By Nava J Thakuria Observing the Sibsagar incident, where a community was compelled to apologize for a crime committed by some individuals in presence of a State minister, Patriotic Peoples’ Front Assam (PPFA) expressed dismay that some people continue the same old theory of hatred against outsiders (non-Assamese Indians) since the days of Assam agitation. The forum of nationalist citizens in northeast Bharat also pointed out that those Assamese-centric agitators would never raise legitimate voices against the illegal foreigners from Bangladesh, who have slowly challenged the entire Assamese culture with a changing demography since 1951. “First thing first. The accused…
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“He hit me with a gun butt,” Premium Times newspaper reporter Yakubu Mohammed told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), recalling how he was struck by a police officer while reporting on cost-of-living protests in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja on August 1. Two other officers beat him, seized his phone, and threw him in a police van despite him wearing a “Press” vest and showing them his press identification card.Mohammed is one of at least 56 journalists who were assaulted or harassed by security forces or unidentified citizens while covering the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in Nigeria, one of several countries across sub-Saharan…
An alliance with the Congress is final on all 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Adbullah said on Thursday. The announcement came after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called on the National Conference leadership at Abdullah’s residence. “We had a good meeting, in a cordial atmosphere. The alliance is on track and, God willing, it will run smoothly. The alliance is final. It will be signed this evening and the alliance is on all 90 seats,” Abdullah told reporters. The three-phase elections to the 90-member Jammu…
The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of Delhi AIIMS has decided to end their 11-day strike on Thursday. This decision follows an appeal and directive from the Supreme Court, which urged the doctors to resume their duties. The RDA expressed their gratitude to the Supreme Court for acknowledging the incident at RG Kar Medical College and addressing the larger issue of safety and security for healthcare workers nationwide. “We sincerely appreciate the Supreme Court’s intervention in ensuring the well-being and protection of healthcare professionals across the country,” the RDA said in a statement. Earlier in the day, the apex court asked…
By Nava J Thakuria Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, called the interim government of Bangladesh to initiate a fast probe into the murder of five journalists in the last few weeks and punish the culprits under the law. The south Asian nation witnessed a month-long unrest beginning the middle of July 2024, where the students led movement toppled the Awami League government in Dhaka and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to flee to take temporary refuge in India. Hundreds of journalists, who reported from the ground, sustained injuries as they were targeted by the…
India’s close neighbour, Bangladesh recently witnessed a historic political uprising and transition. National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) congratulates the people of the country, in particular the valiant students-led mass uprising that challenged the oppressive and autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. NAPM deplored that this important moment of ‘victory’ has partly been tarnished by violence against minorities, including Hindus in different parts of Bangladesh. NAPM feels that the regime-change certainly holds hope for a new socio-economic order, provided the enormous task of building a democratic, inclusive and egalitarian Bangladesh begins in right earnest. The events that unfolded in Bangladesh have significance for…
Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him. Soren said he was firm on his plans after “facing humiliation at the hands of leaders of JMM”, a party to which the veteran leader claimed that he devoted his entire life. In a statement, Champai Soren alleged that all his government programmes in the first week of July, when he was the chief minister, were abruptly cancelled by the party leadership without his knowledge. He said he kept quiet as he…
The Indian telecom sector experienced remarkable growth in FY24, as highlighted in the annual report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Based on data from service providers, the report outlines significant growth across various key parameters. India’s teledensity rose from 84.51% at the end of March 2023 to 85.69% at the end of March 2024, marking a yearly growth rate of 1.39%. The number of telephone subscribers increased from 117.2 crore to 119.9 crore, reflecting a 2.30% growth. Additionally, the total number of internet subscribers grew from 88.1 crore to 95.4 crore, with a yearly growth rate…
The sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Marwah area on Saturday triggered protests against the station house officer there, over his alleged high-handedness, and prompted the Kishtwar district administration to spring into action. The officer, Zaheer Iqbal, has been suspended, Hindustan Timesreported, adding that a magisterial inquiry into the matter has been ordered by authorities. The two accused have been detained under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The sub-divisional magistrate had to visit the village after residents protested against the police and tried to defuse the situation. After the alleged assault on…
By Nava J Thakuria Bangladesh remains in the international media for many days now, but as usual for the wrong reasons. Along with the Muslim majority nation with over 170 million population, the meagre Hindu community also finds space in the public domain as an oppressed community. Even though Bangladesh was born in 1971 with a strong commitment for Bengali language and culture, it could not unite all the Bangladeshis for a longer period. Linguistic unity has its own limitations and the south Asian nation emerges as a classic example, where the same Bengali speaking Muslims started pursuing the religious…