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Days of violent anti-govt protests grip Pak Kashmir

Days of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police have gripped Pakistan’s Kashmir on the border with India, with nine confirmed killed among scant news to emerge after an internet blackout...

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Thyssenkrupp, Kretinsky exit steel deal

German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp and Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky said Thursday they had abandoned plans for a joint steel business, paving the way for a potential takeover by India’s Jindal Steel...

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India 'welcome' to collect trophy from me: ACC boss

Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also heads Pakistan's cricket board, said Wednesday that India are ‘welcome’ to collect their Asia Cup trophy from his office in Dubai.

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India ready to rev up chipmaking

When prime minister Narendra Modi declared India’s ‘late entry’ into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub...

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Kalidas Karmakar’s ‘Holy War’ draws global attention at Sotheby’s auction

Works of celebrated Bangladeshi masters, including Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin (1914-1976), Mohammad Kibria (1929-2011), Rashid Chowdhury (1932-1986), Kalidas Karmakar (1946-2019) and Shahid Kabir (b.1949), have been showcased in this year’s Sotheby’s auction of South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art in London, alongside renowned artists from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Bangladesh-India ties unique: Pranay Verma

The High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Tuesday said that the relationship between Bangladesh and India is ‘unique and special’.

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US sanctions on key Indian project in Iran take effect

US sanctions went into effect Monday on a major Indian port project in Iran, as president Donald Trump again showed his willingness to punish longstanding partner New Delhi in aid of his wider regional goals — in this case to pressure Tehran...

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Chattogram poses no threat to anyone

ON SEPTEMBER 25, an article, titled ‘Is Chittagong port becoming a danger to India’s eastern borders?’, was published in India Today, the most widely circulated Indian news magazine. The article claims that the port of Chattogram, Bangladesh’s principal seaport located in its southeast along the Bay of Bengal, poses ‘real risks’ to India owing to supposedly growing...

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India, Pakistan trade barbs after Asia Cup trophy debacle

Pakistan captain Salman Agha said India had ‘disrespected cricket’ while Indian counterpart Suryakumar Yadav complained his side were denied the trophy after winning a fraught Asia Cup overshadowed by ill feeling on both sides.

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Indian actor’s aides sued

Police charged three close aides of a popular actor and politician with culpable homicide and negligence on Sunday after a stampede at his rally in southern India killed at least 40 people, officials said...

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Indian court ruling exposes India’s border violations

THE recent directive of the Calcutta High Court declaring the forcible deportation of people into Bangladesh as ‘illegal’ has lent judicial confirmation of what Dhaka has for long asserted. India’s border management practices increasingly violate the international law, bilateral agreements and the norms of neighbourly relations. The court also ordered India’s home ministry...

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31 killed in Tamil Nadu stampede

At least 31 people, including women and children, were killed and around 40 others injured in a stampede at Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district Saturday evening.

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BSF beats 2 Bangladeshi youths, takes away cows

Members of the Indian Border Security Force on Saturday afternoon allegedly beat up two Bangladeshi youths and took away two cows after entering Bangladesh territory in the Rahmatpur Banshbari area in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila along the border.

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India-Pakistan to clash in first Asia Cup final

India and Pakistan will face off in a high-stakes Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, with political and on-field friction overshadowing their first-ever title clash in the regional tournament.