New Delhi | 1 day ago
India, Bangladesh to ease travel on Maitree Express
New Delhi, May 9 - The Indian and Bangladeshi railways will take a slew of steps to ease train travel across the two countries by the popular Maitree Express, an official statement said Wednesday.The Maitree Express, the direct passenger train between Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, and Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, was introduced in April 2008.An Empowered Joint Group formed by the two governmen ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
Congress, BJP mum on presidential race
New Delhi, May 7 - A day after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked people not to speculate on who the next president will be, both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party - reacted cautiously Monday.Leaders of the two parties said they would not engage in any more speculation until a formal decision was taken on the presidential contest due in July.The post of president is too high to engage i ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
India, Bangladesh inch towards Teesta, extradition pacts
New Delhi, May 7 - Signalling a positive movement forward on contentious issues, India and Bangladesh Monday said they have inched ahead towards signing of the Teesta river water-sharing accord and a long overdue extradition treaty.India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Bangladesh counterpart Dipu Moni had a very useful and productive first joint consultative commission meeting, af ... read more

Kolkata | 3 days ago
US to invest in Bengal as 'partner state': Mamata
Kolkata, May 7 - Describing her meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as positive, constructive and creative, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said the former assured her of American investment in the state for its business and economic development, considering Bengal as a partner state.Banerjee, however, said issues like Teesta water sharing with Bangladesh and forei ... read more

Dhaka | 3 days ago
50 Indian double-decker buses to run on Bangladesh roads
Dhaka, May 7 - As many as 50 Indian double-decker buses will soon run on the roads of this Bangladesh capital and Chittagong city, a media report said Monday.The new buses have arrived here over the last two months and the Daily Star reported that these could have been on the roads much earlier had there been no dilemma over who would inaugurate it.The initial effort was to get these inaugurated b ... read more

Dhaka | 3 days ago
Bangladesh on US strategic radar, says daily on Clinton trip
Dhaka, May 7 - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Dhaka has formally brought Bangladesh on the strategic radar of the US, said a leading Bangladeshi daily Monday.An editorial in the Daily Star said the visit has been significant in more ways than one. It has, for one thing, moved the level of bilateral relationship to a higher degree and, for another, formally brought Bangladesh on the ... read more

Kolkata | 3 days ago
Clinton lauds 'incredible contribution' of Indian Americans
Kolkata, May 7 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday lauded the incredible contribution of Indian Americans in her country and said the people to people relationship was at the heart of the ties between the two countries.Clinton, who came to Kolkata from Dhaka Sunday, said in 2011, 35 percent of all L1 work visas in the US had been issued to Indians. Addressing a gathering at the La Marti ... read more

New Delhi | 6 days ago
Teesta, extradition pact high on agenda of India-Bangladesh talks
New Delhi, May 4 - India and Bangladesh are set to hold the maiden meeting of their newly-minted joint commission Monday that will seek to accelerate bilateral ties across the spectrum. They are also likely to sign an extradition treaty and discuss an early signing of the Teesta water-sharing pact.Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni begins her three-day visit to India Sunday from Kolkata where s ... read more

New Delhi | 6 days ago
Clinton's visit: India, US to discuss Afghanistan, Iran, n-deal
New Delhi, May 4 - India and the US are set to discuss a host of global issues, including Afghanistan and Iran, and the progress in implementing their bilateral civil nuclear deal when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds talks with Indian leaders here Tuesday.Clinton begins her three-day visit to India, perhaps her farewell visit to the country as the US's top diplomat, from Kolkata Sunday ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Presidential poll: Mamata meets Sonia as Congress seeks UPA consensus
New Delhi, May 3 - Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday as part of the Congress's efforts to build consensus with its United Progressive Alliance partners on the coming presidential polls.Though Banerjee termed the meeting a courtesy call, the two are believed to have discussed the presidential polls. Banerjee told reporters ... read more