Buzkashi - a traditional sport uniting Afghans

IANS | December 14, 2024 6:03 PM

Kabul, Dec 14 (IANS) Excitedly looking forward to the Buzkashi game and praying for his team to win the competition, a horse rider who introduced himself as Pahlawan described Buzkashi as a cherished traditional game, saying Afghans have been playing it throughout history.

Time to boost measures to prevent drowning, save children: WHO

IANS | December 14, 2024 4:15 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday called on countries in the South-East Asia region to strengthen measures to prevent drowning, which disproportionately affects children and the vulnerable population.

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

IANS | December 13, 2024 7:08 PM

Khartoum, Dec 13 (IANS) At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighbourhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said on Friday.

Indian Americans urge UN to recognise plight of Hindus in Bangladesh as 'ongoing genocide'

IANS | December 11, 2024 5:52 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Urging governments, global organisations, private companies and individuals to stand with the Hindus of Bangladesh, a diverse coalition of American NGOs, scholars, religious leaders, human rights advocates, and civil rights leaders have jointly called for an immediate intervention to stop the "ongoing genocide" of religious minorities in the country under the "military-Islamist" interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

Bangladesh court rejects bail plea of Chinmoy Krishna Das once again

IANS | December 11, 2024 3:36 PM

Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote also associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), who has been arrested and jailed by the local authorities on charges of sedition.