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New Delhi: The National Students' Union of India held a candle march at Jantar Mantar Tuesday, demanding justice for Anjel Chakma and accusing the BJP-RSS of fostering an atmosphere of hate that led to his death, a statement said. Led by NSUI national president Varun...

Dhaka: In yet another disturbing act of violence against minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, another Hindu man was shot dead by a colleague in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district, the local media reported Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Ansar member Bajendra Biswas....

Washington: US and partner forces have killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS operatives in Syria following a large-scale strike earlier this month, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). Conducted over 19 days beginning December 20, the US-led operations carried out 11 missions across Syria, resulting...

Dehradun: The Dehradun Police Tuesday said the probe into the death of Tripura student Anjel Chakma has so far found no evidence of racial abuse, and that the youth was assaulted after tempers flared up when he objected to some "banter" among the attackers who...

New Delhi: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking judicial intervention to address the "continuing constitutional failure" to prevent and respond to racial discrimination and violence against citizens from northeastern states and other frontier regions. The PIL was filed on December 28 in...

Kolkata: Alleging that the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal was abetting infiltration of Bangladeshis for electoral benefit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday asserted that the BJP will drive out illegal immigrants once it comes to power in the state. Addressing a press conference...

Dhaka: Khaleda Zia's funeral will be held Wednesday, as Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Tuesday announced a three-day state mourning and a one-day general holiday following the death of the former Prime Minister. In a televised address to the nation, Yunus urged people to maintain...

Dubai: Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there that arrived from the United Arab Emirates. The UAE did not immediately acknowledge the strike. The attack signals a new escalation...

Almora: At least seven people were killed after a bus carrying around 18 passengers lost control and plunged into a deep ravine on the Bhikiyasain-Vinayak road in Uttarakhand's Almora district Tuesday morning, officials said. According to official sources, the accident took place near Shilapani on...

New Delhi: The NHRC has sent a notice to the Dehradun district magistrate and the SSP over the allegedly racially charged killing of a student from Tripura in the Uttarakhand capital. The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Dehradun authorities to investigate the allegations...