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Synopsis The new envoy comes at a time when Bangladesh is celebrating Mujib Borsho or Mujib Year (centennial birth anniversary of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) and also preparing for the golden jubilee of the country's independence. DHAKA: Further consolidating India's fraternal relations with Bangladesh at all levels will be his top priority, the new Indian envoy here has said as he termed the existing bilateral ties "beyond the strategic partnership ". High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami , in his first media appearance on Thursday night after reaching the Bangladeshi capital by road through the eastern Akhaura frontier on October 5, said that New Delhi has entrusted him with an assignment to nurture the bilateral ties with Bangladesh and he would put his best efforts to carry out the mission. “My colleagues and I will spare no efforts to promote this partnership at all levels… My government has ordered me to do exactly that,” he said. … [Read more...] about Will further cement fraternal ties with Bangladesh: New Indian envoy

The absence of their own and the country’s name on some Indian boxers’ vests in the Olympics has caused a small furore here after the legendary M C Mary Kom alleged that she was forced to change minutes before her last-16 bout without proper explanation from the organisers. Mary Kom on Thursday and Lovlina Borgohain on Friday fought in uniforms which neither featured their names nor identified their countries at the back of their vests. “It was a bit unsettling that they asked me to change my uniform just five minutes before the bout. In fact, at that time my name had been announced," Mary Kom told PTI, still agitated about the 2-3 pre-quarterfinal loss in which she won two of the three rounds but fell short by a point in the final scoreline. “I think it was deliberate action to disturb me because I had fought my first round with similar gear with Mary Kom and India written on it," she said. A conversation with Indian Boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva and a look … [Read more...] about Tokyo 2020: Controversy as Indian Boxers Fight in Nameless Vests; Mary Kom Claims Deliberate Ploy to Disturb

On winning a silver medal, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu gave India its first medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020. The 26-year-old has been viral for many reasons since then, and one of them is her love for pizza. In an interview with NDTV, she shared her love for pizza. Following her comment, Domino’s India stepped in to offer her free pizzas - for life. And then they delivered. On Tuesday, Chanu shared photos of her and her family enjoying the pizza at home. In her latest post on Twitter, she expressed how she felt after meeting her family after two years. Her post says “This feeling of meeting my family after a long span of 2 years is beyond words. I’m grateful to each one of you for showing faith in me and supporting me. Thank you Ema and baba for all the sacrifices you made for me to reach at this level," wrote Mirabai. This feeling of meeting my family after a long span of 2 years is beyond words. I’m grateful to each one of you for showing faith in me and supporting me. Thank you … [Read more...] about Mirabai Chanu Reunites With Family, Indians Google Her Home State

Police in northern India have arrested at least four members of the same family for allegedly beating their relative, a 17-year-old girl, to death last week for wearing jeans, the Quint, an Indian news site, reported on Thursday. Several members of Neha Paswan’s family, including her grandfather and uncles, severely beat the teenager to death with wooden sticks on July 19, according to Neha’s mother. The altercation erupted following an argument over Neha’s clothing at her family home in the village of Savreji Kharg, located in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Savreji Kharg is located in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district, “one of the least developed regions in the state,” according to the BBC. Neha’s mother, Shakuntala Devi Paswan, told BBC Hindi on July 26 her daughter “had kept a day-long religious fast” on the same day as her deadly beating. “In the evening, she put on a pair of jeans and a top and performed her rituals. When her grandparents objected to her … [Read more...] about Report: Family Beats Indian Girl to Death for ‘Wearing Jeans’

New Delhi: India has highlighted how it "prioritizes institution-building" as part of its global peace-building efforts, and these efforts are focused on "extensive development partnership with developing countries" in Asia and Africa. Speaking at United Nations General Assembly, Indian diplomat Pratik Mathur said, "As a democracy, we are conscious of the need to prioritize institution building, in particular, governance structures to strengthen institutional capacity and the rule of law, taking into account the views of the host government" and "consequently, these need to be the building blocks on which peace-building should rest." Mathur made the comments at the annual UN General assembly debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. As part of the development support globally, India had established the India-UN Development Partnership Fund in 2017. In a span of 4 years, the Fund has developed a portfolio of 64 development projects in partnership with 48 developing … [Read more...] about We prioritize ‘institution-building as part of peace-building, says Indian diplomat Pratik Mathur at UNGA