Bangladesh interim govt bans student wing of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's party

IANS | October 24, 2024 7:38 AM

Dhaka, Oct 24 (IANS) The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League, after a demand by a student group that led the July-August uprising under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.

Hezbollah confirms death of its leader Hashem Safieddine

IANS | October 23, 2024 11:42 PM

Beirut, Oct 23 (IANS) Hezbollah on Wednesday issued a statement mourning Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who Israel said earlier was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago.

Family of Jammu resident killed in Ganderbal terror attack demands govt job

IANS | October 21, 2024 1:11 PM

Jammu, Oct 21 (IANS) The terror attack by Pakistan-based outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Sunday claimed the lives of seven civilians. Among the victims was Shashi Abrol, a Jammu resident and tunnel designer working on the Gagangir-Sonamarg tunnel project to ensure an all-weather road between Srinagar and Sonamarg.

Pak-based TRF takes responsibility for J&K terror attack (Ld)

IANS | October 21, 2024 10:11 AM

Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistan-based terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) has owned responsibility for Sunday’s terror attack on unarmed, innocent civilians in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, official sources have confirmed.