world’s most powerful leaders at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9 and 10 September. G20 Summit arrangements will be a showcase for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s growing presence on the world stage. Details […]
Read More21 more people died due to dengue in the last 24 hours, the highest number of fatalities by the Aedes-borne mosquito disease this year. Besides, 2,352 people were diagnosed with the deadly disease and hospitalized during the period. With the new numbers, the death toll by dengue has climbed to 618 while the overall disease […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Taking a significant step in his legal battle against “unlawful detention and human rights abuses”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has hired the services of a British barrister, Geoffrey Robertson KC to represent him in the international courts. The announcement comes at a time when the deposed prime minister — who was ousted from […]
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 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 MoreDhaka: Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bangladesh has called a special meeting with representatives of Hindu society from all over Bangladesh on Friday, September 8. In a statement from Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bangladesh, VHP leader of India Swami Vigyanananda has created unrest among Hindus all over Bangladesh by publishing a false letter. The letter has been condemned by […]
Read MoreLONDON: UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch condemned the attack on the Indian High Commission by pro-Khalistan extremists in March. She labelled the attack a ‘disgrace’, reported Khalsa Vox. The High Commission of India in London was attacked in March by a group of about 50 persons, who committed criminal trespass, […]
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