Desk Report: Mithun Manhas to be the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) – This news has been heard for a few days. Finally, it is true. Former coach of Bangladesh Under-19 team Manhas has taken over as the head of the Indian cricket governing body. The post of BCCI President has been vacant since Roger Binny resigned last month. Vice-President Rajiv Shukla was serving as the interim President. Today, Manhas was elected as the President unopposed at the 94th Annual General Meeting of the…
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At least 31 people, including children, killed in stampede at Thalapathy Vijay’s rally
Desk Report: Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay’s rally has suffered a terrible disaster. At least 31 people, including children, were killed in a stampede at a rally of his party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district on Saturday (September 27, 2025). The Hindu reported this, citing state Health Minister Maa Subramanian. According to his information, at least 31 people have died in the rally. Among the deceased are 9 men, 14 women and 4 children. The death toll may rise, NDTV reported, citing local hospital sources. About 500…
Read MoreLadakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk arrested
Desk Result: The police have arrested environmental rights activist Sonam Wangchuk, the spokesperson for the Ladakh statehood movement. A case has been filed against her for ‘inciting people to violence by making provocative statements’. A day before her arrest, she had said that she would be happy if she was arrested for this movement. According to Indian media NDTV, earlier, the Union Home Ministry of India cancelled the license of Wangchuk’s non-profit organization ‘Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh’ or SECML to receive foreign donations. The cancellation of the…
Read MoreTrump imposes 100 percent tariff on medicines, a big blow to Indian industry
Desk Report: The United States is implementing a tariff of up to 100 percent on imports of branded and patented pharmaceutical drugs from October 1. US President Donald Trump announced this on Thursday. India’s pharmaceutical industry, which is one of the most dependent on trade with the United States, may be significantly affected by this decision. Trump wrote on his own Truth Social, “Starting October 1, 2025, we will impose a 100 percent tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product. If a company builds their pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in…
Read MoreThere is a problem with India because they did not like what the students did: Dr. Yunus
Desk Report: India did not like the fact that the Sheikh Hasina government was overthrown by a student-led uprising in Bangladesh. Due to this, relations with the neighboring country are not going well, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor to the interim government. Professor Yunus said this while speaking at an event organized by the Asia Society and the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York on Wednesday local time. In his speech, the chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, emphasized the importance of regional economic cooperation. In this context,…
Read MoreBehind the scenes of the Ladakh movement is the Phunsukh Wangru from ‘Three Idiots’!
Desk Report: Four people were killed and over 70 injured in clashes between protesters and police in Ladakh‘s Leh town on Wednesday (September 25). The protests, which initially began in solidarity with an ongoing hunger strike, turned violent when protesters attempted to attack and set fire to the local BJP office and the Leh Hill Council secretariat. Several vehicles were also set on fire in addition to the BJP office. Protesters burned furniture and documents in the office. Additional forces later reached the spot and were able to bring the…
Read MoreProtests demanding separate state and quotas in jobs in Ladakh, Kashmir, 4 killed in violence
Desk Report: At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes with police in Ladakh, demanding a separate state and job quotas for locals, two local sources confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government in 2019 separated Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir and declared it a union territory. Since then, it has been directly administered by Delhi. Led by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, the protesters have long been demanding special status for Ladakh. On Tuesday, two hunger strikers who were with her fell ill…
Read MoreInterview published in Indian newspaper under Mirza Fakhrul’s name is false and fabricated: BNP
Desk Report: Interview published in Indian newspaper under Mirza Fakhrul’s name is false and fabricated: BNP BNP has said that the interview of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir recently published in the Kolkata-based Bengali newspaper ‘Ai Samoy’ in India is false and fabricated. This reaction was expressed in a statement signed by BNP’s Joint Secretary Taiful Islam Tipu on Wednesday. The statement said that a baseless news was published that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir had recently given an interview to the Kolkata-based Bengali daily newspaper ‘Ai Samoy’ in…
Read MoreWhat will India do if they don’t get Patel in the Pakistan match?
Desk Reports : India has completed the group stage of the Asia Cup. Suryakumar Yadav’s team has won all 3 matches. Now they have a mission of Super Four ahead of them. In the first match of the last four, they will take the field against Pakistan tomorrow night. Before that, India is facing a big worry. India defeated Oman by 21 runs in the last match. Even after the victory, the Indian team management is not relieved. Because the team’s spinning all-rounder Axar Patel suffered a head injury today.…
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