Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to mount across Bangladesh, another Hindu man died after consuming poison over a debt of 500 Bangladeshi Taka in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district, local media reported. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Joy Mohapatra, died Friday morning while undergoing...
Dubai: Iran escalated its threats against demonstrators Saturday, with the country's attorney general warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge. The comments by Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, were reported by Iranian state television....
Jaipur/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is set to register a money laundering case to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 2,000 crore in the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme in Rajasthan under the previous Congress government, official sources said Saturday. The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a petition before the Supreme Court alleging that its simultaneous raid and search operations Thursday at the office of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder, Pratik Jain, were obstructed by the...
New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed the strong political resolve on either side to address pending issues through constructive engagement towards a mutually-beneficial free trade agreement (FTA), an official statement said Saturday. During the latest ministerial-level discussions, both sides emphasised the...
Ayodhya: Sadhus and sants in Ayodhya Saturday welcomed the ban on delivery of non-veg food items within a 15-km radius of the Ram Temple and said that the move should be enforced stringently. Another spiritual leader, Mahamandaleshwar Vishnu Das said, “Devotees who come to the...
Mumbai: Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of trading‑related rules at stock exchanges to consolidate overlapping provisions and ease compliance for market participants. The consultation paper recommended merging overlapping provisions on trading, price bands, circuit breakers, bulk...
Meerut: There is tension in Meerut over the killing of a mother who tried to save her grown-up daughter from being abducted by goons. Even as security was tightened on Saturday, political parties have lambasted the Uttar Pradesh government over this horrific crime against women....
New Delhi: Senior Taliban member Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has arrived in New Delhi to take over as Charge d'Affaires at Afghanistan's Embassy, officials said Saturday. Noor Ahmad Noor has previously served as the Director General of the First Political Department at Afghanistan's Ministry of...
Washington: US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an increase in fees for premium processing of several immigration benefits, including the H-1B visa, effective March 1. USCIS said the premium processing fee has been increased to reflect the amount of inflation from June 2023 through June...
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