GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Friday informed the assembly that 10,675 illegal immigrants have been detected in the state in the last five years and they are from Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, Norway and Nepal.In reply to a question from a Congress legislator, Surjakumar Okram, the CM said 85 such illegal immigrants had been…
The Bangladesh government has received a request from the country’s cricket board to provide a security consultant for their upcoming tour of Pakistan, as reported by Cricbuzz.The development comes while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has repeatedly raised concerns about the Indian team’s safety during the ICC Champions Trophy next year…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Friday said her recent statement on violence-hit Bangladesh was “distorted” and took on the foreign ministry for criticising her comment.“I know the federal structure very well. I was an MP seven times, I was Union minister twice. I know the MEA policy better than anyone else,” she…
NEW DELHI: With a commanding three-wicket haul from pacer Renuka Singh and a blistering fifty from Smriti Mandhana, India defeated Bangladesh by ten wickets to advance to their ninth Women’s Asia Cup final at Dambulla on Friday.Defending champions India will face the winner of the second semifinal between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in the title…
Amid the ongoing violent protest in Bangladesh a total of 6,700 Indian students have returned to India, ministry of external affairs’ spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday adding that New Delhi hoped for the Dhaka situation to return to normal.Responding to a media query on Bangladesh situation, Jaiswal said, “So far, we have had over…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday officially flagged objection to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s recent statement on providing “shelter to helpless people”, claiming that her remarks gave room for it to be taken out of context and cause confusion between the two neighbors, local media reported.Sending an official note to New Delhi,…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday offered to provide shelter to those in distress amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh. She cited the United Nations Resolution on refugees as justification for her stance, considering the severe law and order breakdown that has gripped Bangladesh in recent days.“I should not be speaking…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stated that it is closely monitoring the security situation in Bangladesh, the host nation for the upcoming women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for later this year in October. This statement comes in the wake of recent protests and unrest in the country, where the Bangladesh Police imposed…
AIZAWL: A mummified tiger with its fiery eyes glaring at visitors has been the centre of attraction at the Mizoram State Museum in Aizawl, but the person who was responsible for bringing the big cat from the jungles to the museum seems to have faded out of public memory. Lalzadingi, who had killed the tiger…
GUWAHATI: A fleet of taxis, a security escort, and a harrowing six-hour journey brought Asif Hussain and about 80 other Indian students back home Friday from Bangladesh, where violence has erupted between protesters and security forces over the quota system for govt jobs. Over 100 people have been killed in the clashes with police firing…
