Kathmandu, Sep 9 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of at least 19 people after a Gen-Z led protest against corruption and the ongoing ban on social media platforms spiraled into violence across Kathmandu and other cities.
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) In a major legal victory for the Trump administration, the US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court injunction that had barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting indiscriminate immigration raids in the Los Angeles area.
Kathmandu, Sep 8 (IANS) After the violent afternoon that left at least 19 people dead in Nepal during the GenZ protest against corruption and a ban on social media apps, a cabinet meeting of the Nepal government held late evening decided to form a committee to investigate the incidents, a cabinet minister said.
Dhaka, Sep 8 (IANS) Bangladesh police arrested the country's former Secretary Abu Alam Mohammad Shahid Khan in the early hours of Monday in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Shahbagh Police Station.
Dhaka, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 600 workers of a garment factory in Bangladesh staged a protest on Monday over unpaid wages, blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
Quetta, Sep 8 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Monday highlighted that a massive uprising by the people of Balochistan has begun against the Pakistani forces across the province.
Dhaka: The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections will be held on Tuesday after a gap of more than six years. Several student-led groups and student organisations affiliated with political parties are contesting in the September 9 election. They include Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD); left leaning Pratirodh Parshad (PP) or Resistance Council comprising seven organisations; and, the Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad (GCS) or the Democratic Student Council that includes key organisers from the powerful Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group which spearheaded the July Uprising and overthrew of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The organisation is perceived to be the student wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP) due to the ideological similarities and organisational links between the two.
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s Trade Advisor Peter Navarro on Monday launched a sharp attack on Elon Musk’s social media platform X and criticised India for buying Russian oil, calling it "blood money".
Dhaka, Sep 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party has accused the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of turning legal proceedings into a political weapon, filing multiple cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family to influence public perception.
Ottawa, Sep 8 (IANS) Khalistan-linked money laundering is not Canada's largest financial crime problem but also one of the most politically charged, ignoring which risks not only financial integrity but national cohesion - a price that Ottawa cannot afford to pay, a report stressed on Monday.
