New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Amid speculations that Sunetra Pawar will be sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, just days following the demise of her husband Ajit Pawar, BJP National Spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam said on Saturday that his party will back the Nationalist Congress »»»

PTI file photo NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: As a precautionary step against any law and order incident during SIR-related hearings at panchayat/block/ward offices in West Bengal, the state chief electoral officer (CEO) has directed all district magistrates or district election officers (DEOs) to take steps t»»»

DHAKA: Bangladeshi journalists protested on Monday against arson and vandalism at the offices of two leading newspapers, attacked last week as anger over a student leader’s death spilled into violence. Dozens of journalists and media workers formed a human chain in the capital Dhaka, holding placar»»»

Violent protests have broken out in Bangladesh following the death of a youth leader, as mobs set fire to newspaper offices and left journalists trapped inside the burning buildings. Two major newspaper offices, Britain's Daily Star and the Bengali-language Prothom Alo, were set on fire late on Thu»»»

Thousands rally nationwide, calling for justice for Hadi, whose death intensifies anti-Indian sentiment in Bangladesh. Demonstrators gathered throughout Bangladesh for a second consecutive day demanding justice for Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s pro-democracy movement who died»»»

Sunali Khatun returned to India with her son after a six-month ordeal in Bangladesh, having been deported from Delhi where she worked as a ragpicker. The Supreme Court intervened, directing the Centre to facilitate her return on humanitarian grounds. She has been admitted to a hospital in Birbhum f»»»

PoliticsBangladeshBangladesh: Will death penalty for Hasina kill Awami League?Arafatul IslamWith Bangladesh sentencing former PM Sheikh Hasina to death, and the ousted leader still hiding in India, the future of her Awami League party looks grim. https://p.dw.com/p/53oOeHasina fled Bangladesh for I»»»

SC agrees to hear plea seeking extension of time for registration of waqf properties New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list an application seeking extension of time for mandatory registration of all waqf properties, including waqf-by-users under the UMEED portal. SC agrees to hear »»»