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Dhaka, Oct 20: Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has expressed hope that the first batch of 8,000 Rohingyas would be able to return safely to Myanmar’s Rakhine state soon. The Dailystar.net reports that he thanked the international community for their continued support to Bangladesh for resolving this complex issue with Myanmar. The Minster made the statement while addressing the second

New Delhi, Oct 20: Artist Riyas Komu has stepped down from all management positions connected to the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him. In a statement released Friday, the Kochi Biennale Foundation stated that a committee would be constituted to "inquire into this matter". "Though the Foundation has received no formal complaint, we are

Mumbai, Oct 20: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday rejected the plea of Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, seeking dismissal of charges against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court also asserted that the prosecution of Lt Col Purohit under UAPA is valid. On October 8, the NIA court issued

Meerut, Oct 20: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillorwas arrested after he thrashed a sub-inspector, who had visited the councillor's hotel in Meerut with a woman lawyer. In a video that surfaced on social media, councillor Manish Pawar repeatedly thrashed the sub-inspector, who fell down flat on the ground. When the cop managed to stand up, the councillor hurled abuses at him. As the cop and

Meerut, Oct 20: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillorwas arrested after he thrashed a sub-inspector, who had visited the councillor's hotel in Meerut with a woman lawyer. In a video that surfaced on social media, councillor Manish Pawar repeatedly thrashed the sub-inspector, who fell down flat on the ground. When the cop managed to stand up, the councillor hurled abuses at him. As the cop and

Srinagar, Oct 20: The BJP won the urban local body elections in four districts of militancy-infested south Kashmir on Saturday, winning 53 of the 132 wards, where polls were held over four phases earlier this month, election officials said. The unprecedented victory for the saffron party has given it control of at least four of the 20 civic bodies in the four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama

Kabul, Oct 20: Afghans began voting on Saturday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organisation, allegations of corruption and violence that has forced a postponement of the vote in the strategic southern province of Kandahar. The United Nations, which has been supporting the process, has urged Afghans to "use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote" and

Meerut, Oct 20: A “gang” of monkeys stoned an elderly man to death in Tikri village of Baghpat in Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh. The murder took place when Dharampal Singh (72) was collecting pieces of dry wood for havan. The monkeys rained bricks, which they got from a nearby dilapidated building, at him from the treetop. Hit on the head and chest, the elderly man died in hospital later. His

Kochi, Oct 20: Senior actor Dileep, who was named in a Malayalam actress kidnapping case, was on Friday removed from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, its chief Mohanlal said. Ending months of uncertainty, the actors' body at its executive committee meeting held in Kochi agreed to end Dileep's membership from AMMA as he has been facing trial in the case that took place in February 2017

Chennai, Oct 20: Blaming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) behind the Sabarimala Temple protests, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said similar kind of violence was witnessed during the Babri Masjid demolition. "This is the worst form of vote bank politics being played in the country at the expense of destroying social harmony. All the TV