Historically, Sylhet or SriHatta had been a Hindu/Buddhist region but had been Islamized to a large degree by Islamic rulers of Bengal, the Mughals and local Nawabs. In spite of its Bengali majority, ...
The Special cell of Delhi Police has caught three extremely dangerous terrorists who had links with Syria and Malaysia. According to police, the intention of these ISIS terrorists, who were arrested ...
Durga Puja is one of the most sacred festivals in Bengal and is celebrated with great zeal and aplomb all around India. The city of Kolkata has been the epicentre of ...
Almost four and half years back, former governor of Louisiana and candidate for 2016 US presidential election, Bobby Jindal, in a speech prepared for delivery at a British think tank, had ...
Delhi saw the arrival of first consignment of goods from Afghanistan last week which was a part of a developing air corridor between Kabul and Delhi. Though separated by thousands of ...
Though he calls himself a "conservative democrat", any form of democracy is not acceptable to Erdogan unless it comes under the purview of his Islamist goals and principles. He certainly aims ...
Saudi Arabia is set to donate $118 million to set up 560 model mosques across Bangladesh. This comes a year after PM Sheikh Hasina's Saudi Arabia visit where she King Salman ...
Not too long ago, when Brahamdagh Bugti, the son of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti – the slain Baloch leader, made an impassioned appeal to the Indian media stating unequivocally that Balochistan ...
What surprises me these days is not the fact that Hindus all over India fret and fume over the Islamization of Kashmir. What does surprise me is the short memory Hindus ...
The years preceding independence were the worst for the Hindu population of Bengal. Muslims at 53% outnumbered Hindus at 41%, but the two communities lived cheek by jowl in most areas. ...
The Bengali word for Rainbow has been changed. Henceforth, a rainbow in Bengali shall be known as 'Rongdhonu (রংধনু)', instead of Ramdhonu (রামধনু). A decision to change the word was taken ...
One of the best solutions to keep control over a newly acquired state is to establish colonies therein. If this cannot be done, it is necessary to station a large army ...
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