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Wild elephant goes on rampage in Indian town

A wild elephant went on an hours-long rampage in a town in eastern India on Wednesday, damaging about 100 homes, shops and other buildings, a state minister said.
11 February 2016, 04:28 AM

Jashodaben seeks marriage-related info on Modi's passport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben files an RTI application with regional passport office seeking details about marriage-related documents Modi had submitted to get his passport when he was chief minister of Gujarat.
11 February 2016, 03:15 AM

Surviving, not thriving

Mahfuza Khatun Shila has been carrying the torch for Bangladesh's athletics for some time. Currently the swimmer is in India competing in the 2016 SA
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM

U19 Tigers upbeat for semi-final

Bangladesh U19 team will face West Indies on February 11, Thursday at Mirpur stadium for a place in the final against the tournament favourites India.
10 February 2016, 09:58 AM

SA Games: Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-0 in Women’s Football

Bangladesh beat the Maldives in the 12th South Asian Games Women’s Football by 2-0 goals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Shillong.
9 February 2016, 15:17 PM

Ecnec clears road project to boost India-BD trade

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approves the 'Inter District Border Road Construction: Mymensingh and Netrakona Districts Part' with an outlay of Tk 457.30 crore, aiming to boost connectivity and trade between Bangladesh and India.
9 February 2016, 11:11 AM

India crush Sri Lanka to reach final

India crush Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the semi-final match of the ICC U19 CWC 2016 to advance to the final on February 14 against Bangladesh or West Indies.
9 February 2016, 03:55 AM

India outpaces China in 2015 economic growth

India's economy grew at an average rate of 7.5 percent in 2015, faster than the 6.9 percent growth in China, official figures show.
8 February 2016, 15:19 PM

6 injured as leopard enters Bangalore school [VIDEO]

A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it.
8 February 2016, 05:54 AM

Wasn't desperate for an IPL contract: Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman announced himself to the world by decimating India last year, and now has earned a spot in IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
8 February 2016, 05:12 AM

Mabia, Mahfuza make it Bangladesh's day

Ahead of the South Asian Games, the focus of the swimming events rested on Shahjahan Ali Rony, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Mahfuza Khatun Shila.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM

India shelves investigation

India agreed in principle not to carry out investigations relating to anti-dumping and countervailing duties on jute goods exported from Bangladesh, a senior commerce ministry official said yesterday.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Bihar welder’s son lands Rs 1cr job

Vatsalya Singh Chauhan of India, landed a Rs 1.02 crore job with Microsoft in the US and says cracking the five-round selection process ‘was not very difficult’.
7 February 2016, 06:17 AM

Export to India at high risk

India has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of jute goods from Bangladesh to see whether the export prices are set below fair market prices. In October, the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) under India's commerce ministry opened the probe as part of its plan to impose anti-dumping duty on jute items imported from Bangladesh.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM

SA Games: Bangladesh wins first silver medal in wrestling

Rina Akhter earns the first silver medal for Bangladesh in the 12th South Asian Games in India in 60kg wrestling (women) event.
6 February 2016, 10:51 AM

Maharashtra villagers bring out ‘Bollywood style demo’ demanding water supply

A group of villagers in Maharashtra of India resort to Bollywood actor Dharmendra’s famous way of protest on a tank top in the blockbuster film Sholay to demand releasing water from a dam.
6 February 2016, 10:49 AM

India in semis, beat Namibia by 197 runs

India advance to the semi-finals of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 after brushing aside Namibia by 197 runs at Fatullah stadium today.
6 February 2016, 07:04 AM

Thieving monkey bound and caged in Mumbai

The captured monkey, its arms tied tightly behind its back, sits crouched over in a Mumbai residential colony trying with its teeth to untie the cord bound around its ankles.
6 February 2016, 06:05 AM

Sonu Nigam calls suspension of crew for letting him sing 'real intolerance'

Bollywood singing superstar Sonu Nigam, who has been caught in a needless controversy over singing on a Jet Airways flight using the airplane's public announcement system, resulting in the aviation regulator and the airline suspending five cabin crew members, has reacted angrily to the action, reports The Times Of India.
6 February 2016, 05:51 AM

Man hooks up with girl on FB, only to find she's his wife

A squabbling couple went their separate ways after a failed marriage, but found each other again under different pseudonyms in Facebook while looking for a new love.
3 February 2016, 11:56 AM