ROZANNA LATIFF | KUALA LUMPUR Myanmar faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of Islamic State (IS) recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Muslim Rohingyas, Malaysia’s top counter-terrorism official has said. Malaysian authorities have detained a suspected IS follower planning to head to Myanmar to carry out attacks, the head of…
Read moreAn updated border regulation which specifies the areas under its coverage in Tibet took effect on Sunday. The designated border areas under the new regulation now include land ports, trade zones and scenic spots, expanding the scope of the old regulation that has been in effect since 2000. As Tibet further opens up with fast…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | The Border Security Force (BSF) is set to install laser walls and smart sensors along the Indo-Bangla international border in West Bengal to plug the porous riverine (including Ichamati River) and unmanned terrain in the area in order to keep to check infiltration and terrorism. “Very soon laser walls and smart sensors…
Read moreDR. SANJAY BADRI-MAHARAJ It is pertinent for readers to appreciate the quite dramatic shift that the eventual deployment of the Agni-V will mark in the evolution of the Indian nuclear arsenal. While the first two launches of the Agni-V – on 19 April 2012 and 15 September 2013 respectively – were of the standard Indian…
Read moreSuspected Islamic State sympathiser and aspiring foot soldier Mohammad Mussa, who was arrested in West Bengal on July 4, planned to carry out attacks on the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in central Kolkata, the National Investigation Agency has said in its chargesheet. His aim was to target British, American and Russian tourists, who…
Read moreThe Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has scrapped the e-token or prior appointment free visa system for Bangladeshi travellers. This will come into effect from January 1. The decision was taken in line with its ongoing effort to ‘streamline, liberalise and ease the process of securing Indian visas’. The measure is aimed at facilitating people-to-people…
Read moreSIMON LEWIS A group of Rohingya Muslims that attacked Myanmar border guards in October is headed by people with links to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Thursday, citing members of the group. The coordinated attacks on Oct. 9 killed nine policemen, and sparked a crackdown by security forces in…
Read moreThe Congress played an audio tape on Tuesday, claiming that it was a proof linking Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju to alleged corruption and fraud in Arunachal Pradesh. “Kiren Rijiju’s role in this issue is under a cloud of suspicion. So he should be sacked or asked to resign till a probe…
Read moreTwenty four more Biranganas (war heroines) have been recognised as freedom fighters for their sacrifice in the country’s Liberation War in 1971. The government issued a gazette in this regard on November 17. With these 24, a total of 170 women have been honoured as freedom fighters in phases by the government. The government for…
Read moreGOPAL SURI Bangladesh has received two submarines from China a deal that has cost Dhaka $ 203 million. The Bangladesh Navy, in the recent past, has bought frigates, corvettes and patrol craft from the Chinese. However, the buying of submarines is worth pondering over since submarine operations, especially in their infancy, have to be nurtured and…
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Prasanta Paul | OIL India Limited (OIL) has stepped up exploration and supportive logistic work in the wake of striking… Read more…
West Bengal | Who Will Toll The Bell For BJP In Birbhum ?
Special Correspondent February 17, 2026 THE chapters in the controversial multi–crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal are yet to… Read more…
Rohingya Immigrants A Big Burden On Bangladesh | Hasina
PRIME MINISTER Sheikh Hasina calls Rohingya immigrants a big burden on Bangladesh, wants India to take more of them. Meanwhile,… Read more…
