Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Veteran poet and lyricist Gulzar exercised his right in the ongoing Maharashtra local body elections, proudly showing off his inked finger after casting his vote. Producer Kiran Rao and singer-actor Junaid Khan were also seen at polling booths, fulfilling their democratic duty on Thursday. The 91-year-old poet and lyricist was seen in his signature white kurta-pyjama, accompanied by a companion. After casting his vote, Gulzar paused for photographers outside the polling boo…
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New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) All eyes are on Bangladesh as elections are scheduled to be held in February. Many are hoping that stability would return to the country and the never-ending violence would come to an end.Former officer with the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Amar Bhushan, who has done several stints in Bangladesh, discusses the ongoing situation in the country and also its future. Bhushan, during one of his stints, was the first to flag the issue of illegal immigration and how i…
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Instability in Bangladesh is a matter of concern for India, but is likely to be a passing phase, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said, expressing hope that elections will restore accountability and help normalise bilateral ties.Speaking at an OFBJP interaction here, Madhav said Bangladesh was going through a difficult period following what he described as a street-level uprising that brought to power leaders without a democratic mandate.“They were never elected through a…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Several attempts have been made to postpone the elections in Bangladesh slated for February this year.In the run-up to the elections, Pakistan has made several moves that have brought it closer to Bangladesh.Since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, ties between Bangladesh and India have virtually collapsed. However, after the installation of Muhammad Yunus as the caretaker of the interim government, Pakistan seems to have gained a lot from Bangladesh. Not only is it making a ra…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) For the ISI and Jamaat-e-Islami, targeting the minorities is part of a larger plan. Both want the minorities to be erased from the country, so that Bangladesh can turn into a full-fledged Islamic nation. However for those executing the killings on the field, this has turned into a full-fledged extortion racket. Officials say that what is worse is that the establishment is doing nothing to prevent this.In most of the cases where minorities, especially Hindus have been murd…
Dhaka, Jan 2 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation in Bangladesh has expressed its concerns over escalating violence across the country in 2025, including political and electoral violence, mob attacks and lynchings, harassment of journalists, extrajudicial killings, and violence against women and children. In its latest report, Dhaka-based Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) revealed that at least 168 people were killed and 248 injured in 292 incidents of mob violence and lynching, sparked …
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) There has been a new pattern in Bangladesh whereby the police are diluting charges against the perpetrators of violence against the minority community, particularly the Hindus, so that such incidents are passed off as accidents or personal disputes.Intelligence agencies say that the Jamaat-e-Islami is playing the game of the ISI to perfection.The original idea is to wipe out every minority from the country.If one notices the pattern, every time a person from the minority…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) In an unprecedented political development, the traditional battle lines of Maharashtra politics have dissolved into chaos ahead of the upcoming elections for 29 Municipal Corporations. The state’s major political fronts — the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — have failed to maintain a uniform seat-sharing formula, leading to a confusing scenario where allies in one city are bitter rivals in another.As of Tuesday, which was the last day for fil…
Dhaka, Dec 26 (IANS) The fears among Bangladesh’s Christian communities have deepened after a series of attacks on Christian institutions in Dhaka over the past few months, a report said on Friday. Authorities have deployed police in churches across the capital to prevent possible attacks on the Christian communities during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.According to a report in Union of Catholic Asian (UCA) News, crude bombs were thrown at Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka on October 8. Si…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Reiterating its stance on having free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, India on Friday stated that it views the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman to the conflict-ridden country in the wider democratic context. “We support free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, and the return of the BNP leader from London should be seen in that context,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said…