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India’s Rajya Sabha to pay homage to Khaleda Zia today
The Rajya Sabha of India will hold obituary references on Wednesday to pay tributes to several distinguished personalities, including former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum KhaledaReadMore
Surge in deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba cases causes alarm in India’s Kerala
An increase in cases of a rare but fatal form of encephalitis has put authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala on alert, forcing them to step up testing toReadMore
37 firms granted conditional approval to export hilsa to India
The Ministry of Commerce has granted conditional approval to 37 firms to export hilsa to India ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival. The decision was disclosed in a notificationReadMore
India cuts ties with Turkey amid growing boycott calls over Pakistan row
Shawdesh Desk: What began as social media calls to avoid traveling to Turkey has snowballed into a major diplomatic fallout, with India suspending ties with Turkish businesses and academic institutionsReadMore
India blocks YouTube channels of Bangladeshi expat journalists and activists
Shawdesh desk; Following the suspension of six Bangladeshi television channels in India, YouTube has now also blocked several channels run by Bangladeshi expatriate journalists and social activists. These YouTube channelsReadMore
15 killed in Kolkata hotel fire: police
Shawdesh Desk: A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said Wednesday, with some clambering out of windows andReadMore
India’s Kashmir crackdown sparks anger
Shawdesh Desk: Anger in Indian-run Kashmir escalated on Monday over sweeping detentions in the hunt for the gunmen who carried out a deadly attack last week that New Delhi blamesReadMore
Stampede kills 15 at railway station in India
Shawdesh desk: At least 15 people died during a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital late Saturday when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largestReadMore
