Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) As attacks on minority communities continue unabated in Bangladesh, a leading minority rights organisation on Thursday documented 824 incidents of human-rights violations targeting religious and ethnic minority communities across 63 of the country’s 64 districts during the first half of this year.
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday backed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police excesses against agitators during the July 20 Parliament march, saying that the LoP "should have been allowed" to complete his speech.
Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) India's E20 ethanol blending programme represents a significant step towards cleaner energy, energy security and sustainable development, and is well aligned with global climate goals, Sanjay Kumar Kar, Professor of Management and former Head of the Department of Management Studies and former Dean of Faculty Affairs at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, said on Thursday.
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has alleged that the rapid dismantling of the country’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector is the direct consequence of "grotesque administrative mismanagement, economic paralysis, and total governance failure" under successive authorities since the July 2024 demonstrations.
Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has set a target to complete the entire 78.42-km Dimapur (Dhansiri)-Kohima (Zubza) new railway line project -- a landmark infrastructure initiative that will connect Nagaland's capital Kohima to the national railway network for the first time -- by 2029, officials said on Thursday.
Dhaka, July 30 (IANS) Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto believes his team’s bowling attack has enough quality to trouble Australia in the upcoming two-Test series, despite the absence of fast bowler Nahid Rana.
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) amendment 2025 is facing resistance as a large number of Pakistani journalists are rejecting the law, saying it clashes with the freedom of speech guaranteed under the country's constitution.
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) Police and local authorities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have now begun targeting women as they continue their brutal crackdown on civilians in the occupied region demanding basic rights. Several videos went viral on social media Thursday showing women protesters running desperately to save their lives as local police unleashed terror and opened fire on a peaceful protest rally in PoK's Kotli.
Thimphu, July 30 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji reviewed progress and implementation of India-supported projects in diverse fields of development during the 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks held in Thimphu on Thursday.
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) In a major initiative to promote economic empowerment and self-reliance among persons with disabilities, the Uttar Pradesh government will organise 'Divyangjan Rozgar Abhiyan 3.0' across the state from August 3 to 10, government officials said on Thursday.
