Coochbehar (WB), Nov 22 (PTI) Two persons have been lynched over suspicion of cattle theft in Coochbehar district and 14 persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, police said.
It took place on Thursday in Mathabanga area when Rabiul Islam and Prakash Das were ferrying two cows in a van.
Kolkata, Nov 22 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Kolkata around 10.30 am on Friday to inaugurate India's maiden Day/Night Test match at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium.
India is taking on Bangladesh in its first-ever pink- ball Test match, seven years after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave its approval to the format.
Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly received Hasina at the airport.
Chennai, Nov 22 (PTI) NDA constituent PMK on Friday condemned the latest instance of Sri Lankan Navy targeting Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, saying how long will India remain a witness to the "excess" by that country's naval force.
More than 2,500 fishermen were allegedly chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Katchatheevu islet on Wednesday.
Guwahati, Nov 22 (PTI) A Japanese student on an exchange programme at IIT-Guwahati has been found dead inside a hostel room, police said.
The body of the student, identified as that of Kota Onoda (22) was found hanging from the ventilator of a bathroom in Lohit hostel at 3.30 pm on Thursday, a spokesperson of IIT-Guwahati said.
After receiving information, a police team reached the spot and recovered the body.
Srinagar, Nov 22 (PTI) Most shops and other business establishments in Kashmir were closed on Friday, the third consecutive day of a Valley-wide shutdown following a brief semblance of normalcy.
On Wednesday, posters warning shopkeepers against opening their shutters as well as public transport operators appeared at several places in the city and elsewhere in the Valley, officials said.
This ended the sense of the last few weeks that life was getting back to normal.
NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The United States will sell naval guns to India in a US$1 billion deal as American military exports witness rapid increase in their bilateral trade.
India has sought 13 MK45 naval guns and 3,500 D349 Projectile as part of the purchase that includes spare parts, personnel training and technical assistance, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
LAHORE, Nov 21 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said Pakistan had become an investment-friendly country due to effective economic policies of the government.
He was addressing the 5th China Agro Chemical (CAC) Pakistan Summit held at the Expo Centre here.
Urging the international community to invest in the country, he said there was a vast scope of investment in the country especially in the agriculture sector.
He said friendship of Pakistan and China was exemplary and the both countries understood their regional and cultural matters.
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (APP): The Foreign Office on Thursday categorically said that Siachen Glacier was a disputed territory, which India could not open for tourism.
“India has made attempts to occupy the territory of Siachen. The disputed land cannot be opened for tourists,” Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said here at a weekly press briefing.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had recently announced that tourists could access Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield between Pakistan and India, as both claim sovereignty over the entire territory.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) There is no proposal to make access to potable water a fundamental right, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Any such proposal is not under consideration of the government, the minister said during Question Hour.
He was replying to a question raised by BJP member Hema Malini.
New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Controversial BJP MP Pragya Thakur and three-time chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, who is detained under the stringent PSA, have been named to the 21-member joint consultative committee of parliament on defence.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be chairing the committee, which will comprise 12 members from Lok Sabha and 9 from Rajya Sabha.
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