Azizul Islam, general secretary of India-Bangladesh Enclave Exchange Coordination Committee’s Lalmonirhat unit, said the national flag of Bangladesh would be hoisted officially in all these enclaves on Saturday.
Indian families in enclaves on Bangladeshi territory, and vice versa, have not had citizenship rights nor government services in either country. “My heart pounds with fear when I hear a mobile phone calling”, she tells AFP. The office of the Registrar General of...
In the latest episode, suspected rebels killed two paramilitary soldiers and wounded another ten after attacking their convoy in the Indian-held Kashmir on Wednesday (today).
In a message broadcast on radio early Thursday, President Thein Sein said areas near the Irrawaddy were at risk as the river rises “above danger level”.
In the ensuing gunbattle, BSF troopers killed one terrorist while Usman fled into the dense forests by taking three locals as hostage. He also named three other over-ground LeT terrorists Ali, Shaheen and Abu Umar. However he said, Pakistan awaits Indian government approaching in...
Twelve coaches of the Kamayani Express to Varanasi from Mumbai derailed near Harda in the central state of Madhya Pradesh just before midnight. He said that all passengers have been rescued and those with minor injuries were provided with first aid.
The government has ordered an inquiry into the accident, but Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said it appeared the cause was a “flash flood due to heavy rains”.
Pakistan’s stout denial on Thursday of Naved’s claim that he hails from Faisalabad and his father’s name is Mohammed Yaqub is very much the set pattern.
Emergency workers continue to look for survivors, as 300 passengers have been rescued, but it is not clear how many people were on board. A former railway minister said if the tracks had been maintained, the latest accident could have been avoided.
Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom operator in India, reported 24 per cent sequential increase in its June quarter net profit to Rs 1,554 crore, supported by strong performance of its India business and a one-time gain from sale of Africa tower assets. The profit was aided by a...