Guterres voices concern over violence in Bangladesh, including lynching of Hindu man

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the violence in Bangladesh, including the lynching of a Hindu man in the country. “Yes, we’re very concerned about the violence that we’ve seen in Bangladesh,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said at the daily press briefing on Monday. He was responding to a…

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Ex-CM Baghel’s son got Rs 250 crore as his share from Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’: Chargesheet

Raipur: Chaitanya, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, received Rs 200 crore to Rs 250 crore as his share from an alleged liquor scam in the state, the Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offence Wing (ACB/EOW) has claimed in its chargesheet. The state police’s ACB/EOW, in its seventh supplementary chargesheet in the multi-crore liquor scam filed…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Hijab, Hiring, and the Questions Bihar Must Answer

A viral social media video has added a controversial and politically sensitive layer to the already condemned incident involving Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the hijab-lifting episode during a government appointment event. While the Chief Minister’s act drew widespread criticism across party lines for being inappropriate and indefensible, the narrative being circulated online now…

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