By Susitha FernandoColombo, Sep 9 : Colombo, Sep 9 : The Sri Lanka Catholic Church has vowed to complain to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva against the...

Kabul, Sep 9 : A media report citing Taliban officials and technical teams said on Thursday that the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul will be ready for international flight...

Kabul, Sep 9 : The supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada will lead the new Taliban government in the war-torn country, the group has announced....

By Susitha FernandoColombo, Sep 9 : Amidst 40 deaths and 5,500 Covid-19 infections among expectant mothers, Sri Lankan medical experts have urged couples to delay pregnancies at least by a...

Chandigarh, Sep 9 : Liberal incumbent MP, Sonia Sidhu, who is re-contesting from Canada’s Brampton South, on Thursday condemned a hate crime against a 23-year-old Sikh man, saying they must...

By Aditi BhaduriNew Delhi, Sep 9: The Taliban on Tuesday announced its “government”.Though some are calling it an interim government going by the Taliban’s periodical pronouncements, we have, as yet,...

By Susitha FernandoColombo, Sep 9 : The Sri Lanka Catholic Church has vowed to complain to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva against the governments failure to carry...

New Delhi, Sep 9 : Afghanistans new Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has called on former officials who fled when the Taliban seized power last month to return...

Kabul, Sep 9 : The prolonged war and civil strife have shattered bodies and souls of the Afghans and the country deserves humanitarian supports, peace and prosperity, President of the...

Kathmandu, Sep 9 : The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), a high-level government body formed to facilitate large-scale investments, has unveiled a strategic plan aiming to attract projects worth $10 billion...

Lahore, Sep 9 : Arrest warrants have been issued in Lahore against actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed in connection with a case pertaining to the shooting of a...

Islamabad, Sep 9 : Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the well-being of the Afghan people must remain the focus, as they have suffered enormously due to prolonged...

New York, Sep 9 : An Indian-origin Uber driver, Kuldip Singh, has been killed allegedly by a 15-year-old as New York City faces rising levels of violence, according to media...

Bengaluru, Sep 8 : Hundreds of students from Afghanistan staged a protest against Pakistan near Town Hall on Wednesday, raised slogans against it for helping the Taliban to capture Panjshir...

By SPS PannuNew Delhi, Sep 8: UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality, has criticised the Talibans decision to drop the Ministry for Women from among the institutions...

By Atul AnejaNew Delhi, Sep 8: Russias top security official, Nikolai Patrushev has begun talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday— wading into a crucial meeting that is...

New Delhi, Sep 8 : Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the war-torn nation, has again denied stealing millions...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 8: Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Talibans deputy leader is now the interior minister of the country which was forcibly captured by the Taliban.He runs the...

New Delhi, Sep 8 : Though the Taliban leadership structure remains intact, factional differences have emerged over power sharing in the new governing set up, especially the manner in which...

Kabul/New Delhi, Sep 8 : In response to the new cabinet announced by the Taliban for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the resistance front in Panjshir province led by Ahmad...

Srinagar, Sep 8 : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday if the Taliban follow ‘real’ Islamic Sharia in Afghanistan where rights for women, children and...

By Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaLondon, Sep 8 : It was September 6.In Pakistan it is observed as Defence Day in remembrance of the 1965 Indo-Pak war that lasted for 17...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 8 : The Afghan Taliban announced an interim-government setup on Tuesday, listing the newly-appointed cabinet of ministers comprising veteran old guards from their previous tenure in...

New Delhi, Sep 8 : China and Pakistan have changed their military commanders overlooking the borders with India after the Taliban completely took over Afghanistan. Top sources said that threats...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Sep 8 : The appointment of veteran Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund as Afghanistan’s caretaker Prime Minister, with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as his deputy, comes...

New Delhi, Sep 8 : Amid emerging threats of re-use or re-sale of original US military equipment in Asia by Pakistan using reverse technology, the experts have warned that it...

Kabul, Sep 8 : Terming the Taliban-unveiled new ‘caretaker’ government in Afghanistan as ‘illegal’, the anti-Taliban forces in the country have urged the international community not to recognise it. The...

New Delhi, Sep 8 : With the recent takeover by Taliban in Afghanistan, the situation has become dynamic and recent reports indicate a surge in Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) activities, including a...

Hong Kong, Sep 8 : The Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four people on suspicion of breaching the national security law. Three men and one woman, aged from 36...

Washington, Sep 8 : The US has expressed concern over affiliations and track records of some of the individuals included in the Taliban unveiled Afghanistan’s new ‘caretaker’ government. In a...

Islamabad, Sep 8 : Pakistan on Tuesday reported 3,902 new Covid-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC said that the country’s number of...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 8: India is set to focus sharply on Pakistan’s interference in Afghanistan – a move that is likely to be endorsed by Iran and Russia...

Washington, Sep 7 : Named new Interior Minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan under acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Sirajuddin Haqqani of the infamous Haqqani network is...

New Delhi, Sep 7 : The Taliban announced on Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the leader of the new Afghanistan government. Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said...

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Sep 7 : After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, international aid, which evidently constitutes and caters to all basic facilitations of the country, has been suspended,...

Toronto, Sep 7 : A 23-year-old Indian youth from Punjab has been murdered in Canada. Prabhjot Singh Katri was found murdered early on Sunday morning near his residence in the...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 7: This is what happened after the visit of the Director General of ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to Kabul on Saturday.The much-expected name...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 7: As uncertainty hit the Chinese private sector after the authorities went on an offensive targeting several tech giants, Vice Premier Liu He made an...

Kabul, Sep 7 : In the fast changing scenario in Afghanistan, where differences continue to prevail among senior Taliban leaders on government formation and the security situation continuing to remain...

Colombo, Sep 7 : The Sri Lanka Parliament on Tuesday passed a Finance Bill which allows legalising undisclosed assets. The Finance Bill, which was passed with 144 votes in favour...

By Arul LouisNew York, Sep 5 : Four people of Indian origin and a Nepali family of three have died in New York from the flooding caused by Hurricane Ida...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Aug 26 : Azizur Rahman Jahin, a leader of the banned extremist Islamist group Ansar Al-Islam, has been arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU)....

New Delhi, Aug 24 : Stressing the important role that the Indian diaspora could play in connecting with Indian academia and Industry, a top official said the government is determined...

Amaravati, Aug 23 : The helpdesk created by the Andhra Pradesh government to reach out to the people from the state who are stranded in war-torn Afghanistan is yet to...

New Delhi, Aug 22 : As the heart-wrenching images from Kabul airport went viral in the media, the Afghans living in India were anxiously praying for the well-being of their...

Kathmandu, Aug 19 : A total of 7,141 suicides were recorded in Nepal in the 2020-21 fiscal year that ended in mid-July, up 14.2 per cent year-on-year amid the Covid-19...

Hyderabad, Aug 16 : India should have had a dialogue with Taliban but the Narendra Modi government wasted seven years and failed to read what was happening in Afghanistan, said...

Hyderabad, Aug 16 : Reacting to the developments in Afghanistan, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T.Rama Rao asked on Monday, “where is the UN”. Rama Rao, who is also...

New Delhi/Rahim Yar Khan, Aug 10 : The Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Bhong town which was ransacked by a mob following an incident of an alleged desecration of a seminary,...

New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 8 : The top leaders of the Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC), an alliance of 22 religious and political parties and organisations in Pakistan, have declined to condemn...

New Delhi, July 17 : Following the grand Richard Branson show where he carried Andhra Pradesh-born Sirisha Bandla and fellow space travellers on his shoulders after successfully flying to the...

San Francisco, July 12 : Andhra Pradesh-born Sirisha Bandla on Sunday touched the edge of space with three others, including Virgin Galactic’s billionaire CEO Richard Branson. Bandla vaulted into space...

Amaravati, July 12 : Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy have hailed Indian American Sirisha Bandla’s space flight. “It was a proud moment for...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, July 5: New Delhi must channelise the large Indian diaspora in Africa to recast its ties with the continent amid a belligerent China, which has not...

Hyderabad, July 1 : One of the two alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Hyderabad for June 17 blast at Darbhanga Railway Station in...

New Delhi, June 22 : India and Fiji on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors between the two countries....

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, June 22 : After the loss of territorial control in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State’s global affiliates like al-Hind Province in India, Khorasan Province in...

Amaravati, June 18 : Accolades and congratulatory messages poured in for Satya Nadella, who was elected as Microsoft Chairman even as he held the CEO post at the tech giant,...

By Arul LouisNew York, June 11 : While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the most popular Indian political party among the Indian diaspora in the US, a majority is...

By Arul LouisNew York, June 1 : A technology company has admitted to committing fraud to bring Indians on the coveted H1-B visas to the US, according to a federal...

Hyderabad, May 28 : The Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) and the American Telangana Society (ATS) have come together to launch health services to help patients battling Covid-19 in rural...

Washington, May 28 : US President Joe Biden’s administration has nominated another Indian-American, Arun Venkataraman, to a key position in the Commerce Department, according to the White House. The White...

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By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, May 26: A handsome fiscal stimulus package in the US leading to its economic revival along with the containment of Covid 19 pandemic in Europe have...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, May 18: Over 80 tonnes of oxygen has been delivered from France to India and more is underway through a unique, dedicated logistical bridge organized by...

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, May 8 : In a glaring indicator of the growing tensions in India’s immediate neighbourhood, it has now emerged that there were a whopping 11,424 Ceasefire violations...

Washington, May 6 : The Indian-American Sehgal Foundation, based in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that it will ship 200 oxygen concentrators to seven Indian states on Thursday. “Working in close...

By Irfan MohammedNew Delhi, April 24: It was a most heart-wrenching scene when Bejugam Janaki boarded the flight for India from Saudi Arabia where she had spent most of her...

Islamabad, April 21 : Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Wednesday warned of more restrictions due to the deteriorating Covid pandemic situation across the country. The Minister after...

Hyderabad, April 20 : Madhuri Srikanth, an Indian-origin artist with roots in Telangana, has received a special invite to showcase her works at ‘Romantica’, an international art exhibition, to be...

Dhaka, April 12 : Amid a surge in new Covid-19 cases, the Bangladeshi government on Monday issued a fresh set of directives for a nationwide “full lockdown” from wednesday onwards....

Dhaka, April 12 : Bangladesh has announced plans to ban all international and domestic flights for a week from Wednesday, coinciding with yet another lockdown to counter a spike in...

Kabul, April 12 : At least 65 people were killed in clashes and terrorist attacks in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, an independent war monitoring group said on Monday....

Kabul, April 12 : Afghans from all walks of life are calling for ceasefire to be observed in Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which starts on Tuesday. In war-torn Afghanistan,...

Kabul, April 12 : Afghan forces have foiled a Taliban attack on the outskirts of Kunduz city, a provincial spokesman said. A group of Taliban militants, according to the spokesman,...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 11 : In reply to Hefazat-e-Islam mayhem, Bangladesh Law Minister Anisul Haque has warned the militant outfit Hefazat-e-Ismal and others of strict action if they try...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 10 : At least 12 people were injured in an attack staged by members of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit at a mosque in Bangladesh’s Gaibandha district....

Kathmandu, April 10 : Zhang Hong, a 46-year-old visually-impaired Chinese climber, is attempting to summit Mt.Everest this spring, a company organising his expedition said. “If he manages to reach the...

Dhaka, April 10 : The Bangladesh’s government is contemplating imposing a “full lockdown” for one week from April 14 in an effort to curb the recent resurgence of new Covid-19...

Islamabad, April 10 : Amid te ongoing third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved China’s Sinovac vaccine against the virus for emergency...

Kathmandu, April 9 : Nepal’s primary opposition party, the Nepali Congress has begun talks with the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist Centre and the Janata Samajbadi Party to unseat Prime Minister K.P.Sharma...

Beed (Maharashtra), April 9 : In a shocking incident, a couple from Maharashtra’s Beed was found dead at their home in New Jersey on Wednesday by police called by neighbours...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 9 : Pakistan and India relations may have hit a small bump with the recent decision by the Imran Khan-led government to refrain from importing cotton...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 9 : Top commanders of the Pakistan Army held a Corps Commander Conference (CCC) to review the overall security situation with a detailed review of the...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 9 : US President Joe Biden’s administration has imposed sanctions on an alleged Pakistan-based human smuggling organisation, after it was found involved and guilty for smuggling...

Islamabad, April 9 : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that members of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation should push back against vaccine nationalism and undue export restrictions to...

Kolkata, April 8 : A special NIA court on Thursday sentenced Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) terrorist Rizual Islam aka Riyaz aka Sumon to seven-year rigorous imprisonment in a 2017 case...

New Delhi, April 8 : India and Sri Lanka on Friday decided to strengthen their existing cooperation mechanisms and also designate “nodal points” for timely and effective handling of existing...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 8 : Pakistans National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior has approved a Bill that would punish those who intentionally criticise the countrys armed forces. The committee...

Islamabad, April 8 : Private importers in Pakistan are negotiating to procure more of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for commercial sale. AGP Pharma, a pharmaceutical company based in the southern...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 8 : The US Department of State has called on both India and Pakistan to hold direct talks and resolve pending issues with an aim to...

Colombo, April 8 : Caroline Jurie, the 2019 winner of the Mrs.Sri Lanka who tried to seize the crown of this year’s winner Pushpika De Silva leading to a brawl...

New Delhi, April 8 : Continuing with the excellent tradition of strong bilateral and defence ties between India and Bangladesh, Indian Army Chief General M.M.Naravane is on a five-day visit...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 8 : Rafiqul Islam Madani, a preacher of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit in Bangladesh, has been arrested on charges of anti-state speech and inciting chaos. The...

Islamabad, April 8 : Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi here during which the two sides agreed to...

Islamabad, April 7 : Pakistan on Wednesday passed the grim milestone of 15,000 Covid-19-related deaths as the country struggles to contain the spread of the virus amid a third wave...

Kabul, April 7 : At least 59 people were killed in insurgent activities and clashes in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, a local independent war monitoring group said on...

Kathmandu, April 7 : Nepal on Wednesday started administering Chinese Covid-19 vaccines amid a resurgence of new cases int he Himalayan nation. A batch of the vaccines developed by Sinopharm...

By Sumit SaxenaNew Delhi, April 7 : India recorded 1,15,736 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest-ever single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic, taking the...

By Hamzah AmeerIslamabad, April 7 : In a major decision aimed at curbing the worsening financial and economic situation of Pakistan due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Imran Khan...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 7 : At least 20 people were injured in a blast at the residence of a Bangladesh municipality Mayor. The incident took place at about 9...

Chandigarh, April 7 : A Pakistani intruder was neutralised by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in a joint operation along the International Border in the Amritsar sector...

By Hamza AmeerKarachi, April 6 : It seems that hopes of renewed peace between arch-rivals India and Pakistan have started to show positive affects on the ground with both sides...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 6 : Since the time the Biden administration has taken over, Pakistan has been putting its efforts to reset its relations with the US through a...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, April 6 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that India and Pakistan cannot afford to engage in an all-out war, as both countries are...

New Delhi, April 6 : A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from coal in the rest of the world in 2020, resulting in the...

Colombo, April 6 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has imposed an immediate ban on the import of palm oil and ordered the gradual removal of the crops, in a...

Dhaka, April 6 : The death toll from a ferry capsize in Bangladesh has increased to 34 after more bodies in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj district, officials said on...

Islamabad, April 6 : Pakistani authorities announced on Tuesday that most schools would remain closed for another three weeks as thousands of children were infected with Covid-19 amid a third...

Dhaka, April 6 : At least one person was killed and several others were wounded after a protest against Covid-19 restrictions turned violent in Bangladesh, police said on Tuesday. The...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 6 : Of the 30 bodies found after a ferry capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, two corpses of a woman and her...

Washington, April 5 : Jo Kaur, an Indian-American activist and civil rights lawyer, is is now fighting for the treatment of her 15-month son, who has been diagnosed with a...

Dhaka, April 5 : At least 26 people were killed after a ferry capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, an official said on Monday. The accident site...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 5 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged citizens of the country to do their bit in curbing the spread of Covid-19 as the second...

Dhaka, April 5 : At least four people were killed after a ferry capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, an official said on Monday. The accident site...

Kabul, April 5 : One soldier was killed and four others were wounded in an IED explosion that targeted an army vehicle in Kabul’s Qarabagh district on Monday, police said...

Kathmandu, April 5 : The Nepal government has decided to administer the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine don Wednesday amid resurging cases of the novel coronavirus in the Himalayan country, an official...

Islamabad, April 5 : A Pakistan anti-terrorism court judge, his wife and two children were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire at his vehicle in Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,...

Islamabad, April 5 : Another Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist was killed by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a day after another active militant was eliminated in the province, an Army...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 4 : A launch carrying around 100 passengers sank in the Shitalakkha river in Narayanganj after being hit by a goods-laden cargo vessel on Sunday and...

Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaLondon, April 4 : The Directors General of Military Operations of both India and Pakistan took a bold decision in February to establish ceasefire across the Line...

Kabul, April 4 : At least 82 militants have been confirmed dead as warplanes pounded Taliban hideouts and positions in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, the former stronghold of the militant group,...

Islamabad, April 4 : An active Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist was killed during an intense exchange of fire with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said. The...

Kathmandu, April 3 : Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who is in trouble inside his own party, is likely to face tougher days ahead as the primary opposition, Nepali...

Dhaka, April 3 : The Bangladesh government has decided to enforce a one-week lockdown from April 5 to control the new Covid-19 wave in the country, a Minister announced here...

Kabul, April 3 : At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 33 others injured in Afghan Army offensives in Faryab and Baghlan provinces, the Defence Ministry said in a...

Islamabad, April 3 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Pakistan from April 6 to 7, the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad announced . Addressing a briefing on...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 3 : Nur Hossain Noorani, leader of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit in Bangladesh, warned that if the country’s minority communities conspire against Islam, “we’ll catch them...

Islamabad, April 3 : A slight reduction in violence was observed in Pakistan during the month of March, according to the statistics released by an Islamabad-based think tank. The statistics...

Kabul, April 2 : At least 305 Afghans were killed and 350 others were injured in a series of explosions and targeted attacks in the past one month, it was...

Islamabad, April 2 : The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has announced of launching fresh anti-government protest rallies after Eid-ul-Fitr, it was reported on Friday. A senior PML-N leader said...

Karachi, April 2 : Around 40 devotees were injured after they clashed with the police at a shrine in Pakistan’s Sindh province, the media reported on Friday. The incident at...

Dhaka, April 2 : At least three Rohingya men died on Friday after a blaze gutted shops at a makeshift market near a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Coxs Bazar district,...

New Delhi, April 1 : Nuclear escalation between India and China was not only unlikely but also unthinkable, a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report on ‘South Asia’s Nuclear...

Dharamsala, April 1 : In a first, a US State Department report does not describe Tibet as an “inalienable part of China”. Reacting to the crucial development, the Central Tibetan...

Dhaka, April 1 : Bangladesh has imposed a temporary ban on travellers from Europe and 12 other countries after reporting a surge in coronavirus infections. The two-week ban will come...

Kabul, April 1 : About 60 people lost their lives and many others wounded in targeted attacks across Afghanistan in March, according to official figures released on Thursday. On a...

Islamabad, April 1 : Pakistan on Wednesday launched drone patrolling on highways and motorways to prevent violations of traffic rules on the main arteries of the country, according to an...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, April 1 : Around 14,000 people have been accused in numerous cases filed over the violent protests in Bangladesh organised by the Hefazat-e-Islam militant group since March...

Colombo, April 1 : Sri Lanka has received a batch of China’s Sinopharm vaccines against Covid-19 as part of a donation by the Beijing government to the island nation. The...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 19 : Hefazat-e-Islam supporters ransacked a Hindu village in Shalla upazila of Bangladesh’s Sunamganj to protest critical comments against a leader of their group allegedly posted...

By Pushkar SinhaNew Delhi, March 13: Indian government organisations such as Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) and National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) have reported that Chinese hackers have...

New Delhi, March 12 : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said it has filed a supplementary charge sheet against Imran Yakub Giteli aka Giteli Imran, a key accused...

New Delhi, March 11 : A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and also a direction to the Centre...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 11 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday emphasised on improving health facilities in the country saying that health people are required to build a...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi , March 11, Thirty-seven years after it was stolen and subsequently landed in the US, a stone stele of Lakshmi-Narayan, depicting the Hindu deities of Lord...

Islamabad, March 11 : With the steady increase in coronavirus cases in Pakistan during the past few weeks, the coronavirus positivity rate has shot up to 5.36 per cent, with...

Islamabad, March 11 : With the steady increase in coronavirus cases in Pakistan during the past few weeks, the coronavirus positivity rate has shot up to 5.36 per cent, with...

Beijing, March 11 : China’s top diplomats will hold a high-level strategic dialogue with their US counterparts in Alaska on March 18 and 19 at the invitation of the US...

By SPS PannuNew Delhi, March 10: The first ever Indo-Pacific Quad summit on Friday is likely to give a major thrust to scaling up Indias efforts to provide affordable vaccines...

Kathmandu, March 10 : Nepals Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pictures, videos and filming of other climbers or members of...

Kathmandu, March 10 : Nepals Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has put a ban on taking and circulating pictures, videos and filming of other climbers or members of...

Kabul, March 10 : Amidst new efforts by the US to expedite Afghanistan’s reconciliation efforts, officials have confirmed that Russia is planning to host a meeting on the war-torn country’s...

Islamabad, March 10 : Pakistan on Wednesday began vaccinating elderly people aged 60 years and above against the novel coronavirus, according to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health...

New Delhi, March 10 : Amid crackdown on illegal residents in the country the Union Home Ministry in a written reply in Rajya Sabha informed the house that more than...

Islamabad, March 9 : Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen.Qamar Javed Bajwa and visiting US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the ongoing peace process for the war-torn...

Kathmandu, March 9 : A day after Nepals Supreme Court invalidated the decision of the 2018 party merger between the Nepal Communist Party-UML and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre),...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 9 : Banned Bangladeshi militant outfits, Ansar Al Islam (AI) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), have sent a huge amount of money to another extremist group...

By Amjad Ayub MirzaPakistans Prime minister Imran Khans attempt to bluff his way into appeasing the Sri Lanka government and her people during his two-day visit on February 23 has...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 8 : The new US administration under President Joe Biden has chalked out a four-point strategy for the Afghanistan government under President Ashraf Ghani, with a...

Dhaka, March 8 : The Bangladesh Law Ministry on Monday recommended extending a freeze on the jail sentences of opposition leader Khaleda Zia by six months in two corruption cases....

Dhaka, March 8 : The Bangladesh Law Ministry on Monday recommended extending a freeze on the jail sentences of opposition leader Khaleda Zia by six months in two corruption cases....

Kabul, March 8 : The UN said on Monday that it sought a leading role for Afghan women in the country’s peace process that is expected to enter a new...

Islamabad, March 8 : Aurat Marches are scheduled to take place on Monday across Pakistan to mark International Women’s Day, during which participants will demand for the protection of female...

Islamabad, March 8 : At least five terrorists were killed on Monday in a police operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police launched the operation...

Kabul, March 8 : Afghan forces have killed an operative of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Nangarhar province, an official statement issued on Monday said. “Amir Khan alias...

Islamabad, March 8 : Two police personnel were shot dead and two others injured in separate attacks in Pakistan, authorities said. Deputy Inspector General of Islamabad police Afzaal Kausar said...

`Washington, March 8 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has proposed a UN-led peace conference in a letter to Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the war-torn country’s prolonged...

Kathmandu, March 8 : Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli received his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as the government began the second phase of inoculation against the disease...

Kabul, March 8 : Five people were killed and five others injured in the latest targeted attack in Afghanistan, according to an independent war monitoring group. In Herat province, Jowzi...

Kabul, March 8 : At least 32 militants have been killed and 23 others injured during clashes and airstrikes within the past 24 hours amid escalation of violence across the...

Kathmandu, March 7 : In a surprise and unexpected decision, Nepal’s Supreme Court on Sunday annulled the unification of the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s factions and paved the way for...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 7 : At least two Pakistan Navy officials were killed one other was injured in a targeted attack on their vehicle by unidentified gunmen in the...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 7 : The Pakistan government is looking to explore economic avenues to re-engage with the new US administration under President Joe Biden, with a possibility of...

Islamabad, March 7 : A woman was killed and over 25 others were injured when nine out of 18 compartments of a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s Sindh province on...

Islamabad, March 7 : Eight terrorists were killed in two separate operations by Pakistani security forces in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, an army statement said. The intelligence-based operations were conducted in...

Sofia, March 7 : An Air France plane en route from Paris to New Delhi made a forced landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday evening due to an unruly Indian...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 7 : The historic March 7, 1971, speech, delivered by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is considered to be the ‘Magnacarta’ of tfreedom-seeking Bengalis, as well as...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, March 7 : The Union Home Ministry has asked the paramilitary Assam Rifles to prevent any Myanmar national from crossing into Indian territory and push back any...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, March 7 : Pakistan is attempting to turn the UN’s counter-terrorism efforts into justification for terrorism. During the negotiations on a resolution on Global Counter Terrorism...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, March 7 : The Union Home Ministry has asked the paramilitary Assam Rifles to prevent any Myanmar national from crossing into Indian territory and push back any...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 6 : As Prime Minister Imran Khan successfully attained the vote of confidence from the Parliament, members of the opposition leadership, which had boycotted the session,...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 6 : Pakistan has reiterated its offer for dialogue and table talks to India, asking it not to shy away from negotiations on the issue of...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 6 : The University of Peshawar (UoP) has joined the Hazara University, Abbottabad and Bacha Khan University (BKU), Charsada, in introducing strict dress codes for female...

Islamabad, March 6 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday secured a vote of confidence in the National Assembly (NA) or the lower house of Parliament, dashing the opposition’s...

Islamabad, March 6 : At least five people were killed and five others injured in a landmine blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, it was reported on Saturday. The blast took...

Islamabad, March 6 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday secured a vote of confidence in the National Assembly, dashing the opposition’s hopes to challenge the legitimacy of the...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 6 : A Dhaka court on Saturday placed three members of the banned militant outfit, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), on a three-day remand. The three members...

San Francisco, March 6 : In the wake of further violence in the country, video-streaming platform YouTube has taken down channels connected to five TV stations run by Myanmar’s military...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 6 : The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have submitted a chargesheet against nine persons, including a worker of the ruling Awami...

By Arul LouisNew York, March 5 : A day after US President Joe Biden joked that Indian-Americans were taking over the US, he appointed two of them as special assistants...

New Delhi, March 5 : Last 23 years have been traumatic for a mother, who is fighting an endless battle to have one sight of her son, an Indian Army...

Kabul, March 5 : At least 14 people were killed following a major avalanche in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, officials said on Friday. The avalanche took place in Zarandab village, Raghistan...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 5 : After witnessing the shocking defeat of a ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate in this week’s Senate polls, Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought a...

New York, March 5 : Indian-American Naureen Hassan, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named as the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of...

Islamabad, March 5 : Pakistan on Friday approved the emergency use of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for people over 60 years of age, a statement by the National Command and...

Kabul, March 5 : At least 90 people were killed in clashes and terrorist attacks in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, an independent war monitoring group said on Friday....

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 5 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that “problems among neighbouring countries should be resolved through negotiations and...

United Nations, March 5 : The UN has received new communication from Myanmar’s Mission concerning the position of the country’s Permanent Representative to the world body, according to a spokesman....

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, March 5 : In a huge embarrassment to Myanmar’s military junta, an Ambassador to the UN hurriedly appointed by them has resigned. Myanmar’s military-backed State Administration Council...