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Kolkata/Dhaka: The chief of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari clarified Thursday that the arrested priest Chinmoy Krishna Das was expelled from ISKCON in September for disciplinary reasons. Brahmachari, when asked about Chinmoy Krishna Das – who was taken...

Islamabad: The death toll of Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has exceeded 100, the hospital administration told media Thursday. The violence erupted Thursday when a convoy of passenger coaches carrying Shiite Muslims was ambushed in the Parachinar area, leading to...

Kyiv: Russia is engaged in a massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine's energy infrastructure Thursday, officials said, as fears mount about Moscow's intentions to devastate the country's power generation capacity before winter. “Attacks on energy facilities are happening all over Ukraine,” Energy Minister Herman...

Dhaka: The High Court in Dhaka Thursday refused to pass a suo motu order on banning ISKCON's activities in Bangladesh after it was informed that the government authorities have taken necessary measures, The Daily Star said. Supreme Court lawyer Md Monir Uddin placed some newspaper...

Islamabad: Pakistan and China military officials held talks on counter-terrorism and regional security amid unease following the recent attacks on Chinese nationals. General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) China and one of China's two top military leaders, is visiting Pakistan...

Wellington: A police car collided with the rear of an official limousine transporting New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis in Wellington, officials said Thursday. The minor crash occurred Wednesday afternoon on the main road to the airport in Wellington, New...

New Delhi: India Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and said it hoped that these developments will lead to "peace and stability" in the wider region. The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah began early Wednesday morning, according to reports. "We welcome the...

Dhaka: At least 30 suspects were detained in Bangladesh's Chattogram city for their alleged involvement in the killing of a lawyer and attacking security personnel over the arrest of a prominent Hindu community leader, police said Wednesday. Assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam, who was in...

Dhaka: Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday acquitted former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case in which she was sentenced to seven years in jail by a lower court, according to media reports. Zia, 79, was convicted in the Zia Charitable...

Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party Wednesday formally suspended for the time being its protest here blaming the midnight crackdown by the authorities that left at least four dead and over 50 injured even as the PTI earlier claimed “hundreds” were killed in...