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Inshallah, I am well: Salahuddin tells wife

Wife of Salahuddin, Hasina Ahmed, told the press that she got a call from the NIMHANS Mental Hospital authorities in Shillong at 12 noon today.
12 May 2015, 08:56 AM

Indian cops arrest Salahuddin for intrusion

Indian police arrests BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was missing for the last two months, in Shillong district of Meghalaya on charge of entering the country without travel documents.
12 May 2015, 08:10 AM

Ratified land bill to be sent soon: Indian envoy

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran says the final ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement will be forwarded to Bangladesh soon after completing some internal procedures.
11 May 2015, 10:52 AM

Salahuddin in Rab custody: Khaleda

Alleging that the missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is “in the hands” of Rapid Action Battalion, Khaleda Zia warns of dire consequences if the elite force do not return back her party’s joint secretary general safe.
9 May 2015, 16:44 PM

‘We will have true identity, finally’ (video)

It is the looming reality of implementation of the enclave swap that has triggered a wave of delight through the stranded Indian lands inside Bangladesh’s Panchagarh.
9 May 2015, 15:24 PM

Disturbing trend at AMU

There is no inconsistency if a Muslim is made to feel that he has an identity of his own, but the overwhelming identity of all people living in India is Indian.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM

India nun rape 'mastermind' held in West Bengal

The main suspect in the rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal has been arrested, Indian police say.
8 May 2015, 14:26 PM

PM describes land bill passage as milestone in Bangladesh-India ties

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a milestone will be created in the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Indian with the passage of Land Boundary Agreement bill in Indian parliament.
7 May 2015, 15:47 PM

BNP thanks Modi over land bill

BNP thanks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government, and leaders of different political parties who were involved in passage of the Land Boundary Agreement bill.
7 May 2015, 14:38 PM

Passage of land bill huge diplomatic success of govt: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina terms the adoption of the much-talked-about constitution amendment bill on Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh by Indian Rajya Sabha a huge diplomatic success of the present government.
7 May 2015, 13:04 PM

Lok Sabha passes India-Bangladesh boundary bill

The Indian Lok Sabha passes the constitution amendment bill to implement the historic land boundary agreement with Bangladesh.
7 May 2015, 10:16 AM

10-hr strike in Assam against LBA inclusion

Opposition Asom Gana Parishad calls a 10-hour Assam bandh to protest against inclusion of the state in the Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh.
7 May 2015, 05:15 AM

Salman granted interim bail till Friday

Bollywood star Salman Khan freed on bail, hours after being convicted of culpable homicide in a 2002 Mumbai hit-and-run case.
6 May 2015, 12:20 PM

Salman Khan jailed for 5yrs in hit-and-run case

An Indian court today sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to five years in jail for running over a man in Mumbai 13 years ago.
6 May 2015, 06:48 AM

Rajya Sabha passes LBA

Rajya Sabha passes constitution amendment bill on Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh to settle decades-old boundary disputes with India.
6 May 2015, 06:02 AM

Kolkata kid gives away all savings for Nepal

A 12-year-old boy in Kolkata has handed over the contents of his piggy bank for the relief of victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal.
6 May 2015, 04:43 AM

Blast at India fireworks factory 'kills nine'

At least nine people dies in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police say.
5 May 2015, 10:31 AM

India cabinet approves bill to operationalise land boundary deal with Bangladesh

Indian cabinet today approved a constitution amendment bill to operationalise Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh that includes its north-eastern state of Assam.
5 May 2015, 06:39 AM

NIA in Bangladesh to curb trans-boundary militancy

A team of India’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) comes to Dhaka on a four-day visit as part of a joint effort by Bangladesh and India to curb trans-boundary militancy and terrorism, police said.
4 May 2015, 16:18 PM

India due on June 7

India cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on the 7th of next month to play one Test and three ODIs against the Tigers.
4 May 2015, 16:11 PM