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The monk who changed Narendra Modi’s life

When Narendra Modi meets an ailing 95-year-old monk during his visit to Kolkata on May 9, he would be keeping a promise made to the guru whose advice led Modi to politics — and, eventually, the country's prime ministership.
4 May 2015, 15:16 PM

Wildlife decline may lead to 'empty landscape'

Populations of some of the world's largest wild animals are dwindling, raising the threat of an "empty landscape", say scientists.
4 May 2015, 06:08 AM

Admit card issued for a cow in India

A brown cow gets an admit card issued by authorities on her name to write a professional entrance examination next week in Srinagar, India
3 May 2015, 13:27 PM

CM Gogoi asks Modi not to exclude Assam from India-Bangladesh LBA

With reports emanating from New Delhi that the BJP-government is keen to exclude Assam from implementation of LBA with Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take such a decision.
3 May 2015, 04:48 AM

India girl dies after molestation attempt on bus

A 14-year-old Indian girl dies and her mother is seriously injured after miscreants throw them off a bus after trying to molest them.
30 April 2015, 11:42 AM

Srinivasan may be axed from ICC

The BCCI's new regime under Jagmohan Dalmiya's leadership explores the option of an early Special General Meeting in its bid to oust N Srinivasan as the Board's representative in ICC.
29 April 2015, 07:54 AM

Quake rattles live TV show

Two live TV shows – one in Bangladesh and the other in India – caught the moment of panic as participants rushed out of the set when a strong earthquake jolted Nepal, Bangladesh and India early afternoon yesterday.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Earthquake: Live TV show participants taken aback

Live TV shows catch the moment of panic as participants rush out for safety after strong earthquake jolted Nepal, Bangladesh and India.
25 April 2015, 12:16 PM

3 die in Bangladesh during evacuation after 7.9 Nepal earthquake

At least three people are killed in Tangail, Bogra and Pabna districts after an earthquake, followed by a shockwave, hit different parts of Bangladesh.
25 April 2015, 06:29 AM

BSF kills Bangladeshi in Panchagarh

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guns down a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Ghagra border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila. Samiul Haque, 35, son of Samij Uddin, was a resident of Shampara village of Haribhasa union, said Ariful Haque, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh battalion-18 of Panchagarh.
25 April 2015, 04:44 AM

Storm kills 32 in India's Bihar state

At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
22 April 2015, 11:59 AM

Cabinet approves bandwidth export deal with India

Cabinet approves an agreement with India to export 10 gigabits per second bandwidth to Tripura, a northeastern state in India.
20 April 2015, 10:37 AM

Yemen evacuation: 337 Bangladeshis reach home

The 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated recently from strife-torn Yemen and brought to south Indian port city of Kochi by two ships, reach home. Two special fights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Bangladeshis land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:30am and 5:15am.
19 April 2015, 04:25 AM

Eliminate barriers to trade with India

CPD says Bangladesh should sign bilateral agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures with India so that the countries accept each other's standardisation certification.
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Yemen crisis: 337 Bangladeshis to reach Dhaka Sunday

A total of 337 Bangladeshi nationals, who were evacuated from war-torn Yemen last week, are expected to return home Sunday.
18 April 2015, 10:35 AM

Man pushes pregnant girlfriend off 150-ft cliff, but she survives

A youth pushes his pregnant girlfriend off a cliff near the Nahargarh fort after crushing her face with a stone and then flees, assuming her to be dead.
18 April 2015, 07:19 AM

But, thank you India

ONE cannot thank India for having a hand in drying our rivers across which today ply bullock carts, not by any act of magic but by
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Rahul returns to India after mysterious sabbatical

Rahul Gandhi returns to India after 56-day sabbatical which raised questions on his leadership of the party struggling to find its feet after a string of major electoral setbacks.
16 April 2015, 09:49 AM

Border killings: Dhaka raises concerns with New Delhi

Dhaka raises concerns with New Delhi over the killing of two Bangladesh nationals by the Indian Border Security Force in Jessore.
11 April 2015, 12:03 PM

Another woman raped in Delhi taxi, driver arrested

A 32-year-old woman was beaten up and sexually assaulted by a cabbie inside a black-and-yellow taxi in Dwarka, Delhi on Thursday night.
11 April 2015, 05:44 AM