Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi over the ‘love jihad’ issue, accusing him of promoting a “jihadi mindset”.Speaking to reporters in Patna, the Begusarai MP said that Owaisi’s demand for presenting data on love jihad in Parliament should be first addressed in Hyderabad, where AIMIM holds political influence.Giriraj Singh claimed that the issue goes beyond personal relationships and alleged that it was p…
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New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The scales are tilting in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with opinion polls now predicting a landslide victory in the upcoming Bangladesh elections, scheduled for February 12. Last month, the polls suggested a close fight between the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. However, the BNP has surged past the Jamaat with 70 per cent of the people, saying they would vote for the party headed by the late Khaleda Zia.The Jamaat only has 19 per cent of the people’s support…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has promised to hold the much-anticipated elections on February 12. The road ahead is not an easy one, as political alignments are changing rapidly, while the country is also dealing with a wave of violence. The National Citizens Party (NCP), which was formed by the students who led the protest to oust Sheikh Hasina, is currently in disarray.The NCP, during its formation, was completely aligned towards the Jamaat-e-…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The ongoing investigations by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) into an Al-Qaeda case have revealed that servers and control centres in Afghanistan had been used extensively for spreading radical ideology. These details cropped up during the interrogation of Zubair Hangargekar, who was arrested for his alleged links with Al-Qaeda. The probe found that he was highly radicalised by the ideology of Al-Qaeda.The electronic devices seized from him revealed that he wa…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Security agencies are keeping a close watch on the developments in Bangladesh as the radical National Armed Reserve (NAR) is set to come up. The unit would comprise over 8,000 radicalised youth of Bangladesh, and the aim would be to control the country by imposing the Sharia law, officials said.The NRA is being set up to replace the police in the country. This unit will ensure the strict implementation of the Sharia law, Intelligence Bureau officials said.This plan was s…