SYED BASHIR On a day Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj promised to stand by Bangladesh’s beleaguered but determined government, the Dhaka police made a major breakthrough in the recent spate of killings rocking the country. Dhaka Police claimed that they had killed in a ‘shootout’ a radical activist of the Ansarullah Bangla Team who was…
Read moreDIPLOMATIC DESK Speaking at an event organized by the Asian Institute of International Affairs (AIDIA), the Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae drew attention to the immense economic opportunities that lie ahead for countries in the region. The Second Himalayas Forum was held at Yak and Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu with the central theme being…
Read moreDIPLOMATIC DESK Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said India’s misunderstanding surfaced with Nepal last year had already ended with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to New Delhi. Swaraj was responding to a query during a press conference organised to brief journalists about achievements of Narendra Modi-led government in last two years in…
Read moreKou Jie By raising the Tibet Military Command’s authority level and putting it under the jurisdiction of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ground forces, China continues to strengthen its military presence in the autonomous region and aims to allow the military command to shoulder more combat assignments, analysts said. The Tibet Military Command’s political…
Read moreNaomi Kikon Kupu 20, is a blogger, fashion illustrator and a fashion design student in Pearl Academy New Delhi. “As a kid I would sketch on almost all my notebooks including my maths and science books”, he said. He was always attracted to the glamorous lifestyle of the people involved in the fashion industry. British fashion designer…
Read moreTOM BERGIN and NA THAN LAYNE Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong. Wells Fargo complied. Over 10 days, Wells approved a total of at least…
Read moreChinese and Indian archaeologists are currently discussing a cultural cooperation project in the birthplace of Buddhism. The Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will collaborate with Indian archaeologists at key sites in Sarnath, India. The project is expected to include excavations, cultural relics protection, and safety monitoring and control, Wang Wei,…
Read moreMotiur Rahman Nizami was hung by the neck at Dhaka Central Jail in the first hour of Wednesday, Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal confirmed. The executive order to carry on with his execution was sent to the prison after the Jamaat-e-Islami chief chose not to beg the president to have mercy on him, the…
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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…
