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File photo of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Photo: Collected

Assam CM welcomes Bengal’s land transfer to BSF for Bangladesh border fence

Strict vigilance and fencing of the India-Bangladesh border were very important for the security of Assam and the region, he says

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters as the BJP won the Assam state assembly election and was on course to win West Bengal, in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India's Modi cuts size of his motorcade to save fuel: Source

Tourists pose as they enjoy the Mahanakhon Skywalk Rooftop at Mahanakhon building in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

India's travel industry braces for hit from Modi's appeal to avoid foreign trips

A woman picks a gold earring at a jewellery shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

India hikes import duties on gold and silver

Illustration: TBS

Securing border with Bangladesh is our priority: India

First look of film Amri: Photo: Collected

Mira Nair unveils first look of comeback film 'Amri'

A worker clearly rubble with an excavator as a police officer and local residents gather at the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu. Photo: UNB/AP

Pakistan protests to Afghanistan over suicide attack that killed 15

Suvendu Adhikari. Photo: ANI

West Bengal CM Suvendu gives nod to BSF land transfer for border fencing, sets 45-day deadline

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

India’s regional political forces face decline amid rise of BJP-Congress dominance

The new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/ File Photo

Indian shares fall on crude spike, Modi remarks on fuel, gold purchases

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

Modi urges use of EVs and public transport as energy crisis deepens

TVK chief C Joseph Vijay speaks after taking oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on 10 May 2026. Photo: PTI via HT

'I don't hail from royal lineage, I'm like one among you', says Vijay after taking oath as Tamil Nadu CM

Residents gather on the rubble of a damaged police post after a car bombing in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan May 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Ehsan Khattak

Car bombing and shootout kills 14 Pakistani police officers