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Stop Rohingya exodus

India has asked Myanmar security forces to take steps to prevent further Rohingya exodus and encourage their safe and sustainable return from Bangladesh, reiterating its concern over the issue at the just concluded UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM

India stands by Bangladesh

India stands by Bangladesh in diplomatic and humanitarian ways for addressing the Rohingya crisis, Indian High Commissioner to
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

India has no right to mistreat refugees: HRW

Human Rights Watch slams Indian authorities for “mistreating” the Rohingya refugees and said the country had no rights to conduct such behaviour.
25 September 2017, 07:35 AM

India sending fresh relief to Rohingyas in Bangladesh

India is sending a fresh consignment of relief material for Rohingya refugees who have taken shelter in Bangladesh following persecution in Myanmar.
24 September 2017, 06:28 AM

India using chilli sprays, stun grenades to dissuade Rohingya influx

India has stepped up security along its largely porous eastern border with Bangladesh and is using "chilli and stun grenades" to block the entry of Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence in their homeland of Myanmar, officials have said
22 September 2017, 11:50 AM

India’s 'Falahari Baba' charged with rape

At a time when self-declared godmen and "saints" are in the public glare, the famed "Falahari Baba" in Rajasthan has been charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his ashram, reports NDTV.
21 September 2017, 14:40 PM

Grenade attack kills 3 in Kashmir

Three civilians have been killed and 23 others wounded after suspected rebels Thursday lobbed a grenade at a motorcade of a local government minister in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
21 September 2017, 12:05 PM

India 'deeply concerned over violence in Rakhine'

India's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Rajiv K Chander, yesterday said New Delhi was deeply concerned about the
19 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Some Rohingyas have links to IS, Pakistan's ISI

The Indian government yesterday told the Supreme Court that it has intelligence inputs of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan's ISI and the terror group Islamic State, making them "a serious security threat to the country".
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Two years ago, Bangladesh felt a “strengthened bond” with India that “would benefit people of the two countries as well as of the
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of you' creates history in India

Grammy Award-winning singer Ed Sheeran's "Shape of you" has become the first international song in India to cross 200 million views on YouTube, Sony Music Entertainment India announces.
15 September 2017, 06:13 AM

3 Bangladeshi brothers held in India for 'ABT link'

Three Bangladeshi brothers, suspected to have links with militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team, have been arrested by the Anti-
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM

India's auto industry gears up for government's electric vehicles push

India’s aggressive push to electrify all new vehicles by 2030 is compelling auto part manufacturers and carmakers to draw up early plans for electrification, company executives say.
12 September 2017, 06:06 AM

India to start 5 major river-linking projects

India has planned to start working on five major projects to connect its rivers, raising concern here that any human intervention in the course of trans-boundary rivers will change the ecosystem and push Bangladesh into an acute water crisis.
11 September 2017, 18:00 PM

5-yr-old girl raped by peon in Delhi school

A five-year-old girl has been allegedly raped by a peon inside the premises of a private school in Shahdara here, reports The Statesman quoting police.
10 September 2017, 06:04 AM

Madhya Pradesh seeks to quash Goldman-backed solar project

Madhya Pradesh, India’s second largest state, appeals to the country’s top court to quash a Goldman Sachs-backed solar project, highlighting the challenges faced by solar companies looking to expand in Asia’s third largest economy.
9 September 2017, 06:49 AM

India SC wants to know govt stance on Rohingya deportation

India’s Supreme Court has sought to know the stance of the federal government on a petition challenging its decision to deport illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants who face religious persecution in Myanmar.
5 September 2017, 07:11 AM

India deplores NKorea's nuclear test

India deplores the latest nuclear test conducted by North Korea accusing Pyongyang of once again acting in violation of its international commitments.
3 September 2017, 15:46 PM

Modi to reshuffle his council of ministers

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a reshuffle of his council of ministers on Sunday in the third such exercise since he assumed charge more than three years ago.
1 September 2017, 15:29 PM

India, China end stand-off over Doklam plateau

After two months of a tense stand-off between the armies of India and China at Doklam plateau near the border tri-junction with Bhutan, the two countries have agreed to “expeditious disengagement of border personnel”, Indian Ministry of External Affairs says.
28 August 2017, 07:18 AM