B'desh drops 'Father of the Nation' title for Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh's interim government has dropped the "Father of the Nation" title for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as it amended a legislation, revising the definition of freedom fighter, according......

Protests against new law in Dhaka, secretariat locked down

Hundreds of government employees on Monday briefly locked the main gate of Bangladesh Secretariat, the heart of the administration, in the capital Dhaka, intensifying their protests against a new......

Op Sindoor: Diplomatic missions push for decisive anti-terror action

All-party parliamentary delegations on Friday met leaders and diplomats from several countries to galvanise international action against terrorists and decisively counter the tactics of those who......

Why China Shield's Pakistan's Terror Agenda

'It is typical of China's strategic deception of making virtue out of necessity,' observes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Security personnel carry out a search operation in the Baisaran area in Pahalgam,......

Malayalee From India Review: Timed Right

Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon. Halfway through the runtime of Dijo Jose Anthony's Malayalee From......

'Bombay Has An Intoxicating Personality'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.' IMAGE: Boys with their faces painted in silver during Holi celebrations in......

'When #MeToo broke in India, I felt liberated'

'Nobody can put back and seal what the movement has unleashed -- conversation, awareness and support.' IMAGE: Kiara Advani in Guilty. Photograph: Kind courtesy Netflix/Instagram Ruchi Narain,......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

When Lata Mangeshkar rescued BCCI post 1983 WC win

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar was very close to all Mumbai cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar, who spoke about her with unmatchable humility and mother like respect.......

Tokyo residents criticise reported alcohol sales plan

IMAGE: A family walks past an advertisement for Tokyo 2020 Olympic. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Olympic organisers will allow the sale of alcohol to Tokyo 2020 spectators, Kyodo News reported......

Tokyo governor says 2021 Olympic Games on track

'We will do our best to prevent coronavirus infections here in Japan and also to welcome the athletes from all over the world.' IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said last month that Tokyo could......