New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahmman’s recent visit to China has secured fresh economic commitments, but experts said that the administration must deepen institutional ties with neighbouring India even as it expands cooperation with Beijing, a new report has said.”A stronger partnership with Beijing makes constructive ties with India more indispensable than ever,” the report from Centre for Peace Studies said.The three‑day state visit produced multiple agreement…
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Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) Management of a private junior college in Hyderabad’s Old City area has lodged a police complaint against a BJP leader and his supporters for barging into the college and threatening staff to show records, alleging that children of Rohingya Muslims were studying there.According to the complaint lodged by the principal of Nooria Cooperative Junior College with Santosh Nagar police station, 30-40 workers led by a BJP leader from Maheshawaram, Andela Sriramulu Yadav, ente…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s tenure has been extended by a year beyond its scheduled end in mid-July, it was announced on Wednesday. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of service for the 1989 batch Indian Foreign Service officer for a period of one year beyond his original tenure ending on July 14, 2026 — that is, up to July 14, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.The order, issued by the Department of Personne…
Imphal, July 1 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday reiterated that his government remains firmly committed to eradicating the drug menace through coordinated, sustained and multi-agency efforts. After meeting Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director General (Northeast Region) R. Sudhakar, the Chief Minister said the state government is resolutely pursuing its fight against drug trafficking and narcotics abuse through a comprehensive strategy involving both enf…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station in Delhi’s South District has busted an organised ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud syndicate and arrested three alleged members from West Bengal in connection with a Rs 7.22 lakh online fraud case, officials said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Samiran Roy of South 24 Parganas, Prince Shaw of Howrah, and Samar Chatterjee of Howrah. According to the police, none of the three has any previous criminal record.The arrests were made duri…
Itanagar, June 30 (IANS) Two militants belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction surrendered in Arunachal Pradesh following sustained efforts by the armed forces to promote peace and stability in the region, officials said on Tuesday.A defence spokesman said that, continuing their initiatives to restore normalcy, two insurgents of the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction voluntarily laid down arms before the Assam Rifles and the Arunachal Pradesh Police in the Kheti area of Tirap district in southeast…
Agartala, June 29 (IANS) In one of the biggest drug hauls by the Tripura Police in recent times, highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 7.5 crore were seized on Monday, and a suspected drug peddler was arrested, officials said. A senior police official said that during a routine vehicle-checking operation, Tripura Police personnel intercepted a suspicious vehicle at Damchara in North Tripura district, which borders mountainous Mizoram.Following a thorough search of the vehicl…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) As the West Asia crisis rattled global economies with surging oil and gas prices since the US-Iran war began on February 28, the defining choice of the crisis for India was to absorb the cost at the level of the State and the public sector marketing companies rather than the household, according to the government, as no comparable economy chose to shoulder a burden of this scale on behalf of its consumers.The contrast with India is sharpest among the import-dependent ec…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The proposed China–Myanmar–Bangladesh Economic Corridor (CMBEC) is another attempt at Beijing trying to reshape South Asia’s connectivity trying to strengthen its Belt and Road footprint and direct access to the Indian Ocean.Additionally, alongside Gwadar Port in Pakistan and Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka, Chinese presence in Bangladesh’s Mongla and Chittagong Ports is an effort at furthering Beijing’s “string of pearls” strategy, surrounding India’s maritime sphere….
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) Two alleged cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) were arrested in a major intelligence-based operation in Assam’s Tinsukia district, with officials saying on Saturday that the duo was allegedly planning to carry out an attack on civilians. According to officials, the operation was conducted jointly by the Tinsukia Police with assistance from central security agencies at Jagun on Friday night following specific intelligence inputs.The arreste…