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......

91 killed during stir against PM Hasina in Bangladesh; curfew imposed

At least 91 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and the ruling party......

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.''It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.' IMAGE: The Se Cathedral at Old Goa,......

Super Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts

Super cyclone Mocha made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm, causing extensive damage to the southeastern......

Mining ban sees a new, cleaner Goa

Anyone who has read even a few of my columns would know that I go to Goa a lot. The mood, the food, the feni (of course) and, ultimately, the sea, the palm trees, the bougainvillea and the clean,......

Four more haats soon along Indo-Bangla border

Prospects of four additional border haats are being evaluated, said a top official of the commerce ministry in Bangladesh to rediff.com recently.The new border haats, to be set up in Tripura and......

Building bridges: Delhi offers sops to Dhaka

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Dhaka has once again pumped up the strength of ties between the two neighbours, India and Bangladesh. Mukherjee announced in Dhaka on May 6 that India......

2009: Laddus, feni, sarees get copyright

Places famous for their food, drink or clothes -- like Tirupati Ladu, Goa Feni and Banarsi Saree -- from much before the days of copyrights and trademarks won the exclusive right to use these names......

Meet the World Cup players

Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.   Afghanistan IMAGE: Gulbadin Naib of Afghanistan celebrates taking a wicket in World Cup 2019 match against Australia.......

Churchill swamp Mahindra United

'Cashew feni versus desi country' read a banner unfurled by fans of Churchill Brothers during the second round I-League football clash versus Mahindra United at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Thursday.......

Goa goes flat after Portugal defeat

Soccer fans in the former Portuguese colony of Goa slumped in dejection after the hosts lost 1-0 to Greece in the Euro 2004 final in Lisbon on Sunday. Thousands of people across the India's western......