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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mounted a vigorous defence of the Trump administration’s tightening of visa and refugee policies, saying the United States has an obligation to know “who you are, why you’re coming, and what you’ve done in the past,” remarks that are likely to resonate deeply across India’s vast student and skilled-worker communities.
