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BJP, RSS fear regime change in India like Hasina

Dilip Deodhar, a well-known Nagpur-based RSS researcher, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have tried to leave their differences behind, and the fall of the Hasina government in Bangladesh had a huge role to play.
"The Sangh had apprised the BJP leadership of its concerns that a regime change that took place in Bangladesh through street protests could also happen in India. Many of the Opposition leaders had spoken after the Bangladesh results that a similar thing was needed in the country. So, the concerns were not unwarranted. Both the Sangh and the BJP know that there are external forces that do not want India to have its own foreign policy."
Things between the BJP government at the Centre and its p...

Saudi, Arab world celebrate Eid al-Fitr today

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites, announced that the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fasting period, will begin on Sunday. "The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Sunday, March 30, 2025, is the first day of Eid al-Fitr," the Royal Court said in a statement by the official Saudi Press Agency on X. The timing of Eid al-Fitr is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, under the Muslim lunar calendar.

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar also ann...

NY migrant economy wilts under Trump policies

Nader says that the fear caused by President Donald Trump's immigration policies has left the streets of his largely migrant neighbourhood in Queens, New York empty, forcing him to shutter his furniture store. "It's almost dead out here," said Nader, a Palestinian-American who like others in this article declined to give his full name. He described his neighbours' trepidation as having contributed to the worst business in his 35 years in the furniture trade. "I have a lot of customers -- especially from Guatemala -- and nobody is coming to the streets (to) buy furniture," he said, explaining that people fear arrest and deportation. The main square in Corona, Queens was once a bustling meeting point at the heart of the predominantly Hispanic neighbourhood but is now quiet wit...

Fed holds interest rates steady amid economic uncertainty

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  • US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady at 4.25 to 4.5 per cent, citing strong economic activity, low unemployment, and persistent inflation.
  • The Fed will slow its balance sheet reduction, cutting Treasury redemptions from $25 billion to $5 billion monthly.
  • Economic uncertainty has increased, and the Fed remains flexible on future adjustments.
US Federal Reserve (Fed) has opted to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25 to 4.5 per cent, as economic indicators suggest continued solid expansion despite rising uncertainty.

Israel strikes in Gaza kills 121

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu's government of torpedoing the truce. The strikes were ordered after "Hamas's repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and the mediators," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. An Israeli official told AFP that the operation "will continue as long as necessary, and will expand beyond air strikes".

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