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"Bangladesh descending into chaos, anarchy where government is not able to
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Diplomat KP Fabian on Sunday expressed his views on the developments taking place after Inqilab Moncho convenor Osman Hadi was killed in Bangladesh.
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PM Modi accuses TMC of "maha jungle raaj" in Bengal; slams Congress during
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused Trinamool Congress government of "maha jungle raj" during his virtual address to a rally Nadia district and attacked Congress during his address after inaugurating the new terminal at Guwahati airport, while also listing the work done by th
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PM Modi targets Congress, says it was becoming part of conspiracy before I
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the Congress in poll-bound in Assam, alleging that the party was becoming party to the conspiracy that could have made the state a part of erstwhile East Pakistan and that freedom fighter Gopinath Bordoloi, who later became the first Chief
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"From one statesman to another": Assam CM Sarma as PM Modi unveils Gopinat
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Paying tribute to Assam's first Chief Minister, Sarma described Bardoloi as the architect of modern Assam, crediting him with playing a decisive role in preventing the state from being merged with East Pakistan during the grouping plan.
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Bangladesh celebrates victory over Pakistan in 1971 liberation war
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
December 16 is also observed as Vijay Diwas in India, marking the end of a nine-month war against Pakistan in 1971, where Indian forces and Mukti Bahini secured victory, leading to East Pakistan's liberation and the birth of Bangladesh.
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Indian army recalls details of $2 billion US-Pak arms deal before 1971 war
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Indian Army's Eastern Command, on Tuesday, shared a statement criticising the US for its "double standards" in supporting Pakistan during the conflict, particularly amid the crackdown in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan).
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CM Yogi orders swift action on land ownership rights for families displace
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Officials reported that between 1960 and 1975, following the Partition, thousands of displaced families from East Pakistan were resettled in the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bijnor, and Rampur.
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CM Yogi asks officials to grant land ownership rights to displaced familie
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Officials informed CM Yogi that in the aftermath of Partition, between 1960 and 1975, thousands of families displaced from East Pakistan were rehabilitated in the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bijnor, and Rampur.
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President Murmu attends 'At-Home' reception at Army House on eve of Vijay
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Vijay Diwas for the 1971 Liberation War is celebrated nationwide on December 16, to commemorate India's victory against Pakistan in the 13-day war, which ended with Pakistan signing the instrument of surrender in Dhaka and the subsequent liberation of Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan).
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Pakistan Dy Prime Minister Dar urges new US leadership to work for peace i
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday urged the incoming US administration to prioritise peace efforts in the Middle East, pressing Muslim leaders to unite for Palestinian rights.
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India-Bangladesh ties stand out as "model relationship": Jaishankar
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The EAM's comments came in response to a question posed by Saida Muna Tasneem, Bangladesh's High Commissioner to the UK, during a conversation hosted by the High Commission of India in London, titled "How a billion people see the world."
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Pakistani atrocities in Bangladesh in 1971 amount to genocide: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The war crimes committed by the Pakistan against the Bengalis, especially Hindus in what was then East Pakistan, amount to no less than a genocide and the perpetrators should be brought to justice, a think tank named Gatestone Institute said in its report.
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