Sitharaman backs Meghalaya's efforts to get UNESCO recognition for living root bridgesNirmala Sitharaman supports Meghalaya's bid for UNESCO recognition of its living root bridges. She visited Siej village and praised the com...
13 Jul, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
First time in 47 years: Vandalism forces cancellation of Bengali New Year festivities in Bangladesh's ChittagongBengali New Year celebrations at Chittagong's DC Hill were canceled for the first time in 47 years due to vandalism targeting event prepara...
15 Apr, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
Islamists in Bangladesh attack secularism, Bengali cultureFollowing the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in Islamic radicalism. Around 1,500 secular symbols, inc...
10 Dec, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
India doing fantastic job in chairing G20: UK minister John WhittingdaleIndia assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022. About 200 meetings under different tracks of the bloc will be hosted across the count...
25 Jun, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
Miyazaki: World's most expensive mango kilo showcased in Siliguri Mango festivalThe seventh edition of the Mango Festival in Siliguri showcased the world's most expensive mango, Miyazaki, which is priced at around Rs 2....
10 Jun, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
Amitabh Bachchan, Martin Scorsese announce 7th edition of Film Preservation and Restoration WorkshopThe workshop will be held from December 4-10 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay.
12 Nov, 2022, 10.08 AM IST
Major blow, will set bad precedent: Heritage experts on SC nod to raze Patna Collectorate complexBulldozers knocked down the front columns of the 1938-built District Board Patna building in the Patna Collectorate campus on Saturday, a d...
15 May, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
India, Myanmar ink MoU on Rakhine StateThis MoU is intended to help Myanmar achieve its objective of restoration of normalcy in Rakhine State and enable the return of displaced p...
20 Dec, 2017, 11.39 PM IST
Government's Rakhine plan big on socio-economic projects tooIndia’s stake in Rakhine state hasn’t got to do with security challenges alone, but the key is a connectivity project that plans to connect...
11 Sep, 2017, 01.52 PM IST
Have a wild time! Go to the Sundarbans & spot a Bengal tiger on the prowl during your upcoming holidayThis national park offers a unique experience of cruising in the waters and spotting the wildlife alongside like, crocodiles & tigers.
10 Sep, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Three of India's natural world heritage sites face threat from harmful activity: WWFIndia's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing th...
12 Apr, 2016, 05.09 PM IST
Bangladesh bans ships in rare dolphin sanctuariesBangladesh on Monday banned boats from sailing through a key southwestern river after a ship loaded with coal capsized, threatening the san...
21 Mar, 2016, 10.13 PM IST
- Global concern for Sunderbans
The World Heritage Committee has expressed alarm over a massive oil spill in the Bangladeshi side of the Sunderbans — a world heritage site...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.14 AM IST
Oil spill taking its toll in Bangladesh Sundarbans, say activistsAn oil tanker carrying 350 tonnes of oil crashed on Tuesday, spilling its cargo over an 80sq-km area along Shela river in Bangladesh and th...
13 Dec, 2014, 12.21 PM IST
350-tonne oil spill by Bangladeshi ship threatens SunderbansThe site, near Mongla port, is about 100 km from the Kolkata port and Indian officials are on alert over the possibility of the oil slick s...
12 Dec, 2014, 12.22 PM IST
- 350-tonne oil spill by Bangladeshi ship threatens Sunderbans
The fragile Sundarbans region stared at an ecological nightmare after a vessel carrying 350 tonnes of oil crashed, spilling the toxic liqui...
12 Dec, 2014, 10.46 AM IST
- Tiger carcass found in Sunderbans
The body of a full-grown tiger was found in the Sunderbans on Sunday.
11 Mar, 2013, 02.33 AM IST