Raveena Tandon has expressed her shock over the violent assault of 15-year-old Utsav Mondal by a mob inside a police station in Bangladesh. The incident took place in the Sonadanga area of Khulna after Mondal was accused of posting allegedly offensive remarks about Prophet Muhammad on social media. Although initial reports suggested that the boy … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives, Zuckerberg alleges … Read more
Two Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended in Assam. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in X, “Two Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended at Badarpur railway station by Assam Police. The apprehended individuals were identified as 1. Masum Khan, aged 36, son of Rustam Khan, Modelganj Police Station in Bangladesh, 2. Sonia Akhtar, a 15-year-old female, daughter … Read more
Media experts and human rights activists have highlighted some key strategies for improved reporting on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria that can significantly enhance societal understanding and ensure justice for victims. They urged journalists to avoid sensationalism in their stories and input of personal biases, saying doing so could likely distort the reality … Read more
The IMA on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “benign intervention” to bring a central law to check violence against healthcare personnel and declare hospitals as safe zones with mandatory security entitlements. These are among the demands made by the apex doctors’ body in the backdrop of the alleged rape and murder of a medic … Read more
A fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague, jailed on charges of organizing anti-government protests but since elected an MP, to be admitted to the assembly. A fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for … Read more
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. As audiences flock to see It Ends With Us in theatres, there’s concern that the movie’s breezy marketing campaign is sending the wrong message about its serious subject matter — intimate partner violence. Starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who is … Read more
A man accused of stabbing a man multiple times while attempting to steal his motorcycle and then days later beating his girlfriend’s small dog against a wall faces a dangerousness hearing Wednesday morning. “We request dangerousness hearings only when an individual’s conduct presents an imminent or ongoing threat to the community, which is clearly the … Read more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cautioned Nigerians wanting to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) against increased risk of violence in the place. The spokesperson of the ministry disclosed this in a statement on Monday. “There is an increased risk of violence and disorder occasioned by the recent riots in the UK, stemming from … Read more
Sonam Kapoor is once again the first Indian star to speak out on a political issue. On Monday, she shared a post on Instagram about the upheaval in Bangladesh, calling it ‘awful’. Bangladesh has been rocked by protests and violence since last month, when student organizations demanded the removal of a contentious quota system in … Read more
