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The shadow of border disputes

None of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits drew as much attention as his three days visit to China.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Maharashtra bride takes a toilet as wedding gift

The prefabricated toilet is the wedding gift from the bride's parents since the bridegroom's family did not have one in their home, at a traditional Maharashtrian marriage in Akola.
17 May 2015, 08:43 AM

Salahuddin losing memories, BNP leader says

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, now at Shillong hospital in Indian Meghalaya state, is losing his memories, a senior party leader says.
17 May 2015, 07:46 AM

Birds have fundamental rights, can't be kept in cages: HC

Delhi High Court says birds have the fundamental right to "live with dignity" and fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty,
17 May 2015, 07:23 AM

Indians drinking alcohol up 55pc in 20 years

A global study has found out that alcohol consumption in India has risen by 55 percent over a period of 20 years.
17 May 2015, 05:29 AM

Hindu group wants Sunny Leone deported

Terming Sunny Leone's website as one inducing lust in young minds, the complainant Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) demands her deportation.
17 May 2015, 05:26 AM

Indian doctors join hands against practice of unwanted tests

Several doctors from all over India and across disciplines are joining hands to fight against the menace of unnecessary investigations.
17 May 2015, 05:20 AM

Salahuddin ill, BNP for treatment in Singapore

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is physically ill, what is keeping Meghalaya police from producing him at court for breaching foreigners’ act.
16 May 2015, 13:18 PM

5.7 Nepal quake shakes Dhaka

A moderate 5.7 earthquake struck in the already devastated Nepal Saturday afternoon which was felt in Dhaka and some parts of Bangladesh.
16 May 2015, 12:51 PM

FIR against teacher who fails to write cow essay

Jammu and Kashmir High Court made a teacher write an essay on cow and solve a class IV maths problem in an open court and ordered slapping a case against him when he failed.
16 May 2015, 11:25 AM

Dhaka-Guwahati bus service talks Monday

Bangladesh and India are expected to finalise the modalities of a bus service between Dhaka and Guwahati Monday ahead of Narendra Modi’s tour next month.
16 May 2015, 11:09 AM

Sunil Gavaskar wants Virat Kohli to play one-off Test vs Bangladesh

Sunil Gavaskar feels that Virat Kohli should lead India in one-off Test match against Bangladesh before being rested for three-match ODI series.
16 May 2015, 07:58 AM

Fatima Bhutto slams killing of Bangladeshi bloggers

Fatima Bhutto, grand-daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto criticizes the murder of Bangladeshi bloggers in her article.
16 May 2015, 06:11 AM

India and China sign $22 bn-worth of deals as Modi ends visit

India signs trade and economic co-operation deals worth $22bn ($14bn) in Shanghai as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China draws to a close.
16 May 2015, 05:28 AM

RR, KKR face off in must-win encounter

The 54th match of IPL 2015 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Brabourne Stadium could well be a contest between Royals' batsmen and Knight Riders' spinners.
16 May 2015, 04:39 AM

Indian PM Modi's selfie diplomacy is all the rage in China

In a rare show of common charm from one of China's most elite politicians, Premier Li Keqiang appears in a grinning selfie with visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
15 May 2015, 15:56 PM

BNP leader visits Salahuddin at Shillong hospital

BNP’s assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony visits Salahuddin Ahmed at a Shillong hospital in the Meghalaya state of India.
15 May 2015, 15:28 PM

Shakib returns to IPL in style

Bangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan returns to Indian Premier League with a splendid performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in their match against Mumbai Indians on May 14, 2015.
15 May 2015, 15:03 PM

Salahuddin needs govt’s ‘humane attitude’: BNP

BNP urges the government to show a “humane attitude” towards Salahuddin Ahmed by assisting his family to bring him back home safely from India.
14 May 2015, 13:51 PM

India couple lynched in 'honour killing' in Bihar

A couple who had eloped in the northern Indian state of Bihar have been lynched by villagers in what is suspected to be a case of honour killing, police said.
14 May 2015, 13:21 PM