India-based controversial author Taslima Nasreen, who fled Bangladesh in the early 1990s alleging persecution, has criticized the Sheikh Hasina government for giving shelter to Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar. In an interview with the Arnab Goswami-helmed Republic TV, Nasreen claimed that “Muslim fanatics” in Bangladesh were “happy” about Ronhinyas taking refuge in the country. Nasreen, who […]
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States is ready to “totally destroy” North Korea and vowed to confront Iran’s “murderous regime” over its weapons programme. In his first address to leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump warned North Korea not to pursue its nuclear missile programme in his starkest language […]
A panchayat at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district has imposed a fine of about Rs 75,000 on a family for open defecation. The panchayat of Rambhakhedi village also served notices to 43 other families there to stop defecating in the open, news agency Press Trust of India reported. “About a month back, the […]
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd is all set to win a multi-crore contract to manage mid-day meals in Uttar Pradesh schools, reports quoting sources say. Ramdev and his men have been actively lobbying for the Rs 700-crore contract in New Delhi, reaching out to influential cabinet ministers and making representations as to why the group […]
Myanmar’s State Counselor and de facto leader has been slammed for denying the ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas that has resulted in more than 400,000 Muslims fleeing the country over the last month. In a live televised speech, the Nobel laureate said she was “aware of the fact that the world’s attention is focused on the […]
Two unidentified persons were booked for mixing rat poison in the water cooler of a madrassa in Agra, reports said Monday. The madrassa is run by a charitable organisation which is headed by Salma Ansari, wife of India’s former Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Chacha Nehru madrassa is run by Aligarh’s Al Noor Charitable Society […]
Television host and actor Hamza Ali Abbasi was trolled on Twitter after he praised Jamaat-ud- Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed as a “righteous man” and “mentor to Kashmiris.” “US/India say he is a terrorist; I know Hafiz Saeed as a righteous man,” the renowned actor and show presenter said before adding, “Huge respect for Milli Muslim […]
A civil judge in Dadu area of Pakistan’s Sindh province has ordered a man found guilty of selling drugs to sweep and pray five times a day at a mosque as punishment for one year. Judge Gul Mohammad Brohi warned the guilty party, Irfan Ahmed Bhand, that he would be closely monitored by the prayer […]
Eleven people, including six members of a family, committed suicide in four different incidents in the Indian state of Telangana, police said. Six members of a family ended their lives in Suryapet town, 135 km from here, in the early hours of the day. Their bodies were found in their house on Monday morning. The […]
Government of India told the Supreme Court Monday that Rohingya Muslim refugees pose a serious security threat to the country as it sought to justify moves to deport up to 40,000 of them. Mukesh Mittal, a senior home ministry official, said the Supreme Court must allow the government to take a decision in the wider […]
