India sets roadmap to grow textiles industry to $350 billion by 2030
The country also targets generating 6 crore textile jobs by that time, India’s textiles minister says
28 September 2024, 11:56 AM
Bangladesh's RMG exports via Delhi airport upset Indian apparel makers
Garments from Bangladesh have been a key driver behind the surge in export cargo trans-shipment at the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) in the last one year but the development has upset Indian apparel suppliers..On February 7 last year, India allowed DIAL to serve as a cargo tra
14 March 2024, 18:20 PM
India extends export curbs on onions until Mar 31
India has extended the ban on the exports of onion till March next year with a view to increasing availability in domestic markets and to keep prices in check, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade yesterday.
8 December 2023, 06:35 AM
'One cannot play forever, remain in administration forever'
Breaking his silence on the issue, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said he enjoyed his time as a cricket administrator but one "cannot play forever, remain in administration forever.”
13 October 2022, 11:32 AM
India considers wheat exports to Bangladesh, 4 other countries
India is processing the requests from several countries, including Bangladesh, on supplying wheat to them, said M Angamuthu, chairman of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Authority (APEDA).
14 June 2022, 04:15 AM
India considers wheat exports to Bangladesh, other countries
India is processing the requests from several countries, including Bangladesh, on supplying wheat to them, said M Angamuthu, chairman of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Authority (APEDA).
13 June 2022, 07:58 AM
‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’ is a very emotional film for me: Shyam Benegal
Eminent Indian filmmaker Shyam Bengal spoke about his biopic on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at an event in Mumbai.
17 March 2022, 13:43 PM
When Lata Mangeshkar sang for Bangladesh
Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in Mumbai today, played a key role in mobilising funds and international opinions in favour of Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971 by travelling to different cities in Indian Air Force planes.
6 February 2022, 12:28 PM
How India's latest pace sensation Siraj turned grief into glory
Late last year, an untested young member of the Indian Test team paced to and fro in his hotel room in Australia whilst undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine as he was gripped with overwhelming concern for his father Mohd Gauss, who was battling for life far away in India.
18 August 2021, 15:29 PM
India to double Bangladeshi rice bran oil import
India’s import of rice bran oil from Bangladesh is set to double in the current financial year 2020-21, said BV Mehta, executive director of Solvent Extractors’ Association of India.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A champion of our liberation no more
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, a dear friend of Bangladesh, is no more.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
A statesman for all seasons: Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)
Behind all the accolades (Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award and epithets like elder statesman) for Pranab Mukherjee lies is his realisation that he was in the final analysis a Bengali to the core. “Aami Bangalee chhilam, achhi, o thakbo” he once said at a felicitation function in Kolkata.
31 August 2020, 16:42 PM
What is straining India’s relationship with China and Nepal?
India’s relations with two of its northern neighbours China and Nepal have of late come under considerable strain over territorial disputes.
27 May 2020, 14:42 PM
End of the Dhoni era?
Former captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was excluded on Thursday from the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) list of centrally-contracted players, triggering fresh doubts on his future
16 January 2020, 18:00 PM
An expression of concern?
The cancellations of Foreign Minister Abdul Momen and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan’s visits to India amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act could be seen as the first sign of rough edges in the bilateral relations over the contentious law.
14 December 2019, 18:00 PM
U2 collaborates with A R Rahman
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology of non-violence, Irish band U2, in collaboration with Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman, released a new track, Ahimsa (non-violence) under the banner of Island records.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Delhi pollution a concern ahead of Tigers’ T20I
A spike in air pollution in Delhi has become a cause for concern in the run-up to the day-night India-Bangladesh T20I on November 3. According to government agencies, the air pollution level in the Indian capital shot up yesterday and was expected to enter the ‘severe’ category last night due to firecracker emissions on the occasion of Diwali, unfavourable weather and a significant spike in stubble burning.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Now tomato prices go up in India
After onion, retail price of tomatoes shot up across India on Tuesday due to supply disruptions caused by heavy rains in key growing states.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
India says onion prices will drop soon
Onion prices will calm down in the next few days as government-owned agencies have started releasing stock from the central buffer,
24 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Repatriation: Delhi assures Dhaka of continued support
India assured Bangladesh of continued support for safe and speedy repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar last night.
7 August 2019, 18:00 PM