Pay more to visit Taj Mahal

A visit to the Taj Mahal in India’s Agra is to cost more from April this year and foreign visitors may find the trip more comfortable with separate queues and a corridor from Agra railway station to the site and complimentary drinking water bottles.
14 February 2018

Indian company NTCP wins deal for 300-megawatt power supply to Bangladesh from June

Indian state-owned cross-border power trading arm National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd wins a contract for supplying 300 megawatts electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. The power supply is expected to start from June this year.
14 February 2018

4 killed, 9 injured

Militants stormed an Indian army camp early on Saturday in the country's northern Jammu and Kashmir state, killing two army personnel
10 February 2018

Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit West Bank

Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit the occupied West Bank where he holds talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as part of a Middle East tour.
10 February 2018

India's SC asks govt to file protection plan

India's top court yesterday demanded a detailed plan for the future of the Taj Mahal, warning the state government's "ad hoc"
8 February 2018

India-Asean trade on the rise

India-Asean trade relations have been growing steadily, with Asean being India’s fourth largest trading partner. Both sides have set a target of at least US$200 billion in two-way trade by 2022 compared to US$ 71 billion in 2016-17.
3 February 2018

Malaysia bans Bollywood film 'Padmaavat' over negative portrayal of Muslim ruler

Malaysia has barred controversial Bollywood film “Padmaavat” from being screened in theatres, the home ministry says, citing the movie’s negative portrayal of a Muslim ruler.
3 February 2018

India's 'Modicare' to cost about $1.7 billion a year, sources say

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to provide health insurance for about half the country would require an estimated 110 billion rupees ($1.7 billion) in central and state funding each year, sources familiar with the matter say.
3 February 2018

India's budget focuses on rural economy ahead of elections

India unveils its budget for the fiscal year starting April 1 on Thursday, in what is being seen as a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to maintain fiscal discipline without stifling economic growth ahead of general elections next year.
1 February 2018

36 dead in bus crash in Murshidabad

Thirty-six people, including two children, have died after a bus toppled over in West Bengal’s Murshidabad early on Monday, reports The Times of India.
30 January 2018

36 killed in Murshidabad bus crash

At least 36 people are killed and 22 others injured as a bus plunges into a river breaking the railing of a bridge in Murshidabad of West Bengal.
29 January 2018

India observes 69th Republic Day

India displays its military muscle, socio-cultural diversity and its unprecedented outreach to South East Asian countries as it celebrates the 69th Republic Day with a grand parade at the Rajpath in New Delhi, the principal promenade of the Indian capital.
26 January 2018

Veteran Bangla film actress Supriya Devi passes away

Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi dies at her residence in South Kolkata of India at the age of 83.
26 January 2018

Movie Review: Padmaavat

There are three disclaimers before even a frame of “Padmaavat” is shown on screen. All kinds of adjectives and verbs are used to make sure the audience knows the film is based on Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s epic poem, “Padmavat”, and that the film does not intend to hurt anyone’s sentiment.
25 January 2018

Lalu Prasad Yadav gets 5 years in jail

A special court in India yesterday handed down five-year imprisonment to senior opposition politician and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
24 January 2018

India to open dozens of rape victim help centres

Dozens of support centres for women victims of sexual violence are to open across India under an scheme announced yesterday, as
23 January 2018

India's SC rejects bid to ban film

India's top court yesterday rejected a final bid by two states to ban a Bollywood film about a mythical Hindu queen which sparked violent
23 January 2018

Shiv Sena will not ally with ruling BJP

A powerful regional political party has snapped ties with India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of general elections in 2019, a
23 January 2018

Globalistation losing lustre

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday acknowledged that globalisation is "losing its lustre" but warned that new trade walls
23 January 2018

India cuts onion export price by $150 per tonne

Bangladeshi traders hope to do good business as India cuts onion prices by $150 per tonne, nearly two months after they raised it to $852. As the decision came into effect yesterday, importers in Bangladesh can now buy each tonne of onion from the neighbouring country at $702.
21 January 2018