The sculpture was redone by students of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts with Kabiguru’s mouth taped, as a protest against suppression of free speech and expression.
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Bengal: Govt Employees Firm on 48-Hour Bandh Call for DA Parity
The state government has issued an order stating that employees who stay away from work on these two days will have to face action.
Chhattisgarh: ED Raids Congress Leaders, ‘Third-rate Vendetta’ Politics, Says Party
The raids come days before the plenary session of the Congress party from February 24-26 in the state capital Raipur.
UP: Caste Census Needed for Inclusive Growth in State, Says Akhilesh Yadav
The SP leader termed as "unfortunate" the Kanpur incident in which a 45-year-old woman and her daughter allegedly immolated themselves during an anti-encroachment drive.
Baby Formula Companies Still Using Exploitative Marketing
Nearly a half century since the Nestle boycotts, baby formula is still being aggressively marketed to new mothers across the world. A new Lancet article series explains how.
Stopping Cholera in Malawi: Firefighting Measures Are Not Enough
As Malawi continues to face a rampant cholera outbreak, local activists call for long-term investment in the health system and more health workers to complement short-term solutions.
Asking Oppressed to be Non-Violent, an Impossible Standard That Ignores History
Biden’s constant calls for non-violence by protesters while condoning violence by police are asking for the impossible and the ahistorical.
Nagaland Elections: 5 Injured, Vehicles Damaged in Pre-Poll Violence, Says Police
National People’s Party and LJP supporters clashed in the Thonoknyu Assembly seat area in Noklak district on Sunday.
Nagaland Elections: 5 Injured, Vehicles Damaged in Pre-Poll Violence, Says Police
National People’s Party and LJP supporters clashed in the Thonoknyu Assembly seat area in Noklak district on Sunday.
Blinken Gets Bibi to Bend on Ukraine
Consistent with the US doublespeak on the Palestinian problem, the Biden Administration spoke on record against Jerusalem’s plans but is also pushing back against the Palestinian effort to bring the resolution to a vote.
SC to Consider Listing of Pleas Challenging Abrogation of Article 370 Giving Special Status to J-K
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, appearing for one of the parties, that the pleas needed an urgent hearing.
Anthropogenic Sulphur Aerosols may not Reduce Global Warming as Thought
A new study suggests that scientists have been undermining sulphate emission from the ono-eruptive or dormant volcanoes.