Author: Priya Saha

AdvertisementMother Nature has suspended its operations in Cambodia pending the results of court cases brought against the environmental protection group, which have outraged human rights activists and urged a rethink by Western envoys.At least six court cases are still outstanding after Mother Nature, which has adopted an aggressive approach to environmentalism in Cambodia, found itself targeted by authorities amid a crackdown on opposition politicians and the independent press ahead of elections in 2018.In June, Sun Ratha, 26, Ly Chandaravuth, 22, and Yim Leanghy, 32, were charged with insulting the king and plotting to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. The three…

In the middle of the previous century, the Hajong tribe held great pride. They have played an eminent role in leading movements such as the ‘Hajong Bidroho’, Tebhaga Movement and Tonk Protest TBS Report 30 December, 2021, 11:15 am Last modified: 30 December, 2021, 11:30 am Photo: Courtesy “> Photo: Courtesy The Hajong community is an ethnic minority belonging to Bangladesh and India. They reside in Kalmakanda and Durgapur Upazilas of Netrokona, Nalitabari and Jhenaigati Upazila of Sherpur in the northern part of Mymensingh and Sylhet.  In the middle of the previous century, the Hajong tribe held great pride. They…

JTA — As Danny Tenenbaum prepared to open proceedings in the Montana legislature on March 29, he thought to himself: better keep it short. So he sang the Shema prayer. He had other ideas going into the invocation, he told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, but he “stuck with what I know best.” The Shema is the Jewish prayer invoking the oneness of God. “I wanted to do the hatzi kahddish, but my Aramaic needs work,” he said, referring to the prayer exalting God’s name which is used as a transition between parts of a service. It was a bold move…

A senior official of the U.N. has condemned the reported killings of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar that took place last Friday. The U.N. official also called for an investigation into the killings that were carried out by Myanmar’s military against opposition activists. The ruling military has not released an official statement regarding the killings that took place in Mo So village of the Kayah State. State media reported on Sunday that soldiers had fired at and killed an unknown number of “terrorists with weapons.” In a statement from the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,…

While Assam government in India has shut down around 700 madrassas during the past several years, Tablighi Jamaat headquarters in New Delhi has already emerged into a major jihadist recruitment hub with hundreds of members of this dangerous organization taking oath of waging jihad against Hindus and Bharat (India). The ban on madrassas in Assam has led to a massive uproar in the pseudo Islamist coterie claimed as “secularists”. Assam’s chief minister is anything but apologetic about having closed these madrassas. While many claims that this is an attack on the country’s secular fabric, the justification on why a secular…

12/29/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, a court in Pakistan returned custody of a 14-year-old Christian girl, who was kidnapped and forcefully converted to Islam in 2020, to her Christian family in Karachi. On December 22, the Sindh High Court issued an order to allow Arzoo Raja to return to the custody of her family after spending a year in a shelter home. Morning Star News reports this order was issued after Raja filed an application with the court requesting to move back with her Christian parents of her own free will. “Our case was…

A photo is being shared on social media claiming it as a recent picture of five people from a Hindu family converting to Islam in Rajasthan. Sharing the photo, this post accuses the Ashok Gehlot led Congress Government of Rajasthan of turning a blind eye to religious conversions in the state. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.Claim: Recent picture of a Hindu family converting to Islam in Rajasthan.Fact: This photo shows a recent religious conversion visual from the Narsingdi district in Bangladesh. Five people from the same Hindu family have recently converted to Islam in Madhabadi village in…

OVERWEIGHT people in Hampshire are invited to take part in a free 12-week weight management programme funded by the council. Those with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above can benefit from free professional support either in-person, through regular online meetings, or via a mobile app. Shapeup4Life Hampshire has been funded by Hampshire County Council and combines exercise and food choices to make positive lifestyle changes rather than a prescriptive diet. The new service forms a key part of the Hampshire Healthy Weight Strategy 2022 to 2026, which aims to change current trends in the prevalence of excess…

IT is time we stopped talking about the ‘what’, the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of the emergence of Bangladesh, and focussed on our existing and future relationship with that country. Although the tragic event of Dec 16, 1971, was painful, much has been said and written on the episode from both sides. Let us move on, and look beyond. The fact that Indira Gandhi lost her Indian premiership after Bangladesh came into being was because things did not quite turn out to be what they expected. The Indians had thought that Bangladesh would fall into their lap and they would…

By Anee Muskan* (UCA News) — While scrolling through my social media feed, my eyes fixed upon the troubled reflection of innocent angel Sunita Masih. She was staring back at me with helpless orbs. Her eyes betrayed the discomfort of humiliation and, without even uttering a single syllable, she proclaimed the tale of injustice through her misery-laced expression. It’s not the first time I’ve apprehended a tale of misery through the eyes of a victim and, unfortunately, I know it might not be the last. Sunita, a 14-year-old Christian girl, was raped, molested, beaten and subjected to bullying in which…

Nobel-laureate Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun who died in 1997, founded the MoC in 1950. The charity has more than 3,000 nuns worldwide who run hospices, community kitchens, schools, leper colonies and homes for abandoned children.The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused permission to the charity under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) on Saturday after it received some “adverse inputs”, a government statement said.”While considering the MoC’s renewal application, some adverse inputs were noticed,” the home ministry said, without providing details.The ministry also rejected an earlier allegation of the West Bengal state chief minister Mamata Banerjee that…

The global startup market has been crushing records in 2021, with startups raising an all-time high of $156 billion in the third quarter, two unicorns created every day, and 170 cities around the world now hosting at least one unicorn.But Europe definitely stole the spotlight this year when it comes to venture capital dollars, establishing itself as the “fastest growing region for VC investment.”Let’s have a look at how Europe’s tech-driven startup ecosystem evolved in the past year as they benefited from the increased adoption of online services during the coronavirus pandemic.  Startup funding triples.Startups in Europe are on track to bring in a record $121 billion in…