Foreign politicians is congratulating UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the election victory of his governing Conservative Party.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and conveys his greetings to the people of Bangladesh on passage of long pending Land Boundary Agreement.

When Narendra Modi meets an ailing 95-year-old monk during his visit to Kolkata on May 9, he would be keeping a promise made to the guru whose advice led Modi to politics — and, eventually, the country's prime ministership.

That the BJP is tilting towards the Hindu ideology is unfortunate, to say the least. But that does not mean those who are fighting against parochialism to underline the secular spirit of our constitution should be getting the wrong end of the stick.

With reports emanating from New Delhi that the BJP-government is keen to exclude Assam from implementation of LBA with Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take such a decision.