Police in Bangladesh on Friday baton charged and fired tear gas at hundreds of students demonstrating in the capital after a prominent writer and government critic died in jail. ( read original story ...)
India asks Bangladesh to take 81 Rohingya survivors rescued from boat in Andaman Sea
India’s coast guard found 81 survivors and eight dead on a boat crammed with Muslim Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea, and were repairing the ... ( read original story ...)
India talking to Bangladesh to take back sea-stranded Rohingyas
India is negotiating with Bangladesh to take back 81 Rohingyas whose boat drifted into its territorial waters in mid-February. Eight Rohingyas on that boat have already died and one has gone missing, ... ( read original story ...)
OP-ED: Global knowledge index and Bangladesh: Sad but not shocking
The recent placement of Bangladesh in the rock bottom in the region in the Global Knowledge Index is painful to me as an educator. Nonetheless, it is not surprising to me as a stone cold realist. Even ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Economy Exits Deep Recession as Fledgling Recovery Strengthens
Economic output grew 0.4 percent in the third quarter, but the recovery is uneven, with small businesses facing the brunt of the downturn. ( read original story ...)
Chris Woakes leaves England’s tour of India as part of rotation policy
Chris Woakes leaves England's tour of India as as part of England's rest and rotation policy, having not played a match this winter. ( read original story ...)
England consider lodging complaint about pitch used in India’s two-day win
England are mulling over whether to lodge a formal complaint about the pitch used during their two-day defeat to India in Ahmedabad even if Chris Silverwood, the head coach, accepts his team was also ... ( read original story ...)
India emerges from virus-driven recession after drop in Covid cases
India’s economy emerged from recession in the final quarter of 2020, growing 0.4 per cent year-on-year as a sharp drop in coronavirus infections allowed businesses to reopen and consumers to venture ... ( read original story ...)
India’s economy returns to growth after shrinking for two quarters
India's economy returned to growth in its fiscal third quarter after a recession earlier in 2020 and the recovery is expected to gather pace as consumer demand and investments shake off the effects of ... ( read original story ...)
Kashmir villagers hopeful but wary after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
Villagers living on both sides of the Line of Control dividing the Himalayan region of Kashmir welcomed an agreement between long-time foes India and Pakistan to stop shelling from each side, but some ... ( read original story ...)