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Bangladesh health workers’ protest disrupts services as demands intensify

IANS | December 10, 2025 1:30 PM

Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) Health assistants in Bangladesh staged their sit-in for the 12th consecutive day on Wednesday outside the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), as they continued to press for a six-point charter of demands, a prolonged demonstration that has now begun to disrupt health services across several districts, local media reported.

Pakistan: PTI claims water cannons used to disperse protesters, calls it 'assault on constitutional rights'

IANS | December 10, 2025 1:27 PM

Islamabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday accused the authorities of using water cannons to disperse protesters, including its founder Imran Khan's sisters, who were holding a sit-in outside Adiala jail after prison authorities did not allow them to meet him.

Report flags alarming rise in human rights abuses in Yunus-led Bangladesh

IANS | December 10, 2025 1:16 PM

Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) At least 156 people were killed and 242 others injured in 276 mob violence incidents across Bangladesh till November this year -- an average of about 14 deaths per month, according to a report by the Dhaka-based Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

Bangladesh polls enter danger zone as deepfakes, violence feared and anti-India narrative surges

Vicky Nanjappa | December 10, 2025 1:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The situation in Bangladesh ahead of a very crucial February election remains fluid. Given the current mood in the nation, there is no clear winner, and the scales are tilting at a very rapid pace.

‘May the ideals of Prabhu Shri Ram keep guiding us for eternity’: PM Modi on Deepawali in UNESCO list

IANS | December 10, 2025 12:43 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Wednesday that people in India and around the world are thrilled that Deepawali has been added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. He said that humanity should always be guided by the principles of Lord Ram.

As drug net tightens, ISI and D-Syndicate push massive fake currency surge

Vicky Nanjappa | December 10, 2025 12:06 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) With the Indian agencies cracking down heavily on the narcotics trade, Intelligence Bureau officials have warned about an uptick in the smuggling of fake currency notes. In the past two weeks, several operations have been carried out in various parts of the country in which fake currency rackets have been busted.

Women critical after Pakistani forces open indiscriminate firing in Balochistan's Panjgur

IANS | December 10, 2025 11:13 AM

Quetta, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistani forces carried out indiscriminate firing in Balochistan's Panjgur district, critically injuring a Baloch woman, a human rights organisation said on Wednesday.

Italian Deputy PM Tajani arrives in New Delhi to bolster India–Italy strategic partnership

IANS | December 10, 2025 9:54 AM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to India, marking his second visit this year aimed at deepening the India-Italy Strategic Partnership.

Indian Navy Chief discusses enhancing maritime cooperation with Brazilian Navy official

IANS | December 10, 2025 9:34 AM

Brasilia, Dec 10 (IANS) Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi met Commander of the Brazilian Navy Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, and discussed boosting the growing maritime cooperation between the two nations.

Rights lawyers warn of democratic backsliding in Bangladesh after verdicts against Hasina, family

IANS | December 10, 2025 9:32 AM

London, Dec 10 (IANS) International human rights lawyers have condemned the recent verdicts delivered by Bangladesh courts against the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, senior Awami League leader, and members of her family, arguing that the ruling failed to meet accepted legal norms and reflects democratic regression.

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Bangladesh health workers’ protest disrupts services as demands intensify

Pakistan: PTI claims water cannons used to disperse protesters, calls it 'assault on constitutional rights'

Report flags alarming rise in human rights abuses in Yunus-led Bangladesh

Bangladesh polls enter danger zone as deepfakes, violence feared and anti-India narrative surges

‘May the ideals of Prabhu Shri Ram keep guiding us for eternity’: PM Modi on Deepawali in UNESCO list

As drug net tightens, ISI and D-Syndicate push massive fake currency surge

Women critical after Pakistani forces open indiscriminate firing in Balochistan's Panjgur

Italian Deputy PM Tajani arrives in New Delhi to bolster India–Italy strategic partnership

Indian Navy Chief discusses enhancing maritime cooperation with Brazilian Navy official

Rights lawyers warn of democratic backsliding in Bangladesh after verdicts against Hasina, family

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