Bangladesh plunged deeper into turmoil after the funeral of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader whose assassination last week triggered widespread unrest across the country. Hadi, known for his role in the 2024 student uprising that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and his outspoken politics, was shot in Dhaka on December 12 and.
Sharif Osman Hadi’s death didn’t just hit Bangladesh politically — it sparked a nationwide explosion of anger, anti-India sentiment, and violent protests that have shaken the country’s already fragile political landscape. Hadi wasn’t just any activist. He was a high-profile figure in Bangladesh’s 2024 mass uprising — a youth leader with a fierce anti-India stance.
First, panic spread in schools in the Amritsar district of Punjab after threats were received that terrorists had threatened to bomb large schools. Panic ensued, and young children, without understanding anything, rushed home with their parents. A search operation was conducted, but nothing was found. But those who spread chaos don’t stop their activities, do.
Bettina Anderson, who recently caught public attention in India after attending a high-profile wedding, is now making headlines for a much bigger reason. The Florida-based socialite is engaged to Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump. The engagement was officially announced at the White House on Monday, December 15, during a.
Sajid Akram, one of the gunmen suspected of carrying out the deadly terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, has been found to have links to India’s Telangana state. The attack, which left 15 people dead, is being described as Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades. Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old.
Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir finds himself in an increasingly delicate position, caught between competing international expectations and volatile domestic sentiment. At the centre of the dilemma is a request from the United States for Pakistan to contribute troops to an international stabilisation force proposed for Gaza, even as public opinion at home remains.
K SIVA PRASAD The writer is a senior IAS officer in the Punjab Government Samatva (equanimity) is a common thread that runs across the Gita. Lord Krishna highlights samatva-bhaav, samatva-drishti and samatva-buddhi at various places. Samatva is easy to understand but difficult to internalize. The degree of samatva in us is an indicator of our.
In the latest round of diplomatic engagements with envoys of US President Donald Trump, Ukraine on Monday appeared to move closer to securing long-sought security guarantees, though a mutually acceptable agreement on territorial concessions remains out of reach. According to Reuters, discussions were held in Berlin between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders, and US.
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K SIVA PRASAD A senior IAS officer in the Punjab Government If one word could describe the entire Gita it would be ‘drishta’ (witness), which appears in many contexts. An understanding of this is important as most of us think that as karta (doer) ‘we’ do things and control situations. We need to free ourselves.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home brain-stimulation device for treating depression, signalling a significant shift in mental health care. The device, developed by Sweden-based Flow Neuroscience, offers a non-drug alternative for adults suffering from moderate to severe depression and can be used under medical supervision at home. The headset.
