Ayodhya Ram Mandir chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das hospitalised

IANS | February 3, 2025 12:13 AM

Ayodhya, Feb 3 (IANS) The Chief priest of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Acharya Satyendra Das, has been hospitalised following a sudden deterioration in health, sources said on Sunday. It has been learned that his condition is serious as he has been experiencing difficulty in breathing.

Kejriwal slams EC over attack on journalists in Delhi

IANS | February 2, 2025 11:40 PM

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised the Delhi Police and also hit out at the Election Commission (EC) over an alleged incident of police manhandling of some journalists who came from Chandigarh to cover the February 5 elections.

UP govt hiding the truth on Mahakumbh stampede: Dimple Yadav

IANS | February 2, 2025 10:46 PM

Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 2 (IANS) Criticising the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, Samajwadi Party MP from Mainpuri constituency Dimple Yadav on Sunday accused it of hiding the truth related to the Mahakumbh stampede in which at least 30 people lost their lives.

Bangladesh’s growing closeness with Pakistan: Implications for India (IANS Analysis)

IANS | February 2, 2025 8:53 PM

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The recent visit of four high-ranking ISI officials, including Director General of Analysis Maj Gen Shahid Amin Afsar, to Dhaka on January 21 marks a significant shift in Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. The two nations, historically estranged since the brutal 1971 Liberation War—wherein Pakistani forces are accused of massacring nearly three million people and violating 2,00,000 Bengali women—are now demonstrating signs of rapprochement. The evolving diplomatic landscape comes in the wake of Bangladesh's political turmoil, following the abrupt removal of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, triggered by a student-led mass uprising. Her ousting has upended regional power equations, particularly unsettling India, which had long maintained a strong strategic partnership with Hasina’s government. The burgeoning Pakistan-Bangladesh engagement now presents a challenge to India’s regional influence.