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Congress did the partition of the country in such a way that for 70 years, we had to look at Kartarpur Sahib through binoculars", PM Modi said at Patiala. "When the Bangladesh war was fought, more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers had surrendered.

murder" of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar revealed that one of his friends had paid around Rs 5 crore to kill the neighbouring country's parliamentarian, a senior police officer said here on Thursday. Anar, who went missing in Kolkata since May 13, was found murdered and three people have been arrested, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan had said on Wednesday. The West Bengal Police had said investigation of the case has been taken up by the state CID. «It was a well-planned murder. A huge amount of money, around Rs 5 crore was paid by an old friend of the MP to kill him,» the officer told PTI.

Gyanvapi and the Krishna Janmabhoomi case if the saffron party comes to power with over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. His remarks came during a public meeting in Jharkhand's Bokaro to support BJP candidate Dhullo Mahto. He listed the promises fulfilled by the Bharatiya Janata Party after winning more than 300 seats in the 2019 elections, saying Ram Lalla returned to his throne in Ayodhya on ‘Pran Pratishtha’ day, Article 370 was abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir, and CAA was brought to provide permanent Indian citizenship to minority Hindus from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

PTI on whether he considered himself a PM face of the opposition INDIA bloc."I have no such intention. We (AAP) are a very small party… contesting only 22 seats," Kejriwal said in response.Also Read: Arvind Kejriwal breaks silence on Swati Maliwal assault case: 'Two versions of event'When asked who will become PM if INDIA bloc wins the election, Kejriwal said, “This is an election to save the democracy. We have to save the country from 'taanashai' (dictatorship).

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL) which operates master franchise rights from Domino’s Pizza in India and select global markets on Wednesday said it could potentially open over 5,500 Domino’s Pizza stores in the six global markets it operates in the medium term up from the current 2,793 outlets in these markets.To be sure, JFL operates Domino’s Pizza outlets in India, Turkiye, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Last year, Jubilant Foodworks Netherlands BV (JFN), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, fully acquired DP Eurasia that operates as exclusive master franchisee of Domino’s Pizza in Turkey and Georgia effectively expanding its geographical footprint outside Asia.Overall, the JFL Group store network across six markets and five brands consists of 2,990 outlets as on 31 March 2024.

PTI quoting family friend Gopal Viswas in Kolkata's Bidhannagar. His mobile messages exchanged with his family in Dhaka and his friend in Bidhannagar, indicated his intended journey to Delhi. According to the complaint dated May 18, 2024, PTI reported that on the morning of May 16, he (Anwarul Azim) called his assistant, but could not connect.

MP) from Bangladesh's ruling party Anwarul Azim, who allegedly went missing on May 18, was found dead in Kolkata on Wednesday. Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in a news conference in Dhaka said that the MP was killed in Kolkata. Speaking to reporters at his residence on Wednesday, the minister said that Bangladesh Police have arrested three persons in this connection, reported Bangladesh Newspaper Daily Star. «So far, we have come to know that all the killers involved are Bangladeshis. It was a planned murder,» the Bangladesh Home Minister said. Asked about the whereabouts of the body, he said that they were yet to know about it.

Venue : Prairie View Cricket Complex, Prairie View, Texas USA squad - Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Milind Kumar, Nitish Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Corey Anderson, Juanoy Drysdale, Nisarg Patel, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Andries Gous, Monank Patel, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Yasir Mohammad Bangladesh squad - Mahmudullah, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali, Litton Das, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanvir Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed USA vs Bangladesh Match Details 1st T20I of Bangladesh tour of USA, 2024 between USA and Bangladesh to be held at Prairie View Cricket Complex, Prairie View, Texas at 08:30 PM. Stay tuned for live updates.

Pluugin E-commerce has announced plans to expand its operations in India. The company stated that this expansion aims to create over 2,100 jobs in the local market over the next three years. Currently operational in 12 states, Pluugin E-commerce plans to achieve 100 percent pan-India coverage within the next 12 months. Additionally, India will serve as the backend office for its global operations in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, it said. “We truly believe that every brand has the potential to be borderless in today’s e-commerce landscape, and we intend to help them leverage this potential, with a strong focus on MSMEs. Our strategic entry into the Indian market brings new growth opportunities within the e-commerce space, enabling a global presence for all 'Make in India' brands,” said Aparna Gupta, Founder & Managing Director of Pluugin E-commerce.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is keen on roping in legendary Vivian Richards as a 'Mentor' for the national team during the upcoming World T20 Cup scheduled in the Americas. Richards has worked as a mentor for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League since 2016 and as per PCB sources current chairman Mohsin Naqvi is keen on having a big name associated with the national team. Also with most of the Super Eights games in the Caribbean, Richards' experience of conditions could come in handy. «Sir Viv Richards has some prior media commitments for the World Cup but things are being worked out as the Pakistani players have great respect and regard for him,» the source said. He said if the deal goes through Richards will mentor the team in the World Cup a role fulfilled by former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden in the last two T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 where Pakistan reached the semi-final and final.

Modi on Sunday said that a batch of 300 people has already received citizenship through the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and that people of West Bengal will also receive citizenship in the coming days while attacking the Trinamool Congress for opposing the CAA. «CAA is for giving citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christians who fled religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh,» Modi said. «People have lost faith in TMC...Trinamool has raised questions about the character of women in Sandeshkhali. Women will reply through votes and take every revenge against the torture through votes,» Modi said at public rallies in tribal dominated Purulia and Bishnupur today. «Trinamool came to power with the slogan 'Ma, Mati and Manush' (Mother, land and people) and today they are exploiting the Ma, Mati and Manush.»

high-profile candidates, from ministers to actors, would test their luck in the hustings on Monday as seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the southern part of West Bengal go for polls in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. A total of 1,25,23,702 voters — 63,51,320 men, 61,72,034 women and 348 third-genders — are eligible to exercise their franchise in 13,481 polling stations across the seven constituencies. The EC has identified over 57 per cent of the polling booths as sensitive and decided to deploy over 60,000 central forces besides 29,172 state police personnel for this phase, according to an official. Reopening of closed industries, poor health of jute mills and demand for jobs are the main demands of the electorate in Howrah, Hooghly, Serampore and Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituencies, situated on both sides of the banks of River Hooghly.

Peeled to the core: Onion export bans distort markets “We received a request from MEA for export of non-basmati rice and onion to Mauritius and Qatar," the official said, who did not wish to be identified. "Although it recommended 24,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to supply to Mauritius and 15,000 tonnes of onions over the next two months to Qatar, the committee decided to export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius, and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar through NCEL.

Kyrgyzstan Violence: Foreign students, including those from India and Pakistan, are facing threats from locals amid ongoing mob violence against international students in Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan. India, on May 18, advised its students in Bishkek to stay indoors following reports of mob violence targeting international students, especially those from South Asia. The Indian embassy in Kyrgyzstan reported that the situation is currently "calm".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raked up the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue at a BJP rally in North-East Delhi on Saturday when he said those demanding its removal had blocked roads and caused riots in the national capital. The INDIA bloc is backing these protesters even as those fulfilling the criteria are getting Indian citizenship, he asserted. Addressing his first rally of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the capital, Modi alleged that the INDI Alliance is playing appeasement politics and is steeped in corruption. “Congress is playing a dangerous game. Its manifesto says they want to give government tenders also on basis of religion. Even the selection of beneficiaries will be on religious lines. When the CAA came into force, the protesters kept Delhi under siege for months… First the roads were blocked and then riots were engineered (referring to the 2020 riots)… The refugees who had come to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are getting citizenship. They are Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis. Most of them are Dalits,” Modi said. He also named some women beneficiaries.

Manipur, the Mizoram government is likely to initiate biometric enrolment for refugees from Myanmar. People from Myanmar continue to come to Mizoram since the military junta seized power in the nation on February 1, 2021. At least 34,350 people including women, elderly people and children from the neighbouring country took shelter in 11 districts of Mizoram. A senior official in the Mizoram government who does not want to be named told ET, “Chief Minister Lalduhoma, during a meeting with the leaders of NGO Young Mizo Association (CYMA), indicated the state government’s plan for biometric enrolment for refugees”.

Kyrgyzstan is a favored destination for education, particularly in the medical field, attracting numerous students from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. As of April 2023, data from various medical universities in Kyrgyzstan shows that around 9,500 students are currently pursuing their studies there, a government report said as quoted by Hindustan Times. The Pakistan embassy mentioned that the situation intensified after videos of a fight between Kyrgyz and Egyptian students on May 13 went viral online on Friday.

Stefano Murdaca might have been expected to stay at Barclays. Since joining the British bank as a summer intern five years ago, sources say he'd distinguished himself and was seen as up-and-coming talent on the European government bond (EGB) trading desk.

Mint on the impact of climate change in the Asia Pacific region. India accounts for most of the economic and human losses in South Asia region.

FIEO) on Thursday stated that it expects merchandise exports to reach $500-510 billion for the year. In FY24, goods exports had fallen to $437.06 billion. FIEO also said that while meeting the ambitious target of $2 trillion exports by 2030, requiring a CAGR of 12.7%, is challenging, it is within reach and can be achieved. Demand, it stated, is slowly improving and continues to be robust for technology driven sectors such as electronics, machinery, high and medium technology, pharmaceuticals, medical and diagnostic equipment. Expressing concern over the growth of the labour-intensive sectors, FIEO President Ashwini Kumar said we lost the market to competitors in categories like knitted and woven garments, made-ups, footwear, gem and jewellery. “In the knitted garment sectors, for example, India added $200 million to its exports during calendar years 2019-2022, whereas, Bangladesh added $10 billion in the same period. In the footwear sector, while global imports grew at a CAGR of 5%, our exports contracted. Bangladesh exports grew by $750 million in the same period. We need to look into global demand and accordingly modify our manufacturing,” he said at a media interaction in the capital.

Indian citizenship on Wednesday under the newly notified Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019. While the first set of 14 people received it in the national capital, the rest were granted nationality digitally in other parts of the country. Some of the applications were cleared even before the notification of the rules in March this year, officials said. Home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over the certificates to the 14 people in the national capital after their applications were processed online through a designated portal, an official spokesperson said. Sources said the Election Commission of India (ECI) was intimated regarding the grant of citizenship certificates since the model code of conduct was in force.