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Teesta: Sand in winter, flood in monsoon (video)

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit, people living by the Teesta River are hopeful that the Teesta water sharing agreement will be signed during his visit.
30 May 2015, 11:53 AM

Mamat takes Bashundhara Bangladesh Open title

Mardan Mamat of Singapore swings his way to a fifth Asian Tour title beating Korea’s Soomin Lee and India’s Khalin Joshi at the end of the fourth round of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open at the Kurmitola Golf Club.
30 May 2015, 11:52 AM

Modi compares land boundary deal with fall of Berlin Wall

Indian PM Narendra Modi compares settling of land boundary deal as the fall of Berlin Wall.
30 May 2015, 07:44 AM

Modi speeds up capital spending in April to push growth

Prime Minister Modi ramps up spending on roads, railways and rural infrastructure in April to boost economic growth, after $19 billion in cuts brought public investment shuddering to a halt at the end of the last fiscal year.
30 May 2015, 04:45 AM

India's economy grows 7.3 percent

India posted annual growth of 7.3 percent on Friday, overtaking China in the first three months of 2015, but analysts warned further measures were needed to boost the economy.
29 May 2015, 16:10 PM

Madhuri Dixit gets FDA notice for endorsing Maggi

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit finds herself in legal trouble with the Haridwar Food and Drug Administration for endorsing Maggi noodles.
29 May 2015, 14:42 PM

Land deal ratification a success of govt: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Land Boundary Agreement ratification, which has been unanimously passed by the Indian parliament, is a political and diplomatic success of the Awami League government.
29 May 2015, 13:38 PM

India heat wave eases after nearly 1,700 deaths

The massive heatwave sweeping India is starting to ease, with forecasts of rain in some affected states.
29 May 2015, 12:38 PM

Shillong court refuses bail to BNP leader Salahuddin

A Shillong court in the Indian state of Meghalaya rejected bail to BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespassing.
29 May 2015, 11:49 AM

Bangladeshi Hindu migrants to get Indian residential permits

Ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, the Narendra Modi government has decided to issue an executive order to help religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan who live in India, to get residential permits.
28 May 2015, 05:23 AM

Shillong court sends Salahuddin to jail

He will be produced for hearing again after the imprisonment, police say.
27 May 2015, 09:14 AM

India gets first transgender college principal

India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in West Bengal on June 9, reports The Times of India.
27 May 2015, 07:46 AM

No let-up in massive India heatwave

Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.
27 May 2015, 04:12 AM

Bangladesh vs India 1st Test Match (video)

See the highlights package of the first Test match between India and Bangladesh played in the year 2000 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka.
26 May 2015, 15:20 PM

Why India don't have a coach yet

With another grueling season awaiting India, starting with a tour to Bangladesh next month and culminating with the World Twenty20 in 2016, there has been no official word on Duncan Fletcher's successor.
26 May 2015, 14:02 PM

Taskin Ahmed: 5/28 in 8 overs (video)

Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed's five wickets for 28 runs in 8.0 overs is the best bowling performance on debut for his country and fifth overall.
26 May 2015, 12:27 PM

A tribute to the Bangladesh National Cricket Team (video)

Enjoy the tribute to Bangladesh national cricket team, relive the best moments in their history and wish them well for the coming series.
26 May 2015, 12:12 PM

Salahuddin to be produced at court tomorrow

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has been discharged from hospital, will be produced at a court tomorrow.
26 May 2015, 12:02 PM

Indian cricketers to undergo fitness test in Kolkata

All players in the Indian cricket team will have to undergo a fitness test on June 06 at Kolkata before leaving for Bangladesh to play a Test and three one-day international matches.
26 May 2015, 11:36 AM

India heatwave toll 'nears 800'

The death toll in the heatwave sweeping India has reached nearly 800 with temperatures nearing 50C (122F) in some areas.
26 May 2015, 11:19 AM