Hindu temple vandalised in Malaysia
A Hindu temple was vandalised in Malaysia’s Penang state by unidentified persons today. The Sri Dharma Munisverar temple was reported to have been damaged in the incident though the extent…
Bangladesh: Police detains many in crackdown against militants
Police in Bangladesh, today detained several hundred across the country in a crackdown against militants in the wake of an intensifying wave of violent killings. The detainees included activists of…
Nepal Deputy PM meets Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Nepal Kamal Thapa arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India today. Mr Thapa met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj this…
Clampdown against militants in Bangladesh begins
DHAKA Police in Bangladesh today launched a seven-day clampdown against militants throughout the country. Inspector General of Police (IGP) A K M Shahidul Hoque took the decision at a meeting…
Ashram worker hacked to death in Bangladesh
In another ghastly incident An ashram worker, Nityaranjan Pandey was hacked to death in Pabna, Bangladesh, by unidentified assailants today morning. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the…
Israel freezes Ramazan permits for Palestinians after Tel Aviv shooting
WEB DESK/ Israel said today that it had suspended entry permits for 83,000 Palestinians during the holy Muslim month of Ramzan following a shooting in Tel Aviv that killed four…
PM Modi’s US visit very rich and productive: US Envoy
US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US was very very rich and productive as significant progress was made in wide…
Iraqi forces push deeper into Islamic State-held Fallujah
A column of black Humvees carrying Iraqi special forces moved into southern Fallujah yesterday, the first time in more than two years that government troops have entered the western city…
20 civilians killed in airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo
At least 20 people have been killed in air strikes in the Syria northern city of Aleppo. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said yesterday that at least 10…
India express concern over decline in contributions to UNDP
India has expressed concern over the continuous decline in contributions to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) at a time when the agency has to step up its activities and assist…