Bangladesh rights group flags 133 communal violence incidents around elections

IANS | April 10, 2026 1:58 PM

Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a human rights organisation against religious discrimination, expressed deep concern over the continuation of communal violence across the country in the period before and following this year's national elections, documenting 133 incidents.

BJP, Shiv Sena slam Nobel Peace Prize buzz in Pakistan for Shehbaz Sharif; draw Hitler comparison

IANS | April 10, 2026 1:48 PM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) As sections of Pakistani media claimed that the country’s diplomatic intervention in the Iran-US crisis merits consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize, political leaders from the BJP and Shiv Sena on Friday dismissed the idea as 'a joke.' They argued that if those accused of promoting terrorism are considered for such an honour, then even Adolf Hitler would qualify for the Nobel Prize.