India urges Dhaka to reconsider Satyajit Ray’s home demolition, offers repair help

India urges Dhaka to reconsider Satyajit Ray’s home demolition, offers repair help

Authorities in Bangladesh have begun demolishing the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh city to make way for a semi-concrete structure, according to a report by Bangladeshi news website The Daily Star. The move has drawn strong reactions from India, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressing regret and urging the…

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India tells Bangladesh to reconsider demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home; offers support for repair | India News – Times of India

India tells Bangladesh to reconsider demolition of Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home; offers support for repair | India News – Times of India

Picture source: X/ Voice of Bangaladeshi Hindus NEW DELHI: A house in Bangladesh linked to three generations of Bengal’s most respected literary and cultural figures is being demolished, drawing sharp concern from the Indian government. The building in question is the ancestral home of renowned children’s author and publisher Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, located in Mymensingh…

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DMDK to reconsider alliance after AIADMK defers Rajya Sabha seat | India News – Times of India

DMDK to reconsider alliance after AIADMK defers Rajya Sabha seat | India News – Times of India

Premlatha Vijayakanth and Edappadi K Palaniswam (R) NEW DELHI: The DMDK expressed dissatisfaction over AIADMK’s decision to postpone the allocation of a Rajya Sabha seat to the party until 2026.DMDK general secretary Premlatha Vijayakanth said her party would announce its alliance plans ahead of 2026 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, during a meeting in Cuddalore…

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‘Shut out of history’: Why have Cricket West Indies urged ICC to reconsider 2028 LA Olympics qualification process? – The Times of India

‘Shut out of history’: Why have Cricket West Indies urged ICC to reconsider 2028 LA Olympics qualification process? – The Times of India

West Indies’ Shai Hope, right, and Evin Lewis (AP Photo) Cricket West Indies has appealed to the International Cricket Council to establish a qualification pathway for Caribbean nations to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where cricket will return after a 128-year absence with a six-team T20 tournament for both men and women.The qualification…

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Sunil Gavaskar urges Rohit Sharma to reconsider his batting approach | Cricket News – The Times of India

Sunil Gavaskar urges Rohit Sharma to reconsider his batting approach | Cricket News – The Times of India

Sunil Gavaskar and Rohit Sharma NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has urged Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to build longer innings instead of being content with quick starts, emphasising that his prolonged presence at the crease could be a game-changer for India. Gavaskar believes that while Rohit’s aggressive approach in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) has given…

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‘No interference warranted’: SC rejects review petitions to reconsider order on same-sex marriage | India News – Times of India

‘No interference warranted’: SC rejects review petitions to reconsider order on same-sex marriage | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions on same-sex marriage observing that ‘no interference is warranted’ in the earlier judgment.A batch of petitions had sought review of 2023 judgement. A five judge Constitution Bench had held in October 2023 that there is no unqualified right to marriage and same-sex couples cannot…

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