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Bangladesh unrest: Temples, houses attacked; 2 Hindu leaders killed

A number of Hindu temples, households and businesses were vandalised, women assaulted and at least two Hindu leaders affiliated with the Awami League party killed in violence in Bangladesh......

'Why Is Modi Not Sacking Biren Singh?'

'We are in a dilemma if the central government supports this ethnic violence and Biren Singh.' IMAGE: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi,......

Modi's top 4 retain portfolios; Nadda gets health, Shivraj agri

Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......

Shah seeks 5 years to make Assam 'flood-free'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday sought five years' time to fully solve the perennial flood problem in Assam and said the government is striving to make the natural calamity a part of......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

AI to redeploy Northeast fleet on lucrative routes

Alliance Air, subsidiary of Air India, withdrawing its flights from seven Northeast airports, including those in Tezpur, Lilabari and Shillong, following non-payment of funds by the North Eastern......

Govt upgrading 10 NE airports

As parts of efforts to improve air connectivity in the Northeast, the government is upgrading 10 airports in the region at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million). The North Eastern......

Finance panel outsources eco management job

The 13th Finance Commission has outsourced a major part of the exercise for devising ways to better manage ecology, environment in the North-East to two prominent organisations. "We have entrusted......

Charter operators looking eastward

Eastern India, which has not been too well connected with the rest of the country, is now on the radar of airline operators. At least five non-scheduled airlines are all set to start operations out......

Plan to develop states' aviation readied

Favouring the centre-state cooperation model adopted by northeastern states to develop aviation infrastructure in the region, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Thursday asked state......

Jay Shah takes over as Asian Cricket Council president

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/IPL Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah was unanimously elected as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) at its Annual General......

Immigrant from India wins Israeli kickboxing championship

IMAGE: Competing in the 57-kilogramme (125-pound) category, Obed Hrangchal, right, won the championship in the town of Kfar Yasif in the Galilee last week. Photographs: PTI Obed Hrangchal, a......

Ganguly to help Mizos enter the big league

The soccer-crazy Mizos have found a new love in cricket and with former captain Sourav Ganguly all set to guide the youngsters, the state hopes to compete at the national level by 2008.The state......

Controversy at Asian Games: Politics on podium

North Korean shooters snub South Koreans on podium IMAGE: North Korea's Kwon Kwang-il, Pak Myong-won and Songjun Yu decline to turn towards the flag during the rendition of the national anthem of......

SC-appointed Amicus to discuss state Interim Appeals

From release of funds to alleged constitutional overreach by the Committee of Administrators (COA) -- the Supreme Court-appointed Amicus Curiae P S Narsimha will examine a plethora of issues raised......

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