Bangladesh Islamist leader's plan of implementing Sharia spells trouble for region

Bangladesh Islamist leader's plan of implementing Sharia spells trouble for region

Fearing Bangladesh could well be the next Pakistan in the making in India's troubled neighbourhood, several scholars and experts on Wednesday severely condemned the recent statements given by Shafiqur Rahman, the radical leader who currently heads Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), in which he has openly backed implementation of Sharia law in the country. Aug 22, 2024
Nine MoUs signed as India and Malaysia elevate relationship to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Nine MoUs signed as India and Malaysia elevate relationship to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Elevating India-Malaysia relationship to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi on Tuesday which culminated in the signing of nine Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), ranging from digital technologies, tourism, recruitment, employment and repatriation of workers to co-operation in the field of Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine. Aug 20, 2024
India records 26 pc jump in FDI flows in first quarter

India records 26 pc jump in FDI flows in first quarter

The gross foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into the Indian economy has surged by 26.4 per cent to $22.5 billion during the April-June quarter of the current financial year compared to the same quarter of the previous year, according to the RBI's latest monthly bulletin. Aug 20, 2024
CRPF officer killed by terrorists in J&K's Udhampur

CRPF officer killed by terrorists in J&K's Udhampur

Officials said that a CRPF officer identified as Inspector Kuldeep Singh was killed by the terrorists when they attacked a routine patrol party of the CRPF in the Cheel area of Ramnagar in Udhampur district. Aug 19, 2024