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‘When will character assassination of women stop?’ Kangana Ranaut amid Udhayanidhi-Trisha row | 11 arms instead of 10! Suvendu Adhikari apologises over Durga image in Bengal govt ad amid Bageshwar Baba row | ‘Meat is core to Shakta Hinduism’: PM Modi adviser hits back at Bageshwar Baba over non-veg ban appeal | ‘No one can dictate what Bengalis eat’: BJP’s blunt message amid Bageshwar Baba’s Durga Puja food row | Delhi hostel collapse: Owner detained after seven die in Satya Niketan tragedy | No Muslims, Aadhaar card and tilak mandatory: VHP lays down rules for Garba, Dandiya in Maharashtra | 'No non-veg near Durga Puja pandals': Bageshwar Baba's big Bengal appeal sparks controversy | 'Law will take its action': Vijay's zero tolerance on insulting women weeks after Udhayanidhi's arrest | Delhi Metro's big warning to content creators: Don't try this viral stunt or face action | Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj detained after viral assault clip; Chirag Paswan’s party files complaint for ‘falsely’ naming him

Bangladesh horror: Hindu teacher, wife, 12-year-old son and daughter found dead inside locked home

Aug 23, 2026, at 02:52 pm

A retired Hindu teacher, his wife, their 12-year-old son and 23-year-old daughter were found dead inside their locked home in Rangpur city, Bangladesh, prompting police to arrest two men in connection with the incident, media reports said.

Pakistan blast: 4 labourers killed, 3 injured in Balochistan’s Mastung

Aug 22, 2026, at 06:05 pm

At least four labourers were killed and three others injured after a blast struck Balochistan's Mastung district in Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted under security law, face 10 years in jail

Aug 21, 2026, at 02:51 pm

Two prominent Hong Kong activists known for organising annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city's controversial national security law, according to media reports.

Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir is Bangladesh’s new President—Here’s why this election is historic

Aug 21, 2026, at 10:51 am

Bangladesh lawmakers on Thursday elected ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate and senior party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new President, in the first contested presidential election in 35 years.

Pakistan: Imran Khan shifted back to prison just hours after medical tests at hospital

Aug 21, 2026, at 09:10 am

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was taken to a hospital following an order from the country's Supreme Court, has been shifted back to prison after undergoing a medical check-up, media reports said on Friday.

Nepal Speaker orders PM Balen Shah to face House after months of absence

Aug 20, 2026, at 03:48 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has directed Prime Minister Balendra Shah to appear before the House of Representatives on August 26 and respond directly to questions from lawmakers.

Big relief for Imran Khan: Pakistan Supreme Court orders hospital transfer amid health fears

Aug 18, 2026, at 03:09 pm

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be transferred to Shifa International Hospital amid growing concerns over his health, providing relief to the jailed PTI chief.

Hasina extradition first? Bangladesh sets conditions for Tarique Rahman’s possible India visit

Aug 16, 2026, at 05:31 pm

Bangladesh has set several conditions, including the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives wanted by Dhaka, for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India.

Student dies in shooting at Pakistan college, protests erupt in Swat

Aug 11, 2026, at 06:40 pm

Protests broke out in Pakistan’s Swat region following the death of a student in a shooting incident on the premises of Jahanzeb College, media reports said.

Bengal tea farmer abducted from field, dragged across Bangladesh border

Aug 10, 2026, at 09:31 am

A 35-year-old Indian national was allegedly abducted by a group of Bangladeshi men from a tea garden in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, near the India-Bangladesh border, on Saturday, media reports said.

Lashkar commander dies mysteriously at Islamabad mosque after eating at restaurant

Aug 09, 2026, at 01:05 pm

A senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly died under mysterious circumstances at a mosque in Pakistan's Islamabad, days after another operative of the banned terror group claimed that dozens of its members had been killed by "unknown men" across the country.

‘System has collapsed’: Why Mohsin Naqvi’s bombshell has fuelled fresh coup fears in Pakistan

Aug 08, 2026, at 03:25 pm

Questions over Pakistan’s political future have intensified after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi described the country’s governance system as having effectively “collapsed”, prompting fresh speculation about whether Field Marshal Asim Munir could move from behind-the-scenes influence to formal political control.

Who is Rukhsar Ahmed? Ex-Pakistani Minister, rape accused in UK, wins PoK polls

Aug 08, 2026, at 10:04 am

Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Pakistani state minister who was arrested two years ago in connection with allegations of raping and trafficking vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, has been re-elected as a legislator in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK), media reports said.

'Grievous insult': Bangladesh slams Sheikh Hasina's New Delhi press conference

Aug 06, 2026, at 06:47 pm

Bangladesh’s government has reacted angrily to Sheikh Hasina’s first public media appearance since her ouster, after the former prime minister addressed a virtual press conference from New Delhi on August 5, the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule.

Bomb hurled at ex-Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan's ancestral home hours after appearance with Sheikh Hasina

Aug 05, 2026, at 11:30 pm

A petrol bomb was hurled at the ancestral home of former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night, just hours after he appeared virtually alongside former prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference hosted in New Delhi.

'Whatever fate awaits me, I will return to my people': Sheikh Hasina vows Bangladesh comeback

Aug 05, 2026, at 09:08 pm

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday declared that she would return to Bangladesh regardless of the consequences, saying no force could separate her from the people of her country.

Bangladesh asks media not to broadcast Sheikh Hasina's speech ahead of first public appearance from India

Aug 05, 2026, at 10:17 am

The Bangladesh government has asked the country's media not to publish or broadcast any statement by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is expected to make her first public appearance from India since her ouster in 2024 through a virtual press conference.

Top LeT operative admits 30 members eliminated in Pakistan by unknown attacker in past few years, blames Indian intelligence

Aug 04, 2026, at 09:25 am

A senior operative of Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has claimed during a public rally that more than 30 of the group's members have been killed by unidentified attackers across Pakistan over the past few years.

Has Pakistan blocked Al Jazeera? Media freedom concerns grow amid PoK protest coverage

Aug 03, 2026, at 06:03 pm

Fresh questions have emerged over media freedom in Pakistan after widespread claims that international broadcaster Al Jazeera became inaccessible to users across the country following its extensive coverage of protests and election-related violence in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

All eyes on August 5 as Sheikh Hasina prepares for first public appearance in India since ouster

Aug 02, 2026, at 11:48 pm

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to make her first public appearance from India on August 5, exactly two years after she fled Dhaka for New Delhi amid violent student-led protests that culminated in her ouster.

Pakistan: Suicide bomber strikes Pakistan police station amid public rally, 14 killed

Aug 02, 2026, at 10:11 pm

At least 14 people were killed and 20 others injured in a suicide bombing at the Kabal police station in Pakistan's Swat district on Sunday, according to media reports.

Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja dies in Broad Peak avalanche during Karakoram expedition

Aug 01, 2026, at 06:32 pm

The global mountaineering community is mourning the death of renowned Nepalese climber Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja, who was killed in an avalanche while leading an expedition on Broad Peak in the Karakoram range in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 

Pakistan: Notorious gangster Uzair Baloch's brother shot in Karachi's Lyari, sparks fresh gang war fears

Aug 01, 2026, at 10:20 am

Zubair Baloch, the brother of notorious Pakistani gangster Uzair Baloch, was seriously injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on him in Karachi's Lyari area on Thursday, according to local media reports.

PoK crisis goes global: Over 50 UK lawmakers demand action

Jul 31, 2026, at 04:30 pm

More than 50 UK parliamentarians have written to UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband expressing concern over the recent surge in violence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), according to media reports.

Sheikh Hasina will be arrested on return to Bangladesh, says Law Minister

Jul 30, 2026, at 09:14 pm

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be arrested as soon as she enters the country, Law Minister M Asaduzzaman said on Thursday, hours after the former premier declared that she remained determined to return home despite fearing for her life, media reports said.

China deploys J-20 stealth fighters near India border, satellite images reveal major airpower build-up

Jul 30, 2026, at 07:55 pm

China has deployed at least 12 J-20 stealth fighter jets at two airbases facing India, according to commercial satellite imagery, highlighting the growing presence of Beijing’s advanced combat aircraft close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

‘We created mujahideens to bleed India. Now they have turned guns on us’: Pak PM's aide’s viral remark exposes Pakistan’s militant blowback

Jul 30, 2026, at 04:23 pm

A video featuring Rana Sanaullah, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on political affairs, has gone viral after he appeared to acknowledge that "mujahideens" once trained to "bleed" India have now become a security threat for Pakistan.

'They are enemies like India': Pakistan Minister's explosive remark amid deadly PoK crackdown

Jul 29, 2026, at 10:52 am

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has defended Pakistan's crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), describing the demonstrators as "enemies like India."

Violence, rigging claims rock PoK polls as PML-N surges in first phase

Jul 28, 2026, at 02:13 pm

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strengthened its position in the first phase of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) elections, held on Monday, by winning five of the eight constituencies in the Mirpur division for which complete unofficial and provisional results have been declared, according to local media reports.

Suicide attack on Pakistan checkpost kills 15, army says 12 militants eliminated in retaliation

Jul 24, 2026, at 11:10 pm

At least 15 people, including soldiers, police personnel and a government official, were killed after militants carried out a suicide attack on a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, the country's military said on Friday.