Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to land in Dhaka Thursday, ending more than 17 years of self-exile in the UK. Rahman, the 60-year-old son of ailing former premier Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a leading contender for prime minister...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Karnataka's Chitradurga and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured....
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised the micro-observers appointed to supervise the hearing sessions to be especially vigilant about the mismatches in dates of birth (DOBs) in its records and supporting documents furnished by the voters concerned. Clear instructions were given to...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday extended warm greetings and best wishes to the nation on the occasion of Christmas, highlighting the festival’s message of love, compassion, peace and harmony. President Murmu took to social media 'X' and said, "MERRY...
New Delhi: India stepped up its efforts to forge new economic and trade partnerships this year, amid growing economic uncertainties in global markets, triggered by the US tariff turmoil. Three major free trade agreements signed by India with the UK, New Zealand and Oman --...
Agartala: Hundreds of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members staged a protest rally in Agartala, demanding intervention of the Indian government against what they claimed were increasing atrocities on minority Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. The protesters alleged that since the removal of the...
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said India is not just becoming a dead economy but also a dead society after the alleged ill-treatment of the Unnao rape survivor. Gandhi said the rape survivor, who was protesting in Delhi against the bail granted to...
Mumbai: Air travellers are set to get enhanced connectivity between India and Europe next year, with Tata Group-run Air India announcing the resumption of flight services to Rome (Italy) and IndiGo announcing plans to launch its services to London Heathrow from Delhi. Air India, which...
Islamabad: A Pakistani court has extended the interim bail of former premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the May 9 cases and five other matters. The court also directed that the 73-year-old former premier should appear at the next hearing either in...
Unnao (UP): The 2017 Unnao rape case survivor Wednesday termed the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar "kaal (death)" for her family and said that she would move the Supreme Court against it. The HC...
After a protracted, bloody conflict in which over 100 people were killed and about half a million civilians in both...
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When Tarique Rahman, the 60-year-old son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
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Air pollution is increasingly being recognised as India’s gravest public health crisis in the post-COVID period, with medical experts warning...
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By Aakar Patel Intent has an ally in apathy. Intent seeks to take ground; apathy will kindly adjust. Intent is...
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