Bangladesh summons Kolkata mission head amid protests

Bangladesh has summoned Shikder Mohammad Ashrafur Rahman, the acting deputy high commissioner in Kolkata, for urgent consultations following protests over attacks on Hindu minorities. IMAGE:......

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy, suspends visa services in Agartala

The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura's capital Agartala on Tuesday announced the suspension of all visa and consular services with immediate effect until further notice because of......

India, Don't Spurn Bangladesh

Half of all medical tourists arriving in India, some 325,000 out of a total of 635,000 annually, are Bangladeshis, explains Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Devotees pray to Lokenath Brahmachari as they......

ISKCON temple set afire, idol damaged near Dhaka

A group of people set fire to an ISKCON temple in Dhaka district in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday. IMAGE: Bangladeshi Hindus stage a protest in solidarity with the ISKCON temple in......

Airspace coordination in India helps airlines save big

Coordination between defence and civilian authorities has freed up airspace for commercial airlines in India, resulting in routes becoming shorter and costs coming down, apart from mitigating......

New train services from Agartala to Delhi, Kolkata this month

  New train services from Agartala to Delhi and Kolkata will be introduced after May 20 this month, an official said in New Delhi on Thursday. "The state government was informed by the......

SpiceJet plans flights to Dhaka, Colombo

Low cost airline SpiceJet will introduce international flights to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal from Kolkata by June. "We have plans to introduce flights from Kolkata to Dhaka, Colombo and......

Mandavia to focus on regional airline post Jet flyaway

The pilot-turned-airline owner and his partner Biraja Jena plan to launch FlyBig, which has secured 16 routes under the fourth phase of UDAN, the government’s regional connectivity programme.......

KKR's new home ground? Agartala stadium in the race

IMAGE: Eden Garden in Kolkata is set for a massive makeover next year. Photograph: BCCI The under-construction international cricket stadium at Narsingarh in Tripura could become Kolkata......

Ranji Roundup: Rinku, Rana shine; Kerala fight back

UP gain control over Punjab IMAGE: Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana scored half-centuries to help Uttar Pradesh dominate Punjab in their match. Photograph: BCCI/X Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana......

Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with 4-wkt haul

Group D: Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with four-wicket haul vs Assam IMAGE: Harshit Rana bagged four wickets. Photograph: KKR/X Harshit Rana celebrated his maiden Test team call-up......

I will win one Olympic medal, then only I'll retire: Dipa

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar faced Two ACL surgeries on her knee that mandated ligament transplant and a 21-month ban for failing a dope test. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/X Dipa Karmakar has seen glory and......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......