He highlighted that in the immediate aftermath of Hasina's ouster, hundreds of Hindu homes, businesses, and temples were vandalised across the country, disproportionately impacting the minority community, which constitutes about 8 per cent of Bangladesh's population.
Over 2,000 incidents, in
Speaking to reporters here, George attributed the increased reporting to Kerala's proactive approach since 2023, insisting on investigating every encephalitis case to determine its cause.
Nearly five years after the suspicious death of a 23-year-old auto driver, Vivek Kumar, a Delhi court has ordered the registration of an FIR, pulling up the police for failing to act earlier.
A special division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Rakesh Kanthla modified the 2018 district court order that had awarded capital punishment to Chander Sharma, Tejinder Pal and Vikrant Bakshi. While Sharma and Bakshi will now serve life imprisonment, Pal has been acquitted.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed grief over the deaths of people who lost their lives due to an electrocution incident following the cloudburst. CM added that she has never seen such rain.
In a statement released via social media platform X, the BNM called the attack part of a recurring pattern of state violence against its own citizens. A video widely circulated online reportedly shows graphic scenes of the aftermath, with children among the casualties.
According to an official statement from the Chief Minister's office, ACP Biswa Ranjan Sahu, in charge of Choudwar police station, was suspended after a complaint was lodged alleging custodial death of Rasananda Nayak, who was taken into custody after being accused of vehicle theft. According
The devastating monsoon in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 451 lives since June 20, with 262 fatalities attributed to rain-related disasters such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution and lightning, while 189 people died in road accidents, according to the State Disa
Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) on Monday reported fresh disruptions in public utilities across the state due to rain even as the monsoon death toll rose to 448.
Honouring their late father and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi on his death anniversary, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Pataudi penned heartwarming notes on their respective social media handles.
Provincial Assembly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Member Abdul Ghani Afridi on Monday took stock of the site at Tirah Valley where aerial bombing killed 21 civilians.