Shraddha Pandey

While Hindus across Bangladesh are being attacked, their houses being plundered, and temples being vandalised, Al Jazeera attempted to whitewash the communal angle in the ongoing anti-Hindu pogrom by claiming that only those Hindus associated with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League are being targeted.

Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for failing to meet the weight category requirements, which are rigidly enforced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the relevant wrestling federations.

Speaking to OpIndia, Dipan Mitra, the Secretary General of the World Hindu Federation (WHF) – Bangladesh Chapter said that the situation of Hindus is getting worse day by day. Giving a rough estimate, Mitra told us that more than 4 Hindu people Haradhan Roy, Kajal Roy, Mrinal Kanti Chatterjee and one unidentified have been killed, 51 Hindu temples vandalised and around 240 Hindu houses have been attacked.

Accused Asif Raza Merchant told the CS that “people who will be targeted are the ones who are hurting Pakistan and the world, [the] Muslim world. These are not normal people.” He also expressed his affinity for Iran.

On Monday, the unruly mob destroyed the Bangabandhu Museum in the Dhanmondi area in Dhaka. This museum was dedicated to the founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was assassinated in 1975.

Courts have frequently emphasised that consensual sex between adults performed voluntarily does not constitute rape. The Supreme Court and numerous High Courts have concluded that a broken relationship or unfulfilled marriage commitment does not automatically translate consenting sex into rape.

In Delhi, several coaching centres operate out of illegally constructed buildings, often modifying basements and other spaces into classrooms without adhering to safety regulations. To no surprise, these spaces are poorly ventilated, sans proper exits, and are not equipped to handle emergencies like flooding as seen in Rau’s IAS coaching’s case. The tragic incident at Rau's IAS Study Circle is a glaring example of the dangers posed by such illegal constructions.

Earlier in the day, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee said that shopkeepers and entrepreneurs have observed a shutter down strike in most areas of Balochistan, including Khuzdar, Kalat, Mangchar, Nushki, Dalbandin, Mastung and Kharan, against state oppression and brutality at the Baloch National Gathering and the imposition of curfew in Makran, including Gwadar.

The Madhya Pradesh HC lamented that it took five decades for the Centre to rectify the mistake of banning an internationally famed organisation like RSS.

The report said that the head bones of Tejram were damaged during his lynching as a result of strikes from large stones and iron rods, and blood clots had developed in his brain.