1 dead in clashes after Hindu leader's arrest in Bangladesh

A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a court in the port city of......

Bangladeshi Hindu leader held for sedition denied bail

A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges, and sent him to prison, triggering protests by community members......

Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder

'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.''She centralised power to the extent that you would see......

Beware! China, Pakistan's Bangladesh Games

Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......

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......

Is it the right time to buy a house?

Is it the right time to buy realty now? Or should you wait for a while? Will realty prices drop ever? In an hour-long chat on rediff.com, Gulam Zia, national director for advisory services, Knight......

Dear developers, Deccan's calling!

Forget about the survival of the fittest. When it comes to real estate, the thumb-rule is simple-- survival beyond saturation. The idea is that once a tier-one city's emergency light goes red......

India Inc on land buying spree

Reliance Industries is hoping to be allotted more than 50,000 acres for its special economic zones.The Andhra Pradesh government has offered SemIndia 1,200 acres for Fab City.The Indonesia-based......

Tight security for Team India in Dhaka

A tight security cordon has been thrown around the Indianteam which arrived in Dhaka on Monday fora three-match one-day and two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting on May 10. Policemen......

SA arrive in Pakistan amid tight security

The South African cricket team arrived in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, with 150 elite commandos guarding the airport after the tour was nearly cancelled over security fears.The......

Shastri to make SA media savvy

Shastri to make Proteas media savvyIn a bid to make their national players media savvy, the South African cricket team is hiring the services of former India captain Ravi Shastri ahead of the......