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Crowds Cheer Bangladesh-India Land Swap After 70 Years in Limbo
Jubilant crowds celebrated Saturday as Bangladesh and India swapped tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes that has kept thousands in stateless limbo for nearly seven decades.
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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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India-Bangladesh Land Swap Will Divide Some Families Tonight
Chapala Barman is heartbroken as she contemplates leaving the home she has known all her life ahead of a historic land swap between Bangladesh and India that will divide her family.
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India, Bangladesh Exchange Land Islands in Historic Deal
Bangladesh and India prepared on Friday to swap 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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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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After Land Swap with Bangladesh is Cleared, PM Thanks Sonia Gandhi for Support
Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally thanked Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha after lawmakers cleared a land swap that Bangladesh and India have been negotiating for years.
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Bangladesh President to Visit India on December 18
Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid will be paying a ceremonial visit to India on December 18 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee.
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Assam Students Protest Land Swap Deal With Bangladesh
A major students' organisation in Assam on Tuesday launched a state-wide protest opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement to go ahead with the land swap deal with Bangladesh.
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Rahul Gandhi Leads Protest at Parliament Against "U-Turn Sarkar"
Rahul Gandhi, the Vice President of the Congress, was at the frontline this morning of a protest by his party accusing the government of habitual U-turns on important policy issues.
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The Land Swap Deal With Bangladesh That PM Modi is Backing
India has taken a move toward settling the long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, signaling a softer line from Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when his party, the BJP, was in opposition.
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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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Assam to gain land from Bangladesh: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
In the event of the land swap deal with Bangladesh being struck, Assam would stand to gain 397.5 acres of land from the neighbouring country.
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Crowds Cheer Bangladesh-India Land Swap After 70 Years in Limbo
Jubilant crowds celebrated Saturday as Bangladesh and India swapped tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes that has kept thousands in stateless limbo for nearly seven decades.
-
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.
-
India-Bangladesh Land Swap Will Divide Some Families Tonight
Chapala Barman is heartbroken as she contemplates leaving the home she has known all her life ahead of a historic land swap between Bangladesh and India that will divide her family.
-
India, Bangladesh Exchange Land Islands in Historic Deal
Bangladesh and India prepared on Friday to swap 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.
-
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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After Land Swap with Bangladesh is Cleared, PM Thanks Sonia Gandhi for Support
Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally thanked Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha after lawmakers cleared a land swap that Bangladesh and India have been negotiating for years.
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Bangladesh President to Visit India on December 18
Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid will be paying a ceremonial visit to India on December 18 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee.
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Assam Students Protest Land Swap Deal With Bangladesh
A major students' organisation in Assam on Tuesday launched a state-wide protest opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement to go ahead with the land swap deal with Bangladesh.
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Rahul Gandhi Leads Protest at Parliament Against "U-Turn Sarkar"
Rahul Gandhi, the Vice President of the Congress, was at the frontline this morning of a protest by his party accusing the government of habitual U-turns on important policy issues.
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The Land Swap Deal With Bangladesh That PM Modi is Backing
India has taken a move toward settling the long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, signaling a softer line from Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when his party, the BJP, was in opposition.
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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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Assam to gain land from Bangladesh: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
In the event of the land swap deal with Bangladesh being struck, Assam would stand to gain 397.5 acres of land from the neighbouring country.
