The US has condemned the recent attacks on the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh. US State Department spokesman Ned Price took to Twitter to condemn attacks on Hindu temples and businesses in Bangladesh during the recent Durga Puja celebrations. He urged the Bangladesh government to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. The Spokesperson said that freedom of religion or belief is a human right and every person in the world, irrespective of religion or belief, should feel safe and cooperate in celebrating important festivals.
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The death toll in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand has risen to 47 while five people are still missing. The Kumaon region in the state has been the worst affected by the rains. Maximum 27 people have died in Nainital. The maximum number of deaths have occurred in Nainital district. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased. Relief and rescue operations are on in the affected areas. 15 teams of National Disaster Response Force were deployed, he directed the district administration to carry out relief and rescue operations on a war footing. Meanwhile,…
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India has always followed the path shown by Lord Buddha. He said that India has spread the values of truth, non-violence and peace across the world. He appreciated the State Government and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for completing the construction work of Kushinagar International Airport in a record two years. Scindia said that in the last 70 years only 74 airports could be built in the country but under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 54 new airports have been built in the last seven years and now there are 128…
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has said that the United Nations should now send a Peace Keeping Force to stop the relentless genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh. VHP’s Central Joint General Secretary Dr Surendra Jain has said that the atrocities being committed by Islamic fundamentalists on Hindus can only be compared with the brutality of the Nazis. The series of brutal atrocities against Hindus is not taking its name to stop. Now the United Nations Organization should take the initiative in this matter and send its Peace Keeping Force to Bangladesh without any delay for the protection of the badly afflicted minority Hindus…
India and Israel have agreed to recognize each other’s COVID-19 vaccination certificates. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made the announcement after yesterday’s talks between Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Dr. Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Israel these days. During his stay he held meetings with Israeli government officials, business leaders and the Indian Jewish community. After talks with the Foreign Minister of Israel, Dr. Jaishankar said that they had fruitful talks on regional and global issues. He said the two countries also discussed the resumption of free trade agreement talks next month.
Under the nationwide vaccination campaign, more than 98 crore 67 lakh anti-Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far. The Union Health Ministry said that 87 lakh 41 thousand vaccines were administered yesterday. Corona infection was confirmed in more than 13 thousand people in the country yesterday, which is the lowest number in the last 231 days. At present, one lakh 83 thousand 118 people are undergoing covid treatment. The ministry said that the recovery rate after treatment is 98.14 percent, which is the highest since March last year. Yesterday, more than 19 thousand people became infection free after treatment and the…
For the last five days, Hindu temples and homes in Bangladesh are under constant attack by Islamic fundamentalists. These attacks started on 12 October. Then many Durga idols were vandalized before the worship. On Sunday, Islamic fundamentalists also vandalized the Durga idol of Shree Shamshaneshwar Shiva temple at Firangibazar in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Several videos of these attacks also went viral on social media. Incidents of deities being vandalized, pandals and temples demolished and idols being thrown into ponds were clearly visible in these videos. Attacks on Hindu temples and homes continued on October 17 and 18 as well. Several people have been reported injured…
India’s first match in Men’s T20 World Cup cricket will be against Pakistan on 24 October. Earlier, the Indian team will play a warm-up match with England in Dubai today. This match will start at 7:30 PM Indian time. India will face Australia in the second warm-up match in Dubai on Wednesday. The tournament was earlier to be held in India but due to the Kovid epidemic, it was shifted to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Former Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2002 murder of Dera Sirsa manager Ranjit Singh. The four other accused are Krishna Lal, Jasbir Singh, Avtar Singh and Sabdil. The sixth accused in the case had died a year ago. Judge Sushil Kumar Garg of CBI Court in Panchkula, Haryana also ordered the imposition of a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Rs 1 lakh under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Apart from life imprisonment , four other…
Amid reports of violence against minority Hindu community at some places in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has assured that communal harmony will be protected in the country at all costs. In an interview to a news agency, he said that the investigation is on and the culprits will not be spared. On the handling of the situation, the Minister said that hundreds of people have been arrested and four rioters have also been killed in the police action. He said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed all concerned officials to provide necessary assistance to the riot victims. The…