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Pace pays off for Bangladesh

Tigers are going guns with a whitewash over Pakistan, followed by a series win against India, and now they've pulled one over South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series at Mirpur on July 12, 2015.
14 July 2015, 11:11 AM

Indian composer MS Vishwanathan dies

One of India's best known composers, MS Vishwanathan, has died in the southern city of Chennai aged 88.
14 July 2015, 11:09 AM

India stampede kills 27 pilgrims

At least 27 pilgrims die in a stampede on the banks of a holy river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
14 July 2015, 07:58 AM

Writ filed with Indian SC over Felani verdict

Amnesty India files a writ petition with Indian Supreme Court, saying human rights were violated in Felani murder and confusion is created surrounding the trial process.
13 July 2015, 14:21 PM

Bowlers make Bangladesh more dangerous

Bangladesh cricket team continues to make headlines this year in ODI cricket with nine wins in fourteen matches, and gives ample reason why the 50-over format is their undeniable forte.
13 July 2015, 13:36 PM

Indian nurse cuts off 8-day-old child’s finger

Hospital nurse cuts off a finger of newborn child in a government hospital of Dinajpur in West Bengal of India.
13 July 2015, 06:17 AM

Cocaine smugglers turn to South Asia for new routes, markets

Police who seized Asia's largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last month say it was headed for India, the latest sign that drug cartels are increasingly plying their trade in South Asia.
12 July 2015, 12:01 PM

‘BSF’ kills 1 on Satkhira border

A Bangladeshi national is shot dead allegedly by Indian Border Security Force on Kushkhali border in Satkhira Sadar upazila.
12 July 2015, 06:52 AM

Star of 1998 cricket WC, blind cricketer grazes cattle

Bhalaji Damor, man of the series in the first cricket world cup for the blind, life has bowled a googly, reports The Times of India.
12 July 2015, 04:40 AM

India to be highest populous county by 2050

India records a population of 127,42,39,769, which is growing at a rate of 1.6 per cent a year, and could make the country the most populous in the world by 2050
11 July 2015, 15:35 PM

One-teacher virtual school has 68,000 students (video)

She wanted to do PhD and become a teacher, but after her father's death, she had to take up a job in an MNC. However, Roshni Mukherjee found a way to teach tens of thousands of school students for free.
11 July 2015, 06:00 AM

Rayudu ton gives India last-ball thriller

India manages a nail-biting four-run victory over Zimbabwe at Harare today.
10 July 2015, 16:17 PM

Modi accepts invite for first Pakistan visit

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts an invitation Friday from his counterpart Nawaz Sharif to pay his first visit to Pakistan.
10 July 2015, 15:25 PM

India's 'most expensive' film Bahubali hits cinemas

India's battle epic film Bahubali (Strong Man), billed as its most expensive film to date, has released in cinemas on Friday.
10 July 2015, 14:37 PM

India issues dress code for exams

Authorities in India issues dress code for candidates who are retaking a medical school exam.
10 July 2015, 13:52 PM

Bangla Bhai visits West Bengal in 2005 to set up JMB network

Bangla Bhai, who was executed in 2007, has visited West Bengal in 2005 spending three months in several districts to set up a base for the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), investigations have revealed.
9 July 2015, 15:40 PM

BSF kills 1 on Lalmonirhat border

Indian Border Security Force guns down a cattle trader on Lohakuchi border in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat early today.
9 July 2015, 04:47 AM

Felani killing: Amnesty India to challenge acquittal of BSF man

Amnesty India will move to the Indian Supreme Court challenging acquittal of a BSF man in Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun murder case.
8 July 2015, 14:18 PM

Putin hosts BRICS summit amid standoff with West

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders today including India's Narendra Modi ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies.
8 July 2015, 11:36 AM

Sourav celebrates birthday with fans (video)

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly celebrates his birthday with fans.
8 July 2015, 11:19 AM