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Engaging with the new Dhaka

India, Feb. 14 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has, as widely anticipated, pulled off a win in the first election held since a student-led uprising toppled the Sheikh Hasina government in Au... Read More


Poll won, BNP needs to rebuild politics in Dhaka

India, Feb. 14 -- Thursday's election in Bangladesh has been a consequential one for the country. In the first place, the vote put paid to all doubts as to whether the election would be held at all, w... Read More


Non-aggression pact with Iran works best for the US

India, Feb. 14 -- Since late January, when the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group arrived in the Arabian Sea, Washington has maintained readiness for military operations targeting Iran. Faced wi... Read More


Police foil 'mahapanchayat' over interfaith marriage

MEERUT, Feb. 14 -- A call for 'mahapanchayat' by Hindu organisations to oppose the interfaith marriage of Akanksha Gautam, 29, and Shahvez Rana alias Sahil, 25, led to heavy police deployment, prevent... Read More


Two senior IPS officers shifted in U.p.

LUCKNOW, Feb. 14 -- The UP government on Friday ordered the transfer of two senior IPS officers, reshuffling top-level responsibilities at the Additional Director General (ADG) rank in the state capit... Read More


Mixture of sulphas, sleeping pills utilised in triple murder: Police

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- A day after the 72-year-old 'tantrik' was arrested in connection with the deaths of three people on northwest Delhi's Peeragarhi flyover, police have found that the man used a co... Read More


Construction and road dust compose 14-58% of air pollutants: Govt

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Road dust and construction account for between 14% and 58% of air pollutants across cities, the Union environment ministry told the Rajya Sabha, citing an unspecified number of s... Read More


PM hails BNP victory in B'desh, promises support

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman on his party's victory in the general election, saying he looked forward to wor... Read More


Railways to float Rs.18,000 crore renewable energy bids

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- In what will rank among the largest green energy tenders in the country, the Indian Railways plans to invite bids for 3 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy projects worth Rs.18,000 cr... Read More


Telecom spectrum not an IBC asset, rules SC

NEW DELHI, Feb. 14 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ruled that telecom spectrum is a "material resource of the community" and cannot be treated as an ordinary asset under the Insolvency and Bankrup... Read More