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Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina vows to return home this year

DHAKA, June 29 (Reuters) – Ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh this year, brushing aside a death sentence handed down in absentia and denouncing the ruling as “illegal, ​unconstitutional and politically motivated.” Hasina, 78, who fled to India after a student-led uprising ‌ousted her government in August 2024, said in an interview with Indian broadcaster NDTV that she was undeterred by the risk and would overcome “every obstacle and every conspiracy” to return home. “I want to say clearly: ​overcoming every obstacle and every conspiracy, I will return to my country this ​year,” Hasina

Stock markets decline in early trade amid renewed flare-up in geopolitical tensions

Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Monday amid renewed hostilities between the US and Iran. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 63.65 points to 77,047.63 during initial trading. The 50-share NSE Nifty went marginally up by 16.55 points to 24,070.20. Later, the BSE benchmark dropped 246.54 points to 76,853.93, and the Nifty dipped 50.55 points to 24,005.45. From the 30-Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Adani Ports, InterGlobe Aviation, HCL Tech and Reliance Industries were among the major laggards. Eternal, Trent, Asian Paints and Tech Mahindra were among the

Rupee rises 20 paise to 94.25 against US dollar in early trade

Rupee hits record low

Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 20 paise to 94.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday supported by easing crude oil prices, even as a firm US dollar and tepid investor risk appetite weighed on sentiments. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a positive note with oil prices remaining supportive and foreign inflows improving. The overall bias remains positive for the rupee, they said, adding that the immediate hurdle remains the US dollar, which continues to hold firm near a 13-month high. At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 94.36, then gained

Pakistan watchdog suspends Geo News for 15 days over ‘offensive’ religious broadcast

KARACHI, June 28 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s media regulator has suspended the broadcast licence of television channel Geo News for 15 days over ​content aired during a programme marking Muharram, one of ‌the most sensitive periods in the Islamic calendar. The regulator said Geo News aired “religious visualisations” during a June 26 programme that could offend religious sentiments, ​undermine religious harmony and disturb public order. Geo News has ​apologised and issued a statement on Sunday saying the material ⁠had been aired in error and did not reflect the ​channel’s editorial position or beliefs. Depictions of the Prophet Mohammed and other ​revered

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