Last Updated:December 20, 2024, 12:27 IST BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi said that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was initially hesitant but then she accepted the bag with ‘1984’ (a reminder of anti-Sikh riots) painted on it. BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi (C) with 1984 (anti-Sikh riots) bag for Priyanka Gandhi who was earlier seen carrying bags … Read more
Last Updated:December 18, 2024, 00:43 IST A stickler for perfection in clothes and perception, the first-time Congress MP has tried to score a point with the bags Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has made headlines for two consecutive days for carrying symbolic tote bags to Parliament. Images/X The bags have bagged a lot of attention. Priyanka Gandhi … Read more
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus — appointed the country’s “chief adviser” after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina … Read more
Representational Image Washington: The United States has said that it wants India and Bangladesh to resolve their differences peacefully. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miler said this at his daily news conference on Tuesday. “We want to see all parties resolve their disagreements peacefully,” Miler said, responding to a question on the recent visit of India’s … Read more
In one of the latest editions of the Big Ticket draw held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a 39-year-old Bangladeshi expatriate, Harun Rashid, won a luxurious BMW 840i. Rashid, currently working in Saudi Arabia in the hospitality industry, learned about the Big Ticket raffle in 2022 from friends and social media, which he said … Read more
New Delhi: The Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid on Tuesday described as “reprehensible” the alleged mistreatment of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and asked that country’s interim government to take immediate steps to prevent such acts. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, since Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as prime … Read more
Last Updated:December 01, 2024, 22:43 IST Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders on Sunday demanded action against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her “antinational” remarks comparing the situation in Bangladesh with India. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti (Image: PTI) Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders on Sunday demanded action against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her “anti-national” remarks … Read more
The far-right organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has announced a two-day, nationwide agitation in India to protest and condemn what it describes as “atrocities” against the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh. According to reports, the protest is being organised by the Hindutva group Bajrang Dal, which is affiliated with the VHP. The aim of the … Read more
Brahmachari, of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatan Jagaran Jote group, was arrested as he travelled from the capital Dhaka to Chittagong, a senior leader of the group told AFP. “We are not aware of the charges brought against him,” the committee member Proshanto Kumar Haldar told AFP, saying the group would stage rallies demanding he be … Read more
Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! The re-election of Donald Trump as US president earlier this month brought with it fresh challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region, where several countries have also … Read more
