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West Bengal BJP leadership targets Muslims, says Trinamool has done nothing for minorities

A file image of Samik Bhattacharya, president of the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party. | Photo credit: ANI Extending an olive branch to the state’s minorities, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday said Muslims were the largest number of victims of political violence during the Trinamool Congress regime. “Muslims are the […]

Five European countries accuse Russia of poisoning Navalny with the deadly dart frog poison | News24

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners on Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia on September 29, 2019. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said laboratory results conclusively confirmed that opposition leader Alexey Navalny was killed with epibatidine, a deadly poison. The […]

Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman is all set to become Prime Minister, as Jamaat admits | The Express Stand

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman greets his supporters as he leaves his home in Dhaka. Photo: AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh’s largest party conceded defeat on Saturday, paving the way for nationalist leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister after a landslide election victory. Election Commission figures showed Rahman’s Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won 212 […]