Vatican City, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday offered prayers for the victims of the powerful earthquake in central Mexico which killed over 200 people and said he was close to the country’s entire…
Dhaka/New York, Sep 20 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Myanmar to take back 420,000 Rohingya Muslims who have taken refuge in her country and also called for an end to “propaganda” that…
Bangkok, Sep 20 (IANS) A Thai humanitarian team on behalf of the national Islamic committee is due to travel to Cox’s Bazar in southeast Bangladesh next week to provide assistance to Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution…
By Garima Tyagi Kuala Lumpur, Sep 20 (IANS) As Bangladesh tackles the flood of Rohingya Muslims streaming into the country from Myanmar, the head of the country’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says the situation…
Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has denied Leah Remini’s claims that she is a Scientologist. The actress took to Twitter to comment on actress Remini’s accusations that she was a member…
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Breaking the monotony of hospital food, the patients at state-run medical establishments in West Bengal will get to sample special menu during Durga Puja. “For the last five years, we have…
San Francisco/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Facebook is reportedly removing posts and suspending accounts of activists who are documenting the “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Daily Beast has reported. The activists said their…
Vatican City, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican on Tuesday denied it paid around 250,000 euros to keep schoolgirl Emanuela Orlandi in London after she vanished in Rome over three decades ago, saying a letter claiming…
Florence, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) People who stage acts of terrorism cannot claim to be religious, Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Tuesday, underlining that members of different faiths can live in peace. “Often…
Cairo, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Controversial cleric Sabri Abdel Raouf cannot go on television or radio, Egypt’s top media watchdog ruled on Tuesday, after he said that Muslims could have sex with their wives’ corpses, Al-Arabiya…
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) The elder brother of West Bengal Law and Labour Minister Moloy Ghatak is believed to have been swept away while performing a ritual in Damodar river in West Bardhaman district on…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Breaking her silence on Rohingyas, Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said she and her government condemned all human rights abuses and unlawful violence in…
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has sought unhindered access to verify reports of human rights abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority. “It is important for us to see with our…
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Invoking goddess Durga on earth, West Bengal on Tuesday observed Mahalaya with devotional songs, scriptural recitations and prayers as greetings on social media enlivened a rainy day. Celebrated a week before…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Breaking her silence over the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said she and her government “condemn all human rights violations and…
New York, Sep 19 (IANS) A group of countries, led by the UK, met with representatives of the Myanmar government in New York, calling on them to stop the violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said her country “does not fear international scrutiny” over the ongoing Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis and was “aware of the…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said that her country does not fear the scrutiny of the international community as over 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have crossed…
Sana’a, Sep 19 (IANS) Three policemen were killed and five others wounded in an attack by Al Qaida militants on a checkpoint in Yemen’s province of Hadramout, a senior local police officer said. “A group…
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) In a culinary tribute to the seasoned Kumartuli potters, a private hotel here has unveiled a six-feet idol of goddess Durga carved out of nearly 600 kg of chocolate. “The idol…