Former police constable-turned-preacher Bhole Baba built an immense following among poor and marginalised Indians before his latest sermon ended in a stampede that killed 121 of his followers

University teachers are opposing the universal pension scheme.

How are they managing to rise again after so long? How are they recruiting members? What are their current activities?

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The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police raided a four-storey building, which they suspected to be a militant hideout, in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila this morning

Public university teachers across the country will go on an indefinite work abstention programme starting today as the government has not heeded their demand to reinstate previous pension facilities in place of the Universal Pension Scheme.

Al-Quds and Hamas are fighting fiercely with Israeli forces in the northern Shujaiya area of Gaza City. According to an Al Jazeera report, one Israeli soldier was killed and nine others were wounded in the fighting

Hotel Material in Kyoto, Japan, cancelled an advance booking of an Israeli tourist. The hotel authorities have mentioned the involvement of 'war crimes' as the reason. Local officials have criticised the hotel's initiative. They said it violated policy

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah are rising. Al Jazeera says there have been 7,400 counter-attacks in the last nine months. However, the number of Israeli attacks is several times higher than Hezbollah. Hezbollah is not far behind in attacking important installations. Twenty-one Israelis were killed in 1,258 attacks. They also attacked important Israeli military installations

An injured man is seen on the bonnet of an Israeli military vehicle in the Palestinian West Bank city of Jenin in a video that went viral on social media

Yemen's armed Houthi rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged commercial vessel on Friday for using Israeli ports

In the last 9 months, Hamas has not only paid the price for the war with Israel, but the Netanyahu government has also been facing a great challenge in terms of maintaining and rehabilitating wounded and deceased Israeli soldiers

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Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief Spokesman Daniel Hagari has stated that it is impossible to achieve the goal of eliminating Hamas, for which Israeli troops have been wreaking devastation in Gaza for the past eight months

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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief Spokesman Daniel Hagari has stated that it is impossible to eliminate Hamas

More than one million marooned; BMD predict more heavy rainfall in 72 hours; water slightly recedes in main rivers

NDTV said on Tuesday that the information was releaved in a report published by SIPRI on Tuesday

Eleven migrants died and 64 were missing on Monday after two shipwrecks off southern Italy, according to a German charity, the Italian coast guard and United Nations agencies