A race against time to save lives
As dawn broke at Bahanaga Railway Station in Balasore district of the Indian state of Odisha today, it looked like a tornado ripped through the area throwing the rail coaches atop each other
3 June 2023, 07:52 AM
Memories of Punjab separatism and the rise of Amritpal
When Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was finally apprehended outside a Guruwara in Rode village in north Indian state Punjab's Moga district this morning, the contrived symbolism of the place could not be lost sight of
23 April 2023, 07:43 AM
Political void in Punjab: Can a radical leader again ignite separatism?
When a mob led by a radical 30-year-old Sikh preacher openly espousing to separatist cause stormed a police station in Amritsar district of India's Punjab bordering Pakistan on February 24, the incident and the man behind it revived memories of the dark days of militancy that had ravaged the state for years in 1980s
19 March 2023, 19:20 PM
Revitalizing Delhi’s school system: A triumphant journey
When Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit the streets in India’s national capital on January 16 this year to protest the alleged non-approval by the Lt Governor Saxena to his government’s proposal to send school teachers abroad for training,
5 February 2023, 18:00 PM
BCCI to pay men, women equally
In a momen-tous move to kindle gender parity, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted male and female players.
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Why are political parties trying to woo the Prince of Calcutta?
Sourav’s stints as cricket administrator in Bengal and BCCI have ensured he remains in the media focus.
16 October 2022, 10:23 AM
A visit more crucial amid global crisis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today begins a four-day New Delhi visit, which is expected to take the 50-year diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh to a new height amid global and regional crises fuelled by the Ukraine war and the Covid pandemic.
4 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Will Mamata be invited to join Hasina-Modi summit?
Although Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to India next week was officially announced today by the Indian External Affairs Ministry, there is no confirmation to speculations if West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will be invited to join the delegation-level talks between India and Bangladesh.
1 September 2022, 14:05 PM
Has Modi sounded the 2024 poll bugle?
The Indian prime minister left little doubt that corruption would be one of the mainstays of his campaign against his political rivals in the run-up to the 2024 general election.
17 August 2022, 14:00 PM
India, Russia trying to resolve payment issues
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow’s nine major banks, India and Russia are trying to resolve the issue of payment for a large quantity of oil bought by India from Russia avoiding the Western sanctions.
4 August 2022, 03:45 AM
"West Bengal should learn from Bangladesh how to conserve hilsa, meet demands"
Shankar Dey, a mid-ranking government officer in south Kolkata’s Deshopriya Park locality, makes it a point to browse the nearby Lake Market early every morning in search of quality fish.
5 July 2022, 13:07 PM
Can the ‘fringe’ make the BJP cringe?
India is in hot water both home and abroad since two leaders of BJP, the ruling party, publicly said derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad.
16 June 2022, 14:21 PM
India get go ahead for 5G spectrum auction
India today gave the green signal to conduct 5G spectrum auction for telecom services by July-end and abolish the need for upfront payment for purchasing airwaves.
15 June 2022, 09:06 AM
Who is afraid of EVMs and why?
CEC Kazi Habibul Awal recently said there was no scope for showing muscle power during voting if the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are used during the 2023 general election in Bangladesh.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
A new great game begins. Will Bangladesh be in it?
It is too early to conclude if the IPEF is a prelude to Donald Trump's Trans-Pacific Trade agreement in a different cloak.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
When KK was a patch of bright sunshine to me
Whether in a crowd or left alone, KK perfectly reflected that unmistakable sense of yearning and pain for a phase of life which is gone forever.
1 June 2022, 09:42 AM
Geetanjali Shree's Partition novel 'Tomb of Sand' wins International Booker Prize 2022
Indian writer Geetanjali Shree became the first author from the country to win the International Booker Prize for her Hindi novel set in the aftermath of the 1947 Partition of the Indian subcontinent.
27 May 2022, 10:35 AM
India’s Sri Lanka policy faces challenge
India’s Neighbourhood First Policy once again faces a challenge in view of the economic meltdown and consequent political turmoil in Sri Lanka. India’s approach in dealing with the crisis in the island nation has been calibrated and cautious.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Local polls behind India’s wheat, sugar export curbs
Electoral calculations appear to be one of the key factors behind India’s decision to curb sugar and wheat export, according to industry analysts.
26 May 2022, 05:30 AM
Feed home or the world? India’s wheat dilemma
In September last year, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden in Washington on the margins of the first in-person summit of the Quad group of countries, he had conveyed to him that India was ready to supply food grains to the world if the World Trade Organisation agrees.
9 May 2022, 18:00 PM