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'Bodes ill for democratic process': Tharoor flags attacks on media amid violence in Bangladesh

IANS | December 20, 2025 12:35 PM

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday voiced serious concern over what he described as targeted attacks on prominent media houses in violence-hit Bangladesh, while also condemning the forced suspension of visa services at Indian Assistant High Commissions in Khulna and Rajshahi amid worsening security conditions.

Advocacy group condemns lack of global media coverage of Hindu youth mob lynching in B'desh

IANS | December 20, 2025 12:13 PM

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) A leading global advocacy organisation, Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), has expressed deep concern over the silence of international media and communities regarding the violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.

A recalibration moment: Rubio’s long view of US power

IANS | December 20, 2025 10:39 AM

Washington, Dec 20, (IANS) The press conference did not begin the way Washington press conferences usually do. Instead of calling on the familiar front row, Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaned back slightly, scanned the room, and announced a reversal of ritual. "I'm going to start from the back row forward," he said. Then he did exactly that.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar brings Lord Krishna's lesson of meditation to UN

IANS | December 20, 2025 10:28 AM

United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) Recalling Lord Krishna's teaching to Arjuna on meditation yoga in the battlefield, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar brought the lessons of the ancient practice to the UN, which encapsulates a world wracked by conflict and war.

US launches airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly attack

IANS | December 20, 2025 10:13 AM

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) The United States carried out airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State (IS) targets across central Syria, officials said, in retaliation for a deadly attack on US personnel last week.

Activist flags ‘jihadist festival’ after Hindu youth lynched to death in Bangladesh over blasphemy claim

IANS | December 20, 2025 10:11 AM

Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen on Saturday claimed that Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das, who was brutally killed in a mob lynching in Bangladesh, had been falsely accused of blasphemy by a Muslim coworker at his factory in Mymensingh district.

Awami League condemns attacks on media offices, flags crisis in Bangladesh

IANS | December 20, 2025 9:56 AM

Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party strongly condemned a series of nationwide attacks targeting media offices, cultural institutions, and diplomatic missions, describing them as a “planned terrorist attack.”

Rubio says US balancing China ties, Indo-Pacific alliances

IANS | December 20, 2025 9:33 AM

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is pursuing a dual strategy of managing tensions with China while strengthening alliances across the Indo-Pacific.

Very important alliance: Rubio affirms strong US-Colombia relations

IANS | December 20, 2025 9:22 AM

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States will not allow relations with Colombia to deteriorate over individual political disputes, stressing the depth of bilateral ties.

Four Pakistani-origin men charged in $41 million US market fraud

IANS | December 20, 2025 8:35 AM

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Four Pakistani-origin individuals -- three based in the United States and one in the United Kingdom -- were among six people charged by US federal authorities in a sweeping $41 million insider trading and market manipulation scheme involving cancer drug and opioid treatment companies, according to court filings.

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'Bodes ill for democratic process': Tharoor flags attacks on media amid violence in Bangladesh

Advocacy group condemns lack of global media coverage of Hindu youth mob lynching in B'desh

A recalibration moment: Rubio’s long view of US power

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar brings Lord Krishna's lesson of meditation to UN

US launches airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly attack

Activist flags ‘jihadist festival’ after Hindu youth lynched to death in Bangladesh over blasphemy claim

Awami League condemns attacks on media offices, flags crisis in Bangladesh

Rubio says US balancing China ties, Indo-Pacific alliances

Very important alliance: Rubio affirms strong US-Colombia relations

Four Pakistani-origin men charged in $41 million US market fraud

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