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Trinamool, BJP clash over West Bengal voter roll purge

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its main rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are set for a collision course as the Election Commission of India (ECI) undertakes a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral roll ahead of assembly polls slated for March-April next year
9 November 2025, 18:34 PM
9 November 2025, 18:34 PM
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India moves to boost textile competitiveness against Bangladesh, Vietnam and China

Faced with a 50 percent tariff imposed by the United States, the Indian government has drawn up a four-point action plan with three separate timeframes to regain cost competitiveness in the global textile market, with a particular focus on competing with Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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India, Pakistan hockey players shake hands at Malaysia meet

The gesture by the junior hockey players of the two teams came after the men's and women's cricket teams of India and Pakistan opted for “no-handshake” policy during their respective matches in the Asia Cup in the UAE and a World Cup game in Colombo.
15 October 2025, 05:38 AM
15 October 2025, 05:38 AM
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India to launch EFTA trade pact on Oct 1

In the midst of a tariff battle with the United States, India will formally operationalise its free trade agreement (FTA) with four countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc on October 1.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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Anuparna Roy’s breakthrough at Venice Film Festival

For Anuparna Roy, in her thirties, the excitement of winning an award with her very first feature film at the world’s oldest film festival in Venice is yet to sink in. The Indian media took no notice of Roy, an English literature student from Burdwan University in West Bengal, when she released her first short film “Run To The River” a couple of years ago. But today, that moment seems light years away.
10 September 2025, 13:11 PM
10 September 2025, 13:11 PM
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Bhupen Hazarika centenary sets sail on Brahmaputra with musical river voyage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a tribute this morning, called Hazarika’s music timeless, noting how his compositions “transcended borders and linguistic barriers for decades.” That universality is embodied in “Bistirna Parore” (popularly known in Bangla as “Bistirno Dupaare”), the song after which the voyage is named.
8 September 2025, 10:20 AM
8 September 2025, 10:20 AM
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BGB-BSF conference: Push-ins, border killings to figure high

The continuous push-ins by Indian authorities from different border points despite repeated protests by Bangladesh will top the agenda of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the upcoming 56th director general-level conference.
23 August 2025, 18:44 PM
23 August 2025, 18:44 PM
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"Even simple tasks are hard": India's first ISS astronaut on space life

Indian Air Force officer Shubhanshu Shukla, the country’s first astronaut to enter the International Space Station (ISS), has shared his first-hand experience that even simple tasks like sleeping, walking, and drinking water become very challenging in microgravity conditions.
30 June 2025, 08:36 AM
30 June 2025, 08:36 AM
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Defence in focus

Seeking to inject fresh dynamism into Bangladesh-India ties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi today on a four-day state visit.
6 April 2017, 18:00 PM

India becomes net exporter of power for the first time

Powered by the highest supply to Bangladesh, India has for the first time turned around from a net importer of electricity to a net
29 March 2017, 18:00 PM

India renews energy deal with Nepal

With China in mind, India has agreed to deepen energy ties with Nepal by renewing its fuel sale deal with the Himalayan country by
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Shreya Ghoshal makes it to Madame Tussauds

After Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, it is playback singer Shreya Ghoshal's turn to make it to Madame
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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News Analysis: Another saffron wave in India

Was it the “Modi tsunami” or a “saffron wave”? The spectacular show by India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
12 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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SATYAJIT RAY

Master director Satyajit Ray had a 'deep respect' for women and portrayed them as having more moral strength than men in various roles that extended beyond their stereotypes as domestic machines, according to the actresses who appeared as leading ladies in his films.
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi cuisine wins hearts at Indian show

Bangladeshi cuisine and clothing won the hearts of hundreds of visitors at the Delhi Commonwealth Women's
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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HHC wants BCCI observer for BD-Ind Test

The Hyderabad High Court on Monday asked the Committee of Administrators to immediately appoint an observer from the BCCI to
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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'We'll stick to the same thing'

The Indian cricket team reached Hyderabad yesterday for the one-off Test against Bangladesh to be played from February 9 and batsman Cheteshwar Pujara said that while the visiting team cannot be taken lightly the home team would like to maintain its number one ranking in the world.
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Pushing the boundaries

Emerging and established artists and galleries in South Asia and promoting cultural discourse in the region will be the main focus of
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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HCA to commemorate Test with souvenir

The historic Test match between Bangladesh and India, beginning in Hyderabad from February 9, will be commemorated in the form of a
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Tigers reach Hyderabad

The 15-member Bangladesh team led by Mushfiqur Rahim reached the southern Indian city of Hyderabad for the one-off Test match against India starting there on February 9.
2 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Full-strength India await Tigers

India yesterday named a 16-member team led by Virat Kohli to take on Bangladesh in the historic one-off Test match to be played in Hyderabad from February 9.
31 January 2017, 18:15 PM
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4-member team to run BCCI

India's Supreme Court announced a four-member team to run the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday.
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Uncertainty over Ind-BD venue

Could the one-off Test match between Bangladesh and India be shifted from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, whose cricket association is facing a cash crunch, to Kolkata?
25 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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How prepared is Hyderabad?

How smooth will be the conduct of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India scheduled to start on February 9 at the Rajiv Gandhi stadidm in southern Indian city of Hyderabad?
23 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Crowd-funding of “Simantorekha” a success

Veteran director Tanvir Mokammel is a happy man as the crowd-funding of his latest documentary “Seemantorekha” (“The Borderline”) -- the first such venture in Bangladesh in film -making -- has turned out to be a success.
21 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Raj Kapoor off his pedestal

Raj Kapoor was not only Bollywood's consummate showman but was a connoisseur of cinema, booze and his leading ladies, according
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Kohli will do better than me: Dhoni

Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni indicated today that the reason behind his surprise decision to quit as captain of the limited-overs formats was that he did not agree with having separate skippers for Tests and the shorter versions of the game.
13 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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'Hyderabad Test will go ahead'

India's Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) today rubbished speculation that this association will not host the India-Bangladesh Test scheduled in the southern city of Hyderabad from February 13 due to a fund crunch.
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM

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