The Assam police have arrested six people for having links with jihadi elements in the Dhubri sector of western Assam along the India-Bangladesh border.
While sources in Iran confirmed the dispute, officials of the central banks of both countries are set to meet on Friday.
'Regrettable and unacceptable' is how Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala described the behaviour of the Bangladesh team during their do-or-die match against the hosts on Friday night.
The cricket body has taken a separate cover for terror-related cancellation.
Apart from having a balanced squad, familiar conditions and strong home support will be the key factors as India seek to win the upcoming ICC World Cup and break a 28-year-old jinx, feels seamer Munaf Patel.
Jesse Ryder scored his second one day international century to help New Zealand earn a face-saving 57-run victory over Pakistan at Eden Park on Saturday in the sixth and final match of their series.
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi says though India is in a tough group, along with South Africa and England, for the upcoming World Cup it stands a good chance of winning the tournament.
Rookie left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman captured five wickets to scuttle India in the first ODI against Bangladesh.
Honour killings have been rampant in orthodox and socially backward groups in many countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Turkey, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories, they say.
Chasing an improbable 415 for victory, Bangladesh was precariously placed at 67 for two at stumps on day four of the first Test against India, at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium, in Chittagong, on Wednesday. The hosts need 348 runs more to win the Test, with eight of their second innings wickets intact.
'The Pakistan army feels it can inflict a similar defeat on India in Kashmir and make it "India's Bangladesh".' 'But comparing Bangladesh of 1971 with the Kashmir valley of 2017 is like equating chalk and cheese!'
Ranjan Daimary alias D R Nabla, the chairman of the anti-talks faction of the proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland and main accused in the serial blasts that rocked Assam on October 30, 2008, has been arrested
Sources told Rediff.com that the terrorist captured alive provided information about the absconding terrorists.
The two governments are slated to ink a slew of agreements.
Happily, there is today regime compatability between India and Bangladesh on this issue as India's core security concerns arise from the same elements that seek to unseat Hasina. The latter has wisely recognised this and in boldly striking at fanatical and terrorist elements, which pose a threat to India and Bangladesh, has acted with far greater maturity than the Pakistani leadership which continues to nurture jihadi groups.
The ruling Awami League-led grand alliance has won 288 seats in the 300-member Parliament, Election Commission secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said.
India's match-winning total of 297 for four is their second highest against Bangladesh -- the highest being 348 for five at Dhaka on December 27, 2004.
Senior Congress leader and convener of the Opposition United Democratic Front P P Thankachan has accused Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India-led Left Democratic Front of trying to shield Thadiyantavida Naseer, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative from the state, who was arrested along the India-Bangladesh border recently. Thankachan, former speaker of Kerala assembly, has alleged that the state government is trying to protect the interests of some senior political figures.
Meanwhile, Bird Air Services Pvt Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bird Group, signed a comprehensive marketing agreement with Pacific Propeller Intl, a global repair and overhaul services provider to several regional airlines and military aircrafts.
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday raised the prize-money for the 2011 World Cup, to be held in the Indian subcontinent, to a whopping US $10 million in order to underline the importance of its flagship tournament.
Following are the statistical highlights at the end of the second and final India-Bangladesh Test at Mirpur on Wednesday.
On cloud nine after scoring his maiden ton against India, Bangladesh opener Tamil Iqbal said he emulated Virender Sehwag's aggression to notch up the best knock of his career against the world's number one Test side at Mirpur on Tuesday.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 trophy returned to Dubai on Thursday after embarking on a world tour, which started at the ICC headquarters in the city on July 3. The trophy has so far visited India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea.
The PCB will retain its host fees and also receive an additional payment as compensation following the shifting of 14 World Cup games it had been allocated to co-hosts India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, because of security concerns.
- "If we do that the result will be there. But we are not worried or thinking about a whitewash. We are just hoping to do our best" - "Keeping this form is going to be a greater challenge for us"
'Fully fit' Hossain fired up to face India in ODIs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Ramakrishna Mission, a branch of the Kolkata-based Belur Math, at the heart of the Bangladeshi capital on the second day of his two-day visit.
Apart from India, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also pulled out of the SAARC Summit in Islamabad in November, saying the environment is not right for the successful holding of the meet.
Even as India is grappling with the H1N1 which has claimed over 165 lives in the last two months, the World Health Organisation has said there is an increasing trend of the pandemic in the country.
The International Cricket Council has ruled out shifting Pakistan's share of the 2011 World Cup matches to a neutral venue, reaffirming that the games taken away from the troubled nation on security grounds will be held in the other three co-host countries.
A dominant India cruised into the final with three convincing victories in a row, but Bangladesh will also be high on confidence following their thrilling victory against Sri Lanka in their last league match.
A dispute with Pakistan over 2011 one-day World Cup games needs to be resolved as soon as possible, International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan said on Thursday.
The visit of a high-level delegation of revenue officials from Bangladesh to India-Bangladesh border areas in Dhubri sector in western Assam has triggered sharp protests by political and non-political groups in Assam.
Opposition parties in Assam assembly on Tuesday raised a storm over inordinate delay in complete the fencing along the 263 km India-Bangladesh border in the state. The opposition called upon the Congress government in Assam to urge the central government to show urgency in resolving border disputes with Bangladesh to facilitate completion of fencing work.
Official sources said BSF made the demand on Friday during a top security meeting in Guwahati chaired by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram where the influx from across the border was a much-emphasized issue. Chidambaram has reportedly considered the proposal.
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar wants Mumbai as the reserve venue if Hyderabad Cricket Association is unable to hold the one-off India-Bangladesh Test match, starting on February 13, for any reason.
Voting is being held in 59 of the total 60 seats .
India are ready to host extra matches in the 2011 World Cup if Pakistan lose staging rights in the wake of the attack on the Sri Lankan team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar said on Wednesday. Pakistan's hopes of jointly staging the World Cup with India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka appear bleak after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore on Tuesday, injuring six players and killing seven Pakistanis.
Naik also cancelled his press conference scheduled in Mumbai on Tuesday but will address media through Skype.
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