Durga Puja in jeopardy in Bangladesh as Islamists clamour for stoppage citing environmental concerns
The group cited environmental concerns while making the 16-point demand, which includes bans on public displays of worship and idol immersions.
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Joe Biden announces $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine
USA announces $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine
Senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Hussein Surour killed in airstrike: IDF
Senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Hussein Surour killed
Palestinian people will not leave their homeland, says President Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas addressed UNGA where he said the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland
“Never been anything like it”: Trump claims US witnessing ‘worst border crisis in history of world’, labels Kamala Harris ‘architect of destruction’
The remarks by Trump on Thursday came on the eve of his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the US-Mexico border.
Indian Embassy advises citizens to evacuate Lebanon amid rising violence
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday said that 200,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon since Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel nearly a year ago, drawing Israeli retaliation.
Why does Russia matter to India so much? Jaishankar sums it up for US audience
Explaining the India-Russia ties to the American audience, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar summed it up in three words: geopolitics, military, and economics. He was speaking at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City.
India’s bid for permanent membership in UNSC receives nod from French President Macron
India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member. India argues that the 15-nation council founded in 1945 is not fit for purpose in the 21st Century and does not reflect contemporary geo-political realities.
Hate message graffiti defaces Sacramento BAPS Hindu Temple in second vandalism incident in under two weeks
Wednesday night’s incident comes after the desecration of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Melville, New York, on September 17.
Singapore Navy gets two Invincible-class submarines; PM Wong officiates commissioning ceremony at Changi Naval Base
RSS Invincible and RSS Impeccable are now fully operational. Together with the RSN’s existing fleet of submarines, ships and units, they will fulfil a wide spectrum of operations to safeguard Singapore’s waters, protect its sea lines of communication and contribute to regional peace and security.
