In the wake of the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the Paradip Port in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha has been put on high alert. The security has been ramped up, with additional forces stationed at major locations.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has announced measures to tackle any problem arising because of the prevailing situation along the Pakistan border in India's north and west.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday chaired a key meeting on internal security amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month.
Former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka, on a special aircraft provided by Emir of Qatar, from the United Kingdom after undergoing treatment for her illness.
Servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple are protesting the use of 'dham in the name of a newly-inaugurated Jagannath temple in West Bengal's Digha.
The rift between the Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar seems to have widened with both skipping events organised by each other's parties or departments.
Weeks after Muhammad Yunus' "chicken's neck" remark drew a sharp response from the Northeast's leaders, a retired Bangladesh officer has made a similar comment on the Indian region, referring to the soaring tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack.
Dilip Ghosh, the Bengal BJP leader who delivered the party its highest ever seat tally in the state during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, seems to be engaged in a battle of perceptions with his own partymen.
An order by the interim government to halt the issue of currency notes featuring Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has the potential of impacting the economy and disrupting citizens' daily lives.
His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn has served as a career officer in the Royal Thai Army. He is a military pilot qualified to fly the Northrop F-5, F-16, and the Boeing 737-400.
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Days after India imposed a series of severe measures against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, key political figures and parties in Northeast India have called for similar action against Bangladesh.
A Pakistani woman, living in India since 2008, has been asked to leave the country as her visa was found to have expired last year, said the police.
Bangladesh's turn towards Islamic extremism, its "hobnobbing" with Pakistan and ISIS flags at protest rallies in the country have sparked concern among Indian authorities and members of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Bangladesh over the weekend, two days after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which resulted in the deaths of 26 people.
Bangladesh's ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that left 26 people dead and several others injured.
Bangladesh has "strongly condemned" the terror attack in Pahalgam, a statement issued nearly 24 hours after the attack.
India has reportedly paused railway projects in Bangladesh, which were intended to provide connectivity to northeast states through Bangladesh and is planning alternative routes to ensure stability and strategic security in the region.
Over the weekend, one of the post discussed political rejigs in the state gained prominence. Political circles were abuzz about whether warring cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will set their differences aside.
In 1971, during the struggle for the liberation of what was then East Pakistan, the Pakistani Army was responsible for widespread atrocities in present-day Bangladesh, including violence against civilians and human rights violations.
After a gap of 15 years, a Pakistani foreign secretary landed in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to hold bilateral meetings. Amid strained India-Bangladesh ties, Pakistan has been accused of pushing its agenda of encouraging anti-India extremists.
Over 150 years ago, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule led a battle against casteism that paved the way for a more progressive Maharashtra. Now, a film made about their lives has run into trouble.
Life has come a full circle for police officer Sadanand Date, the 1990-batch Maharashtra Cadre officer who will now be responsible for the interrogation of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana.
Tahawwur Rana's involvement in the conspiracy behind the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai was established during the deposition of David Coleman Headley, his childhood friend and a key accused in the terror attacks case
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