Sporadic violence reported as Bangladesh awaits Hasina verdict amid heavy security

Dhaka:  Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from across Bangladesh on Monday amid heavy security deployment ahead of a special tribunal verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case of alleged crimes against humanity. The capital city of Dhaka, which generally remains gridlocked on weekday mornings, woke to near-empty roads, with only scattered…

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Jitan Manjhi, Upendra Kushwaha meet BJP’s Dharmendra Pradhan ahead of govt formation in Bihar

New Delhi: Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra Kushwaha have held separate meetings with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who was the BJP’s election in-charge in Bihar, at his residence here. The BJP’s in-charge of political affairs in Bihar, Vinod Tawde, was also present when the two NDA…

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Sabarimala witnesses heavy rush on first day of annual pilgrimage season

Sabarimala (Kerala): Hundreds of devotees thronged the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple here early on Monday, the auspicious first day of the Malayalam month of ‘Vrichikam’, which marks the beginning of the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Dressed in the customary black attire and carrying the ‘irumudikkettu’ (sacred bundle) on their heads, pilgrims from inside and outside…

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Any country doing business with Russia will be ‘very severely’ sanctioned: Trump

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has warned that any country that does business with Russia will be “very severely sanctioned”, as his administration and Republican lawmakers push ahead with tough legislation targeting Moscow. Responding to questions from reporters on Sunday on whether it was time for Congress to pass measures aimed at pressuring Russia…

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