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Govt okays 600MW Indian power import
Government approves of importing additional 600MW power from neighbouring India at a cost of about Tk 1,600 crore via the electricity interconnectivity grid.
31 March 2015, 07:01 AM
Beef ban in India reaches cages of lions and tigers
Palash, the largest tiger at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, still paces his cage for the hour leading up to dinner and still pounces on his meal when his handlers lift the gate to his feeding room. But lately what the 440-pound feline finds is not his usual 15 pounds of raw beef, fresh from the slaughter.
31 March 2015, 05:46 AM
Kashmir floods: Srinagar residents told to move to safety
A flood alert issues in Indian-administered Kashmir following torrential rain and a surge in the water level of the Jhelum river
30 March 2015, 11:56 AM
4 Bangladeshi militants charged with Burdwan blast
Indian police charge 21 accused including four Bangladeshi militants of banned outfit JMB in the Burdwan blast case of Kolkata.
30 March 2015, 10:00 AM
A new RSS-BJP compact?
IT'S a sad comment on India's mainstream media that it didn't notice the irony of a representative of the Sangh Parivar—a current which inspired Mahatma Gandhi's assassination—being invited to the unveiling of his statue in London.
29 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan, Bangladesh fans call BCCI, sing 'mauka mauka'
The calm at the BCCI office was shattered by the constant ringing of the landlines as fans from Pakistan and Bangladesh calls after team India lost in the quarterfinals against Australia, reports Indian Express.
28 March 2015, 12:34 PM
Slumdog Millionaire novelist made India’s foreign office spokesperson
India names Vikas Swarup, whose novel turned into multiple Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, as the new spokesman of the country’s Foreign Ministry
27 March 2015, 08:45 AM
Anushka magic fails to make Kohli click
When Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and the ladylove of Virat Kohli, reached SCG to cheer her beau in the India-Australia semi-final match, Indian fans had reasons to believe the star batsman would dazzle with his bat. But reality did not match the expectation.
26 March 2015, 10:51 AM
Sledging Inevitable!
Sledging is no more inevitable than double-parking, expenses-fiddling or stealing someone else's milk to make your tea.
26 March 2015, 05:16 AM
Australia vs India
Catch a glimpse of the exciting highlights of the 2nd semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at SCG where India faced Australia
26 March 2015, 04:41 AM
‘BSF’ picks up 4 Bangladesh detectives
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly pick up four members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police at Comilla frontier after they entered into the no-man's land to arrest a Bangladeshi man
25 March 2015, 18:33 PM
India navy plane crashes off Goa leaving two missing
Two crew members are missing since an Indian navy plane crashed into the sea off the western state of Goa.
25 March 2015, 11:58 AM
113 tortoises rescued at Dhaka airport
Authorities has recovered 113 tortoises from two Indian nationals at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
24 March 2015, 13:51 PM
Indian media: Ex-minister's 'bizarre' suggestion to stop cheating
Indian websites are abuzz with former federal minister Laloo Prasad Yadav's "bizarre" suggestion to stop cheating in school exams.
24 March 2015, 12:55 PM
Cricket World Cup semi-final: Can India beat Australia?
If cricketing logic were all that mattered, then top-ranked Australia would be guaranteed a place in the final of the World Cup.
24 March 2015, 11:49 AM
India and China hold talks on border dispute
Senior Indian and Chinese officials are meeting in Delhi for talks aimed at resolving a contentious border dispute, the first discussions since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power
23 March 2015, 08:13 AM
2 smugglers held with 1.20 lakh yaba tablets
Detectives arrest two smugglers along with 120,000 pieces of yaba in Demra area of Dhaka
23 March 2015, 07:48 AM
600 students expelled for cheating on Bihar school exams
600 high school students in Bihar have been expelled for cheating on pressure-packed 10th grade examinations this week
20 March 2015, 13:00 PM
India train accident kills 30 in Uttar Pradesh
A passenger train has derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 30 people
20 March 2015, 09:54 AM
Mashrafe disappointed
At the end of the day it all came down to “what ifs” for Bangladesh. There’s no doubt that the reprieve that Rohit Sharma got in the 40th over proved to be a crucial turning point in the game. Sharma, who was in his 90s at that point, went on to hammer a series of boundaries later in the game.
19 March 2015, 15:44 PM