BANGLADESH

DMK protests against CAB, Udhayanidhi Stalin detained

2:25 pm December 13, 2019

Chennai: DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and scores of party workers were detained on Friday when they tried to stage a road blockade here while holding a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, police said. Udhayanidhi, son of DMK president M K Stalin, led the protest at Saidapet. Many activists were seen tearing copies […]

Hindu Bangladeshis in Barak Valley happy with CAB

11:16 pm December 12, 2019

Guwahati: The picture in the three Bengali dominated districts of the Barak Valley is a study in contrast to the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, which is in the throes of violence and protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. The Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh in the Bengali- dominated Cachar, Karimganj and Hilakandi districts whom PTI […]

Myanmar junta to start court case against Suu Kyi next week

Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi’s genocide denial

8:33 pm December 12, 2019

Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh): Rohingya refugees accused former Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Justice in testimony Wednesday in which she denied that her country’s armed forces were guilty of genocide against the Muslim minority group. Suu Kyi, who is now Myanmar’s leader, told the court that the […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in LS

12:54 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to give Indian nationality to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there, was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday. According to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have […]

Sharad Pawar should head UPA, says Shiv Sena leader Raut

Shiv Sena against voting rights for illegal ‘intruders’

12:45 pm December 9, 2019

Mumbai: Ahead of tabling of the Citizen (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday, the Shiv Sena has opposed granting of any voting rights to illegal “intruders” even as it advocated citizenship for immigrant Hindus. The bill (CAB) seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religious persecution […]