Afghanistan says won’t deal separately with Taliban

Kabul, Aug.3 : The Government of Afghanistan has said that it will not deal with the Afghan Taliban separately. The statement from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s office said it will not accept any “parallel political structure” opposed to the Afghan government – a clear reference to the Taliban, who still call themselves the “Islamic Emirate of […]

Three burnt in Dhaka ‘gas explosion’

Dhaka, Aug.3 : Three members of a family were burnt in a fire at a house in Jurain area of Dhaka on Monday morning.The burnt victims were identified as 40-year-old Khorshed Alam, a rickshaw puller, his 35-year-old wife Johura Begum,and their six-year-old son Rifat.They are receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.Police suspected that […]

Sonia pulls up Agriculture Minister for ‘outrageous’ statement on farmer suicides

New Delhi, 3 Aug.: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government’s ‘anti-farmer’ policies has crippled farmers and also criticised Union Agriculture Minister Raja Mohan Singh for rubbing salt into their wounds by giving an outrageous answer to a question on farmer suicides. “The government’s anti-farmer policies have crippled […]

Over 80 FTII students stages protest at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, Aug. 3 : Over 80 agitating students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) held a protest march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament Street today against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the Pune-based institute’s chairman.The FTII students strike entered its 52nd day on Monday.”We have been protesting for more than […]