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In Historic Land Swap at Midnight, 14,000 Bangladeshis Become Indians
Jubilant crowds celebrated after India and Bangladesh, at one minute past midnight on Saturday, swapped tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes that has kept thousands of people in stateless limbo for nearly 70 years.
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Why This 5-Year-Old is Called Jihad Hussein Obama
His name is Jihad Hussein Obama and even more unusual is his story. All of five, "Baby Jihad" defines the fight of thousands of people for the right to live as Indians.
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India-Bangladesh Land Swap at Midnight: Your 10-Point Guide
Bangladesh and India will, at one minute past midnight, swap tiny islands of land following a historic border pact in June.
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A Pin Code: That Will be India's First Gift to 14,000 New Citizens Today
At midnight on Friday, when India and Bangladesh officially swap land, the District Magistrate of Cooch Behar in West Bengal, P Ulaganathan, will experience what a civil servant might have experienced at Independence.
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PM Narendra Modi Lauds Land Boundary Agreement, Promises Resolution on Teesta Issue
The land boundary agreement, he said, was another link in the chain. The agreement was formally signed between the two countries 41 years after it was endorsed. Under the deal, the two countries will swap 161 tiny enclaves, whose 50,000-odd inhabitants have been deprived of not only of nationality, but also of public services.
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3 Arrested for Putting Up Posters Against PM Modi's Bangladesh Visit
Three activists of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bangladesh have been arrested for putting up posters in a university against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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PM Modi Arrives in Bangladesh on His Two-Day Maiden Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Dhaka to a red carpet welcome on his maiden visit to Bangladesh. His two-day visit is expected to strengthen the bilateral relations as the two sides will sign a number of pacts to boost cooperation besides the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement.
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Euphoric Reception Awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi on His Maiden Visit to Bangladesh
Bangladesh is all set to roll out a red carpet welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he arrives in Dhaka on Saturday on his maiden visit amid expectations that the two-day trip will open new vistas in bilateral ties.
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PM Narendra Modi Thanks Opposition Leaders For Support to Land Boundary Bill
As Parliament passed a "landmark" bill to settle the 41-year-old border issue with Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked leaders of all Opposition parties for their support and said a "historic milestone" has been reached in India-Bangladesh ties.
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Cabinet Clears Land Boundary Agreement Bill, Assam Included For land Exchange
The cabinet today cleared the bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. The bill is expected to come up in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. The bill paves the way for land exchange with Bangladesh in four states -- West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya and Assam.
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Supported Land Boundary Agreement as People Wanted It: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government supported the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh as the people wanted it and sought a package from the Centre for rehabilitation of those affected.
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Will Go Ahead With Land Swap Deal With Bangladesh to Stop Infiltration, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Centre will go ahead with a land swapping deal with Bangladesh to stop infiltration and find a permanent solution to the long-pending border dispute between the two countries.
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Govt set to introduce bill over transfer of land to Bangladesh amid differences with BJP
The government is set to introduce a bill that facilitates the transfer of the civilian enclaves between India and Bangladesh. The 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill is set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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India to lose 10,000 acres in land swap deal with Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh are gearing up to solve a protracted cross-border land conflict. Both nations are preparing for a land swap of enclaves or pieces of land which lie in each other's territories.These enclaves are pieces of land that the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and Rangpur won or lost in gambling and have existed since 1947. But, soon after Bangl...
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In Historic Land Swap at Midnight, 14,000 Bangladeshis Become Indians
Jubilant crowds celebrated after India and Bangladesh, at one minute past midnight on Saturday, swapped tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes that has kept thousands of people in stateless limbo for nearly 70 years.
-
Why This 5-Year-Old is Called Jihad Hussein Obama
His name is Jihad Hussein Obama and even more unusual is his story. All of five, "Baby Jihad" defines the fight of thousands of people for the right to live as Indians.
-
India-Bangladesh Land Swap at Midnight: Your 10-Point Guide
Bangladesh and India will, at one minute past midnight, swap tiny islands of land following a historic border pact in June.
-
A Pin Code: That Will be India's First Gift to 14,000 New Citizens Today
At midnight on Friday, when India and Bangladesh officially swap land, the District Magistrate of Cooch Behar in West Bengal, P Ulaganathan, will experience what a civil servant might have experienced at Independence.
-
PM Narendra Modi Lauds Land Boundary Agreement, Promises Resolution on Teesta Issue
The land boundary agreement, he said, was another link in the chain. The agreement was formally signed between the two countries 41 years after it was endorsed. Under the deal, the two countries will swap 161 tiny enclaves, whose 50,000-odd inhabitants have been deprived of not only of nationality, but also of public services.
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3 Arrested for Putting Up Posters Against PM Modi's Bangladesh Visit
Three activists of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bangladesh have been arrested for putting up posters in a university against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
-
PM Modi Arrives in Bangladesh on His Two-Day Maiden Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Dhaka to a red carpet welcome on his maiden visit to Bangladesh. His two-day visit is expected to strengthen the bilateral relations as the two sides will sign a number of pacts to boost cooperation besides the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement.
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Euphoric Reception Awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi on His Maiden Visit to Bangladesh
Bangladesh is all set to roll out a red carpet welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he arrives in Dhaka on Saturday on his maiden visit amid expectations that the two-day trip will open new vistas in bilateral ties.
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PM Narendra Modi Thanks Opposition Leaders For Support to Land Boundary Bill
As Parliament passed a "landmark" bill to settle the 41-year-old border issue with Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked leaders of all Opposition parties for their support and said a "historic milestone" has been reached in India-Bangladesh ties.
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Cabinet Clears Land Boundary Agreement Bill, Assam Included For land Exchange
The cabinet today cleared the bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. The bill is expected to come up in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. The bill paves the way for land exchange with Bangladesh in four states -- West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya and Assam.
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Supported Land Boundary Agreement as People Wanted It: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government supported the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh as the people wanted it and sought a package from the Centre for rehabilitation of those affected.
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Will Go Ahead With Land Swap Deal With Bangladesh to Stop Infiltration, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Centre will go ahead with a land swapping deal with Bangladesh to stop infiltration and find a permanent solution to the long-pending border dispute between the two countries.
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Govt set to introduce bill over transfer of land to Bangladesh amid differences with BJP
The government is set to introduce a bill that facilitates the transfer of the civilian enclaves between India and Bangladesh. The 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill is set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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India to lose 10,000 acres in land swap deal with Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh are gearing up to solve a protracted cross-border land conflict. Both nations are preparing for a land swap of enclaves or pieces of land which lie in each other's territories.These enclaves are pieces of land that the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and Rangpur won or lost in gambling and have existed since 1947. But, soon after Bangl...
