Bangladesh's interim govt revokes Sheikh Hasina's diplomatic passport
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh's interim government, headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday after she fled to India following massive student protests earlier this month, media reports said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she wished to see her state's relationship develop further with the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh which took oath just days afer former PM Sheikh Hasina quit amid countrywide unrest.
Kolkata/IBNS: Over 500 refugees, including seniors and children, have turned up at a no-man's land near West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur border area in the hope of getting shelter in India amid reports of targeted violence against minorities in Bangladesh, local newspaper Uttarbanga Sambad has reported.
India will work with any new government in Bangaldesh: Former Indian envoy Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty has said India will continue monitoring the developments in the neighbouring nation after PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped from the country amid violent anti-government protests.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday made way for the formation of the interim government after officially dissolving the Parliament, a day after ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped to India amid anti-government demonstrations in the country.
Two Hindu councillors killed in Bangladesh clashes; protesters vandalise ISKCON, Kali temples
Dhaka/IBNS: Two Hindu councillors were among the 100 people killed in Sunday’s violent clashes across Bangladesh that also witnessed the vandalisation of several homes and temples of Hindus, including ISKCON and Kali temples, forcing devotees to seek shelter, local media reports said.
The Italian police have arrested two alleged gangmasters accused of enslaving 33 Indian farm labourers in Verona province, media reports said.
UN report world says population to touch 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.
US flags 'concerns' over India's ties with Russia after Modi-Putin meet in Moscow
Washington/Moscow/IBNS: The United States has raised "concerns" over its "strategic partner" India's ties with Russia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin in an informal meeting at Moscow, media reports said.
Indian-origin couple in USA found guilty of forcing kin into labour
An Indian-origin Virginia couple has been sentenced for compelling the labour of the man’s younger cousin at their gas station and convenience store for over three years.
US congressional delegation visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in Himachal Pradesh
A US congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul recently visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in the Himalayan Indian state of Dharamshala on June 18.
Indian-origin man from Ludhiana shot dead in Canada in suspected targeted killing
In a suspected targeted shooting incident, an Indian-origin man from Ludhiana was shot dead in Canada's Surrey on Friday (June 7, 2024).
Former Pakistani ambassador Husain Haqqani impressed by magnitude of Indian democracy
Former Pakistani ambassador, journalist and academic, Husain Haqqani, has praised Indian polls and its democratic system.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ triggered the last blast to mark the completion of heading excavation for the 11.8 km long Head Race Tunnel of 900 MW Arun- 3 Hydro Electric Project in Sankhuwasabha District of Nepal. Arun - 3 Hydro Electric Project is being executed by SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company Pvt. Ltd. (SAPDC), a fully owned subsidiary of SJVN.
Pakistani government makes rare admission by calling PoK a foreign territory in court
Despite India's claims for decades, it took the missing case of a poet named Ahmed Farhad Shah for Pakistan to admit in the court that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a foreign territory and Islamabad does not have jurisdiction over the region.