India, Bangladesh should ignore minor irritants, continue joint war on terror: Security expertThe two sides also need to guard against external actors who may be working to jeopardize the interests of both sides, said Shantanu Mukhar...
14 Aug, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
70 pc of foreign prisoners in India under-trials: Govt dataThe recently released annual 'Prison Statistics India 2020' of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows there were 4,926 foreigners l...
09 Feb, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
New e-comm policy to address e-marketplaces’ non-compliance: Govt to Parliament“The new e-Commerce policy seeks to address such non-compliance,” minister of state for commerce and industry Som Parkash told Rajya Sabha,...
30 Jul, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
India, Bangladesh want stability, love and peace instead of instability, terror and unrest in world: ModiPrime Minister Modi was speaking to the Matua community members after offering prayers at a temple in Gopalganj's Orakandi - the birthplace...
27 Mar, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
PM Modi offers prayer at centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in BangladeshPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village in Bangladesh...
27 Mar, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
Jailed foreigners to get access to diplomatic mission only on written requestPrisons fall in the state list but states inform the external affairs ministry on arrest, detention and request for consular access of a fo...
16 Oct, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
Hindi most popular Indian language in USWith about 8.7 lakh speakers, Hindi emerges as the most widely spoken language in the US followed by Gujarati and Telugu, reflecting a slig...
31 Oct, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
‘Safe houses’ on anvil for foreign ex-convicts in jailAbout 52% of foreigners lodged in Indian prisons are in Bengal, according to NCRB data. Hence the Bengal government has affirmed to set up ...
28 Oct, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
Govt yet to release collated foreign tourist arrival data for 2018, Q1 2019Tourism minister KJ Alphons said his ministry has not received the confirmed numbers from the bureau of immigration.
23 Apr, 2019, 09.37 AM IST
20 lakh Bangladeshi Hindus to become Indians if Citizenship Bill is passed: Krishak Mukti Sangram SamitiAddressing a press conference, KMSS Adviser Akhil Gogoi slammed the BJP-led government for its attempt to get the Bill passed despite wides...
17 Jan, 2019, 06.31 PM IST
Bangladesh PM pushes development agenda; eyes to eradicate extreme poverty by 2021Poverty alleviation has been high on the Hasina government's development agenda as is evident in all plan documents.
30 Oct, 2018, 05.45 PM IST
Pakistani journalist suggests PM Imran Khan to follow Bangladesh’s development modelZaigham Khan advised the newly elected Prime Minister and the ruling party of Pakistan to follow the Bangladesh model of development instea...
24 Sep, 2018, 10.36 PM IST
Textile body expresses concern over decline in CAGR in December last yearThe cumulative export has slightly improved by 2% CAGR as the exports stood at $26,136 million in April-Dec 2017 in comparison to $25,721 m...
17 Jan, 2018, 03.50 PM IST
Only 0.05 per cent of money in circulation utilised in Terror Funding, says government reportThe report further says north east insurgent groups raise funds for subversive activities to the tune of Rs 350-400 crores every year follo...
19 Nov, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
Hindu population in Bangladesh grew by 1 per cent in 2015: ReportHindu community leaders expressed fears that their number was decreasing gradually as a sense of insecurity forced many Hindus to leave the...
23 Jun, 2016, 01.52 PM IST
Land Boundary Agreement: India, Bangladesh to exchange 162 enclaves Friday midnightBangladeshi enclaves in India and Indian enclaves in Bangladesh shall stand physically transferred to the other country with effect from th...
31 Jul, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
Indian waters third worst for pirate attacks199 pirate attacks have been reported on vessels in the subcontinent’s waters between 2006 and 2012.
23 Dec, 2013, 11.40 AM IST