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Former Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi admits to involvement in rebel cricket proposal
Controversial former Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi has admitted to being involved in a plan to overhaul world cricket.
10 August 2015
Don’t enter India to bring cattle, BGB warns
With an existing curb in the supply of cattle from India, Border Guard Bangladesh requests Bangladeshis not to enter India to bring cattle.
9 August 2015
Tripura Assembly passes resolution on abolishing death penalty
The Tripura Assembly unanimously resolved to send a proposal to the Centre for abolishing death penalty and to provide imprisonment up to death in case of heinous crimes.
8 August 2015
18 rescued while being trafficked to India
Police rescue 18 people, including five children and seven women, from a truck in Bagerhat town while being trafficked to India.
7 August 2015
Felani killing: Retrial process ‘incomplete’
India’s BSF says it has conveyed to its Bangladesh counterpart that the retrial process of Felani Khatun killing on the border is “incomplete”.
6 August 2015
Bangladeshi beaten dead by BSF
A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Nitpur border in Porsha upazila of Naogaon.
6 August 2015
India extends $1b credit by $62m
India today announced to increase the cash amount of the $1 billion credit line for Bangladesh that was given mostly to boost connectivity.
5 August 2015
27 killed as two trains derail in India
Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh derail within minutes of each other, killing at least 27 people, officials say.
5 August 2015
Will India's peace deal with Naga rebels work?
On Monday India's government signed a "historic" peace deal with a leading Naga separatist group, bringing an end to one of the country's oldest insurgencies. Subir Bhaumik on whether the accord will bring peace to the country's restive north-east.
4 August 2015
Why just porn? #NextBanIdea trends in India
India's Twitter users are making "helpful" suggestions to the government on what to ban next now that they have blocked free access to porn websites.
4 August 2015
Indian rapper Sofia Ashraf protests water pollution (video)
One way to protest irresponsible environmental practices is through the majesty of rap.
4 August 2015
India building collapse kills 11
At least 11 people die after a building collapsed near India's western city of Mumbai, police say.
4 August 2015
India blocks access to 857 porn sites
India blocks free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
3 August 2015
India floods kill more than 100
Heavy monsoon rains in India have killed more than 100 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps, India's home ministry has said.
3 August 2015
Komen triggers heavy rains killing 70 in India
The depression that resulted from cyclone Komen triggers heavy rain in northeastern and eastern states of India, killing at least 70 people in Manipur, West Bengal and Odisha.
2 August 2015
Pakistan releases 163 Indian fishermen in goodwill gesture
Pakistan on Sunday released 163 Indian fishermen held for violating its territorial waters as a goodwill gesture amid tensions over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir and an attack on a police station.
2 August 2015
Meet the Facebook reporters of India-Bangladesh enclaves
A group of "Facebook reporters" have been the main source of information from the enclaves of India and Bangladesh in the past few years.
1 August 2015
BGB-BSF conference begins Monday
A director general level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to begin on Monday in New Delhi.
1 August 2015
Pakistani Bajrangi Bhaijaans want to reunite Indian woman with family
Alike Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Pakistani activists launches fresh campaign to unite a hearing and speech impaired Indian woman who has been stranded in the neighbouring country for at least 15 years.
1 August 2015
Freedom's anxious wait over (video)
As the long wait of almost 70 years approached its end, Nurul Islam was gripped by a sensation he had not felt before - the anticipation of freedom.
1 August 2015