Bihar poll outcome result of three ‘experiments’, claims Dipankar Bhattacharya
CPI(ML), a constituent of the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, has won just two seats out of the 20 it contested, which is much lower than the 12 out of 19 seats that went into its kitty in the 2020 polls
Already crippled by disuse, Lankan provincial councils face an uncertain future
Government leaders have compounded the issue by making contradictory statements
Hasina rejects ICT verdict, volunteers to face ICC at the Hague
Says is ready to face her accusers in a proper tribunal where the evidence can be weighed and tested fairly. Challenges the interim government to bring these charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague
Hasina gets death penalty
Dhaka, November 17 (The Daily Times of Bangladesh) – The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising. A three-member bench of ICT-1, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered...
Kachchativu: Time for a fresh perspective
By Pathfinder Foundation Colombo, November 16 – Recently, Kachchativu Island has attracted attention not only from fisherfolk of India and Sri Lanka but also from political leaders of both nations and the judiciary. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Kachchativu in September marked a significant...
The mystic, the cricketer and the spy: Pakistan’s game of thrones
Imran Khan’s marriage to his spiritual adviser shocked the country. Now she could help decide whether he returns to office or stays in prison
Is America in the grip of Christian religiosity?
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, November 15 – Christian religiosity appears to be gaining traction in the United States partly because it is one of the defining features of President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) ideology. Trump himself talks about God and Heaven. In...
Pakistanis fear entrenchment of militarism following 27 th. Amendment
Both Houses of Parliament passed the controversial 27 th. Constitutional Amendment earlier this week with the required two thirds majority even as liberals and Imran Khan’s party vehemently opposed it.
30-year-running Indian film turns Mumbai cinema house into a “pilgrimage site”
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge introduced a new paradigm—finding balance between love and family responsibility, tradition and modern values
Sweeping victory in Bihar elections is a morale booster for embattled Modi
The Modi and Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had campaigned against heavy odds
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