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Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Sheikh Hasina’s father’s home

DHAKA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh’s founding leader as his daughter, ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, called on her supporters to stand against the interim government. The South Asian nation of 170 million people has struggled with political strife since Hasina was forced to flee to neighbouring India in August following weeks of protests against her rule in which more than 1,000 people were killed. Witnesses said several thousand protesters, some armed with sticks, hammers and other tools, gathered around the historic house and independence monument while others brought a

Opposition forces Lok Sabha adjournments over deportation issue

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Opposition parties on Thursday forced repeated adjournments in the Lok Sabha over the deportation of Indians living illegally in the US, even as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted India was engaging the Trump administration to ensure that deportees were not mistreated during flights. The Lok Sabha was adjourned on four occasions as opposition members trooped into the Well of the House and raised slogans over the handcuffing of deportees from the US for the duration of their flight to India. A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Amritsar airport

Rupee hits record low against US dollar ahead of RBI policy decision

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) Rupee plunged 14 paise to close at an all-time low of 87.57 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as rising odds of a rate cut by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in its monetary policy meeting on Friday pressurised the rupee. Forex traders said the Indian rupee plunged to fresh record lows amid weak domestic markets and importer demand for dollars. Moreover, risk aversion in global markets amid ongoing uncertainty over US trade tariffs may further weigh on the rupee. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 87.54 and slipped further to

‘Dreams shattered’ as Trump deports Indians ahead of Modi trip

SALEMPURA, India, Feb 6 (Reuters) – It took Daler Singh six months and $45,000 to reach the United States last month without paperwork. Within three weeks of his arrival, he was sent back to his native India on a military plane, his hands and legs cuffed throughout the journey. Singh, 37, was among 104 Indians deported by U.S. authorities on Wednesday in a much-publicised transfer that fulfils a key election pledge of President Donald Trump but is an embarrassment for India, a close partner, whose Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to visit Washington next week. “I have lost my

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