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In a stunning announcement on January 11, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the State Department was designating Cuba “a State Sponsor of Terrorism” for allegedly repeatedly “providing support for acts of international terrorism in granting safe harbor to terrorists.”

Thanks to recent improvements in road connectivity in the Northeast region, prospects for Indo-Bangla trade and business have brightened considerably. In recent months, Bangladesh companies began exporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Tripura, following an agreement signed between Indian and Bangladeshi Governments in 2015. Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed were present at the signing.

What will Supreme Court do now as the agitating farmers have outright refused to acknowledge the existence of the four-men committee set up by it to find a way out to the present impasse? Will the court pass an order making it obligatory for the farmers to accept the findings of the Committee? These are some of the questions that have been haunting the lakhs of farmers who are resorting to non-violent Gandhian Satyagraha at the Delhi border.

Every citizen has the right to celebrate or observe the Republic Day, depending on one’s frame of mind and mood. There is no prescribed manner in which to this, although flag hoisting is a common event. As such, the protesting farmers have a right to observe the day in a manner that fits best with their situation and they have announced a tractor rally in Delhi and protests across the country to press for their demand for the repeal of the three controversial farm laws the Modi government has passed in a jiffy.

The New Year has begun with a sobering reminder that the foreign policy of the Modi government is in shambles and its pro-US approach has landed the country in a strategic cul-de-sac.

While launching a book on Mahatma Gandhi, anathema to the RSS since its inception, its chief Bhagwat said: “If someone is Hindu, he has to be patriotic, that will be his or her basic character and nature. At times you may have to awaken his or her patriotism but he (Hindu) can never be anti-India.” The quoted section created a controversy as people were quick to recognise and call out the divisive agenda behind such utterings. RSS-BJP leaders are making such remarks which are disrespectful of the spirit of our Constitution and are reflective of the nefarious designs of the RSS-BJP.

Vasco, Goa: Two goals in first half enabled Chennaiyin overpower spirited Odisha 2-1 to keep their hopes alive for the top four-berth in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium here on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Maharashtra's Rahi Sarnobat, Punjab's Rajeshwari Kumari and Lakshay Sheoran (Haryana) topped their respective events in the national shooting trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range here on Wednesday.

Kolkata: Table-toppers Churchill Brothers clash swords against third-placed Mohammedan Sporting on Thursday at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Kolkata.

Fatorda, Goa: Goa will look to extend its 3-game unbeaten streak when they take on Jamshedpur in the Hero Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Thursday.