Month: April 2025

[ad_1] DHULIAN: Cries of "We need protection" punctuated the uneasy calm that descended Sunday on mixed-population neighbourhoods lining a 7km stretch of Bengal's Murshidabad that bore the brunt of clashes over the new Waqf law since Friday night. As fear hung in the air, hundreds - mostly women and children - crossed the Ganga by boat to escape ground zero Dhulian to reach Malda's Baisnabnagar, where a school became their sanctuary.Although no new clash was reported, SOS messages from across community lines clogged police and BSF helplines in the aftermath of the violence that claimed three lives and left many wounded.Two local youths, Mizanur Rehman and Suleman Sk, remain missing. Their families claimed armed mobs abducted them. A 27-year-old man, Shamsher Nader, was hositalised with gunshot wounds.In Jatrabad under Dhulian Municipality, Pompa Das, in her 30s, was widowed Friday after […]

[ad_1] In the early hours of Sunday morning, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were abruptly awakened and evacuated after a fire, which is now confirmed as arson, broke out at the official governor’s residence during their Passover celebrations.The fire, which erupted around 2 am, came on the first night of the Jewish holiday. “We woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police,” Shapiro said in a statement, describing the tense moment that led to his family being ushered out of the riverfront mansion, located in the state capital of Harrisburg.While no injuries were reported, the incident has sparked a high-level investigation. Pennsylvania State Police said they are “prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson,” though further details about how the fire was started have not been released.The fire […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk (AP file photo) Twitter user DogeDesigner who regularly shares posts on Elon Musk recently shared one of the quite common posters from Tesla protests. The poster reads: 'SEND MUSK TO MARS'. Sharing the image, DogeDesigner wrote on Twitter: "Who exactly are they yelling at to send Musk to Mars? Pretty sure the only guy building a rocket to Mars… is Musk himself. 😂" Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also joined the fun and replied to DogeDesigner's post in six words and two laughing emojis. "I’m trying, I’m trying 🤣🤣," wrote Musk. Kind of carrying forward the 'Go to Mars' 'joke', Elon Musk shared another related post on Twitter. He shared a Ghibli photo of himself and son X. In the photo, X is wearing a T-shair with 'Occupy Mars' written on it.Elon Musk announces: SpaceX's Starship […]

[ad_1] London: A Dhaka court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's niece and UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq for allegedly acquiring a 7,200-square-foot plot during her deposed aunt’s tenure in office.Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the warrant based on charge sheets filed by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), which sought to declare Siddiq (42), who resides in London, as a fugitive. The court also issued arrest warrants for 52 others, including Hasina, Siddiq's mother Rehana, her brother Radwan, and sister Azmina.The judge set April 27 as the deadline for the implementation of the arrest warrants or the appearance of the accused in court.ACC DG Md Akhtar Hossain said members of the Hasina family had secretly and illegally acquired six 10-katha plots on Road No 203 in Sector 27 of the diplomatic zone […]

[ad_1] JAMMU: Border Security Force (BSF) Sunday reunited a 50-year-old man, found wandering near the international border in J&K’s Akhnoor sector, with his family. Venkata Rao from Andhra Pradesh had been missing from home for the past three months, BSF said.“He was unable to provide complete details. BSF officers put in extra efforts to trace his family in Andhra Pradesh. His safe return brought immense relief and joy to his family. The officers reaffirmed BSF’s commitment to both border security and social responsibility,” stated an X post by BSF Jammu Frontier spokesperson.Rao’s son Sriniwas reached J&K on April 11 to take him back to family. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Srinagar: Thousands of Kashmiris gathered at the cave shrine of Reshi saint Baba Zain-ud-din Wali atop a hillock in Anantnag district’s Aishmuqam, carrying burning torches that illuminated the area during the annual festival Saturday.However, as J&K Waqf Board did not allow the torch procession inside the shrine premises this time, citing safety concerns due to the wooden structure of the shrine, devotees lighted pinewood torches at a distance. Torches were also lit on surrounding hillocks and in numerous villages across south Kashmir. Known locally as “Zool festival” — Zool means brightness in Kashmiri — the festival marks the beginning of agricultural activities.Prayers chanted in Kashmiri and Arabic included poetic shruks of Kashmiri patron saint Sheikh Nur al Din, also known as Nund Reshi. Baba Zain-ud-din Wali was one of his disciples. Other slogans included “Allahu, Allahu” and “Zain Shah, […]