Dhaka, Aug 13 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League Party has alleged that last year’s violent July demonstrations were not a spontaneous revolution, but a “carefully orchestrated coup” executed by unelected technocrats, backed by foreign powers, and led by Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in the country.The party mentioned that on the morning of August 5, 2024 Bangladesh witnessed the fall of a democratically-elected government led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,…

Quetta, Aug 13 (IANS) A Baloch woman has been staging a sit-in protest outside the Quetta Press Club in Balochistan for the last nine days, demanding justice for her killed son amid constant threats from Pakistani law enforcement agencies to remain silent.A leading human rights organisation, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), mentioned on Wednesday that on June 3, 17-year-old Ehsan Syed, son of Syed Manzoor Shah and a resident of Mastung district in Balochistan, was fatally shot by the personnel o…

Quetta, Aug 13 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Wednesday asserted that the US President Donald Trump has committed a “strategic blunder” by assuring Pakistan access to Balochistan’s vast and untapped mineral wealth.Mir stated that Balochistan will not allow its rare earth minerals to be exploited by Pakistan for purposes that undermine global peace and stability.Within just 48 hours of this assurance, the human rights activist said, Pakistan’s Army Chief Asi…

Kabul, Aug 13 (IANS) Thousands of Afghans in Pakistan, including many who took refuge after Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, now face an uncertain future under the Sharif government’s renewed Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan, a report has said. A nationwide crackdown has been conducted on undocumented Afghan refugees after the policy was revived in late 2023. In April alone, over 144,000 Afghans arrived back in Afghanistan — nearly 30,000 of them deported. Pakistan Prime Mini…

Bhopal, Aug 13 (IANS) Complying with directives of the Ministry of Education, the Madhya Pradesh government has so far prepared APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs of about 99.41 lakh school children in the state. The state’s School Education Department in a statement issued to the press on Wednesday, stated that the Ministry of Education has given instructions to prepare APAAR IDs of children studying in both private and government schools in Madhya Pradesh. “The objective…

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Ahead of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Wednesday appointed former minister Nawab Malik as the chief of the Election Coordination Committee. This is Malik’s comeback in Mumbai politics, especially after his defeat in the assembly elections held last year from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency. Being chief of the Election Coordination Committee, Malik is now likely to hold discussions regarding seat sharing with the Maha…

Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday, launched a sharp attack on former party leaders A. Anwhar Raajhaa and V. Maitreyan, accusing them of lacking political loyalty and hopping between parties for personal gain. Speaking to reporters in Tirupattur during his state-wide tour, Palaniswami reacted strongly to the latest political shift — former Rajya Sabha MP V. Maitreyan joining the ruling DMK ea…

Agartala, Aug 13 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been making all-out efforts to run the much-anticipated electric locomotive-powered trains from Tripura at the earliest, a railway official said on Wednesday. An official of Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) said that a newly constructed 132 KV transmission line was formally commissioned on Wednesday, connecting the Banduar 132 KV substation to the Udaipur Railway Traction Substation in southern Tripura’s Goma…

Shillong, Aug 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday laid the foundation for the improvement of Infrastructure and Public Amenities Project at Iewduh (Bara bazar) — the state’s oldest traditional market. This project, funded By North Eastern Council (NEC), aims to transform the zone into a vibrant, sustainable, and efficient urban market place that reflects the cultural heritage of the region while embracing modern design and Infrastructure.The project has a total alloc…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) Senior Congress legislator Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday recalled a major voter list fraud in Kerala, alleging that the scale of manipulation exposed by senior party leader Rahul Gandhi at the national level mirrors a pattern already seen in the state.Chennithala said the “heinous attempt” to subvert democracy by adding tens of thousands of fake votes constitutes a grave act of treason, and accused the Election Commission — the body responsible for ensuring …