Pak PM meets Yunus in Cairo, seeks to boost economic tiesPakistan seeks to rekindle ties with Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina's departure from power, focusing on trade and cultural exchanges. T...
20 Dec, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Vijay Diwas: How decoy INS Rajput outsmarted Pakistan's advanced submarine PNS Ghazi during 1971 warIndia's naval triumph in the 1971 war involved a strategic masterstroke. INS Rajput, acting as a decoy, tricked the Pakistani submarine Gha...
16 Dec, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Bangladesh cancels key national days linked to Liberation War and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, sparking outrageBangladesh’s interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has sparked controversy by canceling eight national days related to the Liberation ...
17 Oct, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Last straw breaking Bangladesh's backBangladesh has scaled back a controversial job quota proposal, which reserved 30% of government jobs for descendants of those who fought fo...
21 Jul, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
Myanmar instability, weapons with Manipur warring groups have grave implications for state: Kalita"The availability of a large number of weapons with both communities, as also the instability in Myanmar across the border, has certain imp...
16 Dec, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
Dhaka ties deeper than any other strategic partnership: Harsh V Shringla"Bangladesh is India's biggest development partner and India's largest trading partner in South Asia, contributing to economic prosperity a...
23 Oct, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
Supreme Court allows use of Ration Card to file NRC claimsThe apex court also extended the time period for submitting such claims to NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to December 15 from November.
02 Nov, 2018, 08.39 AM IST
Assam NRC: Supreme Court extends deadline to December 15, allows 5 additional documentsThese five documents are: NRC of 1951, voter list of 1966, voter list of 1971, refugee registration certificate till 1971 and ration card i...
01 Nov, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
Supreme Court's no to government plea to extend NRC verification beyond November 23“Only one lakh of the 40 lakh excluded have so far submitted their claims,” Attorney General of India KK Venugopal told the court.
23 Oct, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Supreme Court defers starting of process for claims in Assam NRCAssam, which had faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC which was first prepa...
05 Sep, 2018, 08.40 PM IST
Over a lakh entered NRC's first draft with forged papersForging PAN cards, voter identity cards, children’s birth certificates were different modes used by these people for their inclusion in the...
04 Aug, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
NRC updation in Assam: 40% verification of family tree completeAuthorities sent around 5.72 lakh documents for verification across the country and has received 1.75 lakh verified documents so far.
02 Apr, 2018, 02.18 PM IST
Foreigner or citizen? Assam finds out at stroke of midnight on Dec 31The BJP-led NDA government is already seeking an amendment of the Citizenship Act of 1955 to make the post-1971 stream of this category of ...
27 Dec, 2017, 11.23 AM IST
MGK Menon: Remarkable polymath scientist leaves behind big voidA hidden nugget in his long-career was Menon's tightrope diplomacy that saved the tropical rainforests of Silent Valley in Kerala, that wer...
27 Nov, 2016, 09.16 AM IST
NRC in Assam: State coordinator Prateek Hajela on why not all voter lists till 1971 can be made availableIn an interview, Prateek Hajela talks about the state govt's role in the NRC process & why not all voter lists till 1971 can be made availa...
14 Jun, 2015, 05.35 AM IST
Bangladesh to receive assistance from India in finding remains of 1971 martyrsPM Narendra Modi gave assurance to this effect during his trip to Dhaka where he concluded several agreements to strengthen cross-border ti...
09 Jun, 2015, 05.03 AM IST
New book explores contours of Bangla nationalism, legacyTitled 'The Colonel Who would not Repent: The Bangladesh War and its Unquiet Legacy' the book elaborateshow nation-states are rarely able t...
05 Dec, 2014, 03.44 PM IST