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Drug- resistant malaria ‘huge threat’
Scientists warn that resistance to the drug that has saved millions of lives from malaria has been detected over a wider area including India
24 February 2015, 05:13 AM
Bangladesh ahead of India in social indicators: Amartya
Bangladesh has performed better than India in terms of economic and social development of women despite the latter’s faster economic growth, views Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen.
23 February 2015, 15:25 PM
Contrasting politics in Dhaka and Delhi
HAVE any of our politicians been listening to Arvind Kejriwal's speeches, especially the one after he took oath as the chief minister of the Indian capital? I suppose not. To be fair, neither did the Indian politicians before his magnificent victory in the latest Delhi Assembly polls. If they had, they may not have met the debacle that they did.
22 February 2015, 18:00 PM
An existential crisis
IT'S a telling comment on India's Congress party that a four-member committee it appointed in October to devise a strategy to rejuvenate it has turned out a non-starter because its members couldn't decide who should head it.
22 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Mamata terms Dhaka trip successful
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has termed her three-day visit to Bangladesh “very successful”.
22 February 2015, 14:27 PM
Amla, de Kock back to pavillion
In a major win, India defeated South Africa by 120 runs at Melbourne today riding on the ton from Shikhar Dhawan and egged on by spinners in the World Cup 2015 match
22 February 2015, 03:21 AM
Mamata for quick trade dispute settlements
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee proposed to form a joint business council for quick solution of disputes in bilateral trade and investment with Bangladesh.
21 February 2015, 15:35 PM
Nation paying homage to language martyrs
The nation is paying glowing tribute to the Language Movement martyrs, who laid down their lives for the mother tongue in 1952, amid countrywide ongoing blockade
20 February 2015, 19:31 PM
Don’t worry over Teesta: Mamata
Visiting West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee says Bangladesh need not worry over Teesta water-sharing deal and the issue will be resolved soon
20 February 2015, 13:24 PM
Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in swampy Sundarbans
The tiny hut at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family. The water took everything else from them, and one day it may take this, too.
18 February 2015, 15:30 PM
Indian baby born in train toilet
An Indian baby born in the train toilet survives after falling on the tracks
17 February 2015, 13:56 PM
Narendra Modi: India PM warns against religious attacks
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi vows to protect all religious groups after a string of attacks on churches in Delhi
17 February 2015, 12:17 PM
Delhi, Colombo sign landmark civil nuke deal
India and Sri Lanka yesterday inked a civil nuclear pact -- the first such deal between two Saarc countries -- and decided to expand defence and security cooperation.
17 February 2015, 07:12 AM
Trouble in Nepali paradise
AWAY from the glare of global headlines, Nepal is grappling with a constitutional crisis that could once again propel the tourist Mecca, sensitively situated between India and China, into full-fledged conflict.
16 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena seeks to mend India relations
Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena seeks to mend relations with India over China's growing influence on Colombo
16 February 2015, 14:06 PM
Indian Air Force hands over ‘71 Dakota aircraft
Bangladesh receives the Dakota (DC-3) aircraft, which took part in the para drop operations in Tangail during the 1971 Liberation War, from Indian Air Force (IAF) today
16 February 2015, 12:00 PM
India building collapse kills 13
A building in northern India has collapsed, killing 13 people believed to be from the same family
15 February 2015, 13:51 PM
Kohli breaks the jinx
Virat Kohli becomes the first ever Indian batsman to score a century against Pakistan in a World Cup match between India and Pakistan. He scored a commanding hundred off 120 balls with 8 hits across the fence.
15 February 2015, 07:41 AM
India win big against archrival Pakistan
In a high voltage match today, two arch rivals -- India and Pakistan -- are standing face to face at the fourth match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Adelaide Oval in Australia. India captain Mahendra Dhoni has won the toss and decided to bat first
15 February 2015, 03:36 AM
Kejriwal swears to end 'VIP culture'
Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal vows to end Delhi's "VIP culture" as he was sworn in as the Indian capital's chief minister
14 February 2015, 12:56 PM