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India again rejects Trump's Kashmir mediation offer
Bangkok, Aug 2 (AP/UNB) — India on Friday again rejected President Donald Trump's offer to mediate its dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
India promotes Hindu pilgrimage as sign of peace in Kashmir
Pahalgam, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — India is pitching a Hindu pilgrimage to a snowy cave shrine in disputed, Muslim-majority Kashmir as evidence of peace in a state marred by decades of armed conflict amid popular resistance to Indian rule.
Police find body of Indian coffee shop chain owner in river
Bangalore, Jul 31 (AP/UNB) — Fishermen on Wednesday found the body of an Indian coffee shop founder in a river, two days after he disappeared, police said.
Odisha's Rasagola receives Geographical Indication tag
Dhaka, July 29 (UNB) - Odisha on Monday received the official recognition from the Geographical Indication of India after its 'Rasagola' received the GI tag. The name of the geographical indication will be read as "Odisha Rasagola". The GI tag of "Odisha Rasagola" will be valid until February 22, 2028, reports India Today.
Indian External Affairs Minister due next month
Dhaka, July 29 (UNB) – Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Bangladesh next month, most likely on August 20-21, as the two sides are working to finalise things.
Parched manufacturing city in India brings in water by rail
Jolarpet, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — Amid the green Yelagiri hills of southern India, the train inches along the tracks, carrying what has become precious cargo: drinking water bound for Chennai, India's parched Motor City.
India's tiger population rises to nearly 3,000 animals
New Delhi, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — India's tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals.
Kapil Dev-led CAC to pick India’s next head coach
Dhaka, July 27 (UNB) - The ad-hoc committee comprising Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy will complete the interview process of the candidates, aspiring to be the new head coach of the Indian team by August 15, The Indian Expressunderstands. On Friday, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) formed the three-member ad-hoc committee to pick the new head coach, because the erstwhile Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) is now defunct, reports The Indian Express.
India’s Lok Sabha passes ‘Triple Talaq’ bill
Dhaka, July 26 (UNB)- Lok Sabha passed the bill of 'Triple talaq', a customary practice among Muslim that dissolves a marriage when the husband says the word 'talaq' thrice, after a day-long heated battle on Thursday that also witnessed a walkout by BJP ally Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU).
Flood warning issued in India's Bihar
New Delhi, July 25 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Local government in India's eastern state of Bihar Thursday issued a flood warning in view of heavy rains in neighbouring country of Nepal, officials said.