Trying to keep Awami League followers calm: Former Bangladesh minister

IANS | November 17, 2025 9:05 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) As it announced a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday and demonstrations across the country from November 19, Bangladesh's Awami League party on Monday said that it is trying to keep its followers "calm" following the "illegal" verdict given by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) after conducting a "farcical trial" against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

RSS ban row: K’taka govt order violates fundamental rights, rules HC

IANS | November 17, 2025 8:12 PM

Bengaluru, Nov 17 (IANS) Karnataka High Court on Monday stated that the Congress-led government’s order making it mandatory for private organisations to obtain prior permission from authorities to hold events in public places and government-owned properties violates fundamental rights.

Red Fort blast: Jaish suicide bomber used TATP ‘shoe bomb’

IANS | November 17, 2025 8:04 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Investigators digging into the Red Fort bombing that claimed 13 lives have just hit a chilling new angle; the Jaish-e-Muhammad suicide attacker, Dr Umar Muhammad Nabi, might have pulled a classic “shoe-bomber” move straight out of a terrorist playbook.