By Arul LouisNew York, March 5 : Indian-Americans are taking over the US, President Joe Biden said while congratulating Swati Mohan, the NASA engineer, who guided the Mars rover Perseverance...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 4 : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to remove the name of the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt.General (retired) Asad Durrani from the...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, March 4 : Pakistan’s economic situation continues to worsen with each passing month as the country’s exports have plunged for a successive second month to slightly over...

New Delhi/Dhaka, March 4 : India’s External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar on Thursday lauded Bangladesh for graduating from the ‘Least Developed Country’ status and said that India will always be at...

Islamabad, March 4 : Pakistan reported the current year’s highest number of deaths from Covid-19 in a single day as the total casualty figure surpassed 13,000. According to the National...

Islamabad, March 4 : Causing a blow to the ruling alliance headed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Senate elections from Islamabad, an upbeat opposition on Wednesday asked Prime...

By Aarti Tikoo SinghNew Delhi, March 3 : India and Uzbekistan are swiftly moving to strengthen their partnership to develop connectivity in Central Asia via the Chabahar port. Last week,...

Yangon, March 3 : Myanmar’s Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin attended an informal meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), a state-media report said on Wednesday. U...

Kabul, March 3 : About 60 people lost their lives in the increased targeted attacks in Afghanistan in February as fighting rages in the country, according to official figures released...

Islamabad, March 3 : Pakistan on Wednesday held its Senate polls to elect 37 members of the upper house of the country’s Parliament. According to a statement from the Election...

Kabul, March 3 : The Islamic State (IS) terror group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a shooting attack that killed three female media workers in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Three female...

United Nations, March 3 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received two conflicting letters concerning the position of Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the world body. “I can confirm that we’ve...

Beijing, March 3 : China and Pakistan should push their cooperation to a higher level, wider range and greater depth as they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, March 3 : Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said Dhaka looked forward to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit this month...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, March 3 : On the day the West Bengal witnesses the first of its eight-phase state assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be heading for an...

New Delhi, March 3 : Pakistan offering scholarship for MBBS and engineering courses to Kashmiri students has remained a part of its strategic game plan to radicalize the youth and...

Bandar Seri Begawan, March 3 : The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has said that it is ready to assist Myanmar, where the military has seized state control, in...

By Atul AnejaNew Delhi, March 1: Russia’s launch “Arktika-M”, observation satellite on Sunday is part of President Vladimir Putin’s energetic effort to fully develop the Russian Far East, tapping the...

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, March 2: Like large parts of the world, India too is navigating the shifting sands of Gulf politics with caution – a region which has seen...

By S.RaviNew Delhi, March 2: Digital age and Internet has helped in exchange of humour and creativity across the tense man-made borders of India and Pakistan.The Gen-Z and millennials on...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, March 2: With a spurt of new initiatives, India has begun to tap its shared, deep-rooted cultural and religious bonds with Nepal to strongly reinforce a...

Kathmandu, March 2 : A massive fire broke out on Tuesday Dobhan Bazaar, a small town in Nepal’s Taplejung district, and has gutted around 40 houses. The fire that started...

Islamabad, March 2 : Pakistan issued a fresh travel advisory under which the categorised country list concerning inbound travel has been amended, the media reported on Tuesday. The fresh advisory...

Islamabad, March 2 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday said that the Senate polls scheduled to take place on Wednesday will be held according to the “Constitution...

Islamabad, March 2 : A landmine blast killed two children in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officials said on Tuesday. The blast took place in South Waziristan district on Monday...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, March 2 : A journalist working for the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) was arrested by the military after being roughed up over his reports of the...

By Arul LouisNew York, March 2 : US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Maju Varghese, who was the Chief Operating Officer of his campaign, as his deputy assistant and...

Kathmandu, March 2 : Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called a session of the House of Representatives on March 7 on the recommendation of the government led by Prime...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, March 1 : Myanmar’s tallest leader Aung San Suu Kyi, denied a second tenure in power by a military takeover on February 1, faced court on Monday...

Nay Pyi Taw, March 1 : Myanmar’s former de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday appeared in court here via video link, marking her first public appearance since her...

Dubai, March 1 : The Hindu temple in Dubai will virtually celebrate the upcoming Maha Shivratri festival virtually this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the premises...

Islamabad, March 1 : The Istanbul-Islamabad freight train will resume operations from this week after a gap of nine years, connecting the three countries of Pakistan, Turkey and Iran, a...

Kathmandu, March 1 : Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli laid the foundation stone for the country’s largest industrial park located in Jhapa district. Damak Clean Industrial Park, a Nepali...

Dhaka, Feb 28 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for greater emphasis on science and technology, and technical education to ensure employment opportunities for the people in keeping...

By Hamza AmeerIslambad, Feb 27 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has renewed his open offer for dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues with India.Khan gave his statement welcoming the...

Kabul, Feb 27 : Afghanistan on Saturday reported 7 new Covid cases, pushing the country’s tally to 55,714, the Ministry of Public Health said. “Laboratories conducted 1,106 tests during the...

New Delhi, Feb 27 : Bhutto Sahib and Benazir Bhutto were both firm believers that intricate issues such as Kashmir cannot be left in the hands of generals, says Ambassador...

Kabul, Feb 27 : Afghanistan on Saturday marked the National Day of Armed Forces as the security forces continued fighting a Taliban-led insurgency, the state-run TV channel reported. “The National...

Dubai, Feb 27 : A 15-year-old Indian girl who went missing after her mobile phone was confiscated by her parents, was found hours later hiding on the rooftop of their...

Karachi, Feb 27 : Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Palwasha Khan on Saturday said that her house was attacked by five “goons”, as she feels threatened by her move to...

By Vishnu MakhijaniNew Delhi, Feb 27 : The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) brokered between India and Pakistan by the World Bank in 1960 has weathered three wars in 1965, 1971...

London, Feb 27 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a telephonic conversation with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during which the former reiterated his country’s continued support to the...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Feb 27 : In a dramatic show of defiance Myanmar’s Permanent Representative Kyaw Moe Tun has denounced his country’s military regime before the General Assembly and...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 26 : Protests erupted in Dhaka after writer and blogger Mushtaq Ahmed, denied bail six times, died in Kashimpur jail. Blaming the government for the death...

By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, Feb 26 : Pakistan has yet again managed to avoid being blacklisted by the global watchdog on money laundering and terror financing, claiming that the possibilities of...

By Subir BhaumikNew Delhi, Feb 26 : India is negotiating with Bangladesh to take back 81 Rohingyas whose boat drifted into its territorial waters in mid-February. Eight Rohingyas on that...

New Delhi, Feb 26 : The government said on Friday that following the disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, it is...

Kabul, Feb 26 : At least three people were killed and five others injured after unidentified gunmen stormed a slain journalist’s house in Afghanistan’s Ghor province, sources said on Friday....

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Feb 26, The Nepali Congress Party chief Sher Bahadur Deuba has emerged as the kingmaker in Nepal politics as both factions of the Communist Party...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Feb 26 : Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir have welcomed the joint statement by India and Pakistan reaffirming their commitment to upholding...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 26 : The US condemns terrorists infiltrating the Line of Control (LoC) and expects Pakistan to play a “constructive role” in Kashmir, according to State...

Kathmandu, Feb 25 : In the aftermath of Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstating the House of Representatives, repealing the government’s December 20 decision to dissolve the Lower House of the Federal...

New Delhi, Feb 25 : There is no proposal of thinning of troops along Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistan has not stopped terrorism, Indian Army said...

Islamabad, Feb 25 : Pakistan Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday announced that all the schools would reopen for regular 5-day classes from March 1....

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Feb 25, For Nepal, the political and constitutional crisis lingering from December 2020 continues to unravel despite the Supreme Court declaring Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s...

Dubai, Feb 25 : A plea for exemption from mandatory Covid tests by the UAE-based Indian expats before travelling to India is gaining momentum as social workers and community groups...

Kabul, Feb 25 : Pakistan will not support the Taliban, but aims for enduring peace in Afghanistan, said a senior official of the Pakistan’s army. “Afghanistan now is not what...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Feb 24: Several dying small scale industries in India are looking at a comeback with Prime Minister Narendra Modis thrust on Aatmanirbhar Bharat that also focuses...

Kabul, Feb 24 : Afghanistan has reported 16 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s tally to 55,680, said a Public Health Ministry statement here on...

Kabul, Feb 24 : Ten commuters drowned after their car fell into a river in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan, provincial government spokesman Ahmad Shah Sahel said on Wednesday. The victims including...

Islamabad, Feb 24 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that defence and security cooperation to end the menace of terrorism are of equal importance to both Pakistan...

Kabul, Feb 24 : Taliban has asked its members to avoid harbouring foreign nationals and not allow them to join their ranks amid doubt over the group’s commitment to cut...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, Feb 24 : UN agencies, western governments, including the US, and global human rights groups have strongly opposed Malaysia’s sudden repatriation of 1,084 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar....

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, Feb 24 : UN agencies, western governments, including the US, and global human rights groups have strongly opposed Malaysia’s sudden repatriation of 1,084 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar....

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 24 : The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, said on Tuesday that Bangladesh can export edible oil to India at 20 per cent...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Feb 23: As India aims to boost its exports, the government is looking at manufacturing containers in a big way while developing a shipping line under...

By Atul AnejaNew Delhi, Feb 23: India has swiftly taken a giant step in countering Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean, with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar signing two defence pacts...

Dhangadi, Feb 23 : Kanchanpur Police in Nepal detained six persons, including women rights activist Sharada Chand, while they were staging a protest demanding justice for a rape victim when...

Lahore, Feb 23 : The election appellate tribunal court of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) former Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, Feb 23 : The Indian Navy and Coast Guard personnel have been feeding and providing medical attention to a group of 90 Rohingya refugees and three Bangladesh...

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Feb 23 : India’s considerable success in containing terrorism within its borders can be attributed not only to its intelligence, police and the security forces, but...

Bangkok, Feb 23 : Thailand approved Sinovac Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the country to receive its first vaccine shipment from the Chinese biopharmaceutical firm...

Islamabad, Feb 23 : Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that he hopes that the United States and the Taliban will continue to abide by the Doha agreement –...

By Subir BhaumikKolkata, Feb 23 : Indian Coast Guards vessels have reached a boat carrying 90 Rohingya refugees and three Bangladesh crewmen which drifted into India’s territorial waters a day...

New Delhi/Guwahati, Feb 22 : Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S.Bhadauria on reached Dhaka on a four-day visit on Monday, during which he would interact with senior dignitaries...

By Ravinder Singh RobinNew Delhi, Feb 22 : Pakistan’s anti-India propaganda machinery is working overtime to exploit every situation it can to bring embarrassment to the Indian government at the...

By Subir BhaumikNew Delhi, Feb 22 : A boat carrying 90 Rohingya refugees and three Bangladesh crewmen drifted into India’s territorial waters on Monday, with calls for immediate rescue mounting...

Dubai, Feb 22 : A Dubai-based 14-year-old boy from Kerala who had made a six-layered stencil portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a gift to him on the...

By S.RaviNew Delhi, Feb 22 : As a playwright and director, the Padma Shri awardee Chiranjit went beyond the usual entertainment quotient.This is evident in his Hindi play Ooncha Parvat,...

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Feb 22 : People in Myanmar have been pouring on to the streets in protests against the coup by the Myanmarese army – the Tatmadaw.Myanmar’s big...

Islamabad, Feb 22 : Four women were shot dead by terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan district, police said on Monday. The North Waziristan police said in a statement that unidentified...

Kabul, Feb 22 : The Afghan Parliament on Monday approved the current fiscal year’s Budget with a majority of votes after weeks of tensions between the two state branches over...

By Subir BhaumikGuwahati, Feb 22 : The separatist United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) says it has ‘deferred action’ against two employees of hydrocarbon company Quippo Oil & Gas Infrastructure...

Manila, Feb 22 : The Philippines has officially approved the emergency use of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday. China’s Sinovac Biotech...

Kabul, Feb 20 : Two people were killed and two others wounded in two separate bomb explosions, targeting two cars in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the capital police...

Karachi, Feb 20 : The National Drought Mon­itoring Centre, part of the Pakistan Mete­orological Department (PMD), has warned that drought-like conditions currently prevailing in parts of Sindh and Balochistan may...

South Waziristan, Feb 20 : Five soldiers were killed and another was injured when terrorists attacked a security check-post in the Sara Rogha area of South Waziristan tribal district late...

New Delhi, Feb 19 : Pakistan has been deceiving the FATF Task Force by pretending to take action against internationally designated terrorist groups and their financial networks but only on...

By S.RaviNew Delhi, Feb 19 : Dont go by the first impression when you visit the virtual exhibition “Museum of Memories” being presented by Art Alive Gallery.There is more to...

Islamabad, Feb 19 : The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected Indian concerns about Sikh Yatris visiting Pakistan for pilgrimage and said that they were fully facilitated during the trips. “Pakistan...

New Delhi, Feb 19 : Five Indian-origin personalities, including Chandra Shekhar Aazad of the Bhim Army are part of the TIME magazines annual list of 100 “emerging leaders who are...

Islamabad, Feb 19 : As 2.8 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be received on March 2, the government has decided to start vaccination of people over 65...

Lucknow, Feb 19 : The two members of Popular Front of India (PFI), who were arrested in Lucknow on Tuesday, were in contact with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen. Uttar Pradesh...

By S.RaviNew Delhi, Feb 18 : Addressing the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) Technology and Leadership (NLT) event on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while commending the...

By Pushkar SinhaNew Delhi, Feb 18 : A report by Foreign Policy Magazine has revealed that Chinese Tech Titans are assisting the Communist Party of China (CPC) in establishing a...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Feb 18 : Close on the heels of two US carrier groups conducting joint exercises in the South China Sea last week, another guided-missile destroyer “asserted...

By S.RaviNew Delhi, Feb 18 : Keeping alive the horrors of the genocide that the Nazis committed against the Jews is required for soul-searching and impressing upon the millennials to...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Feb 18 : Pakistan has launched an aggressive diplomatic effort in a desperate move to try and exit the grey list of the Financial Action...

New York, Feb 18 : Adequate spacing between births can help to alleviate the likelihood of stunting in children, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Proceedings...

Cairo, Feb 18 : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks with visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on boosting security and economic cooperation between the two countries, said the...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Feb 17 : Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed investment professional Usha Rao-Monari as an Under Secretary General and the associate administrator of the UN Development Programme...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Feb 17 : The Imran Khan government is struggling badly to keep Pakistan Railways on track after putting “all its eggs in the Chinese basket” and...

Kabul, Feb 17 : Three people were killed and two others wounded in two security-related incidents here over the past 24 hours, sources said on Wednesday. In the first incident...

Islamabad, Feb 17 : Pakistan has opposed the addition of new permanent members to the UN Security Council (UNSC), warning of compounding the Council’s inequality and dysfunctionality, Radio Pakistan reported...

Dubai, Feb 17 : Indian expats who lost their life’s possessions due to a fire at a warehouse in Dubai filed a plea with the Kerala High Court seeking legal...

Kathmandu, Feb 16 : Nepal has expressed its concern over the “objectionable remarks” allegedly made by Indian Home Minster Amit Shah on “plans to expand” his Bharatiya Janata Party in...

Dhaka, Feb 16 : A Dhaka court has sentenced five militants including fugitive sacked army major Syed Ziaul Haq to death in connection with the 2015 writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder...

Kathmandu, Feb 16 : Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said he was not given a chance to fulfil the promises he had made to the people. He said...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 15 : Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Monday said that Bangladesh is India’s true and special friend and the friendship is the...

Kathmandu, Feb 15 : Nepal’s main administrative complex Singha Durbar, which was heavily ravaged in the 2015 devastating earthquakes, came into operation again on Monday after the completion of most...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Feb 15 : In what could prove to be a big relief for Nepal, New Delhi has decided to open transit facility through Indian territory for...

Kabul, Feb 14 : A survey conducted by an Afghan media outlet has revealed the 52 per cent of the war-torn country is still under the control of the Taliban,...

Dhaka, Feb 14 : In a bid to contain the further spread of the novel coronavirus, Bangladesh has again extended the closure of educational institutions, except madrasas, until February 28,...

Islamabad, Feb 14 : At least 25 women committed suicide in Tharparkar district located in Pakistan’s Sindh province mainly due to poverty and social inequalities, a media report said on...

Islamabad, Feb 14 : In a first of its kind initiative, Pakistan will deploy drones for the supervision of the country’s highways and motorways network, the media reports on Sunday....

Kabul, Feb 14 : At least 20 people were injured in a fire that broke out at the customs office of the Islam Qala dry port in Afghanistan, the media...

Kabul, Feb 14 : At least 30 Taliban militants were killed as their explosive device went off prematurely inside a mosque in Afghanistan’s Balkh province, an Army official said. According...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 14 : Myanmar’s new military-led State Administration Council led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing issued an order amending the Protection of the...

Islamabad, Feb 13 : The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has issued emergency use authorisation to the Covid-19 vaccine by Chinese company Cansino Biologics Inc, officials said, adding the...

Jammu, Feb 13 : The Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist from the Samba district of Jammu involved in the killing of three Bharatiya Janata Party workers...

New Delhi, Feb 12 : Indian Army Chief General M.M.Naravane said on Friday that the country’s failure to keep its promises on connectivity and security to its neighbours, coupled with...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 12 : Myanmar’s new military-led State Administration Council on Friday announced the remittances of more than 23,000 prisoners, both local and foreigners, as protests against the...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 12 : Amid widespread protests against the February military coup in Myanmar, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Friday urged citizens to...

Islamabad, Feb 12 : Four terrorists and four soldiers were killed during a clash in Pakistan’s South Waziristan district, a military statement said on Friday. The terrorists raided the security...

Islamabad, Feb 12 : A five-year-old minor was killed and seven children were injured in a cross-border attack from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory, an army statement said. The incident took...

Kabul, Feb 12 : More than 90 militants have been killed in the last two days as Afghan forces have intensified airstrikes against the Taliban militant group amid stalled peace...

Dubai, Feb 12 : The Consulate General of India in Dubai has asked Indian expats not to visit the mission unless it was absolutely necessary in an effort to stop...

Islamabad, Feb 12 : Three people were killed and 10 others injured when the dome of an under-construction mosque collapsed in Lahore, local media reported. About 25 labourers were working...

Male, Feb 12 : The Maldivian government has revised tourism arrival projections from 1 million to 1.5 million in 2021 due to the island nation’s early Covid-19 vaccination programme, a...

Islamabad, Feb 12 : Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of a cruise missile with a range of 450 km, the military said in a statement. The statement issued by...

Islamabad, Feb 11 : Pakistan government employees, protesting for a pay hike, clashed with police in Islamabad while attempting to enter the capital city’s highly restricted ‘Red Zone’ area, the...

Islamabad, Feb 11 : Pakistan has inoculated around 27,000 frontline healthcare workers against the novel coronavirus, according to the country’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Of the vaccinated frontline...

Washington, Feb 11 : US President Joe Biden announced that he has approved a new executive order to immediately sanction leaders of the Myanmar military who directed the February 1...

By Gurmukh SinghToronto, Feb 11 : The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) and many other Indo-Canadian organisations have welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis promise to provide Covid-19 vaccine to...

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Feb 10 : The disengagement by Indian and Chinese frontline troops from the flashpoints at Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh began on Wednesday, with officials...

By Vijay SakhujaNew Delhi, Feb 10 : North Arabian Sea would soon be buzzing with naval activity.As many as 45 navies are congregating in Karachi to participate in multinational maritime...

Islamabad, Feb 10 : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the execution of three mentally-ill convicts on death row, saying that as it does not “meet the ends of...

Kabul, Feb 10 : At least two people were killed and five others injured on Wednesday in two separate explosions in Kabul, the latest in a string of violent incidents...

Islamabad, Feb 10 : Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi apprised his Chilean counterpart Andres Allamand on rescue operations to locate a Chilean climber, who went missing with two others...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 10 : While appearing before a US Senate panel, Neera Tanden, the Indian-American nominee to President Joe Biden’s cabinet, apologised to Republican Senators for insulting...

Colombo, Feb 10 : Sri Lanka registered 1,682 tourist arrivals in January airports resumed flight operations following a nine-month suspension since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to...

Kabul, Feb 10 : Over the past five days, Afghan security forces have enhanced a crackdown on terrorists in Nangarhar province, an active militant stronghold, killing several of them, an...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Feb 9 : A Pakistani politician is receiving high praise from China for his comments on ‘economic development and progress’ in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Feb 9 : Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into Pakistan is slowing down.In the first half of the financial year 2020-21 – July to December– inflow...

Kabul, Feb 9 : Four Afghan government employees were killed in Kabul on Tuesday after unidentified gunman opened fire on the vehicle they were travelling in, police said. The incident...

Islamabad, Feb 9 : The Pakistan Supreme Court has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government to start the immediate rebuilding of a Hindu temple which was set on fire by...

Islamabad, Feb 9 : Bad weather conditions have temporarily halted the search and rescue operations for three missing climbers on K2, the world’s second highest mountain, a Pakistani media report...

Abu Dhabi, Feb 9 : The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has advised Indian citizens against travelling to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait via the United Arab Emirates due to...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 9 : Despite a ban on gatherings in Myanmar, protests against last week’s military coup continued across the South Asian country for a fourth consecutive day...

Kathmandu, Feb 9 : The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said on Tuesday that it might boycott the snap polls proposed for April and...

New Delhi, Feb 8 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a charge sheet against seven persons, including then BSF Commandant Satish Kumar in connection with a...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 8 : Thousands of people continued their protest for a third consecutive day in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, against last week’s military coup,...

Washington, Feb 8 : Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said that US troops will not leave Afghanistan by May as mentioned in the landmark peace deal inked between Washington and...

Kathmandu, Feb 8 : Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said that the ongoing border disputes with India will be resolved through diplomatic talks. Although Nepal and India...

Islamabad, Feb 8 : In a grim milestone, Pakistan’s overall coronavirus death toll crossed the 12,000 mark on Monday, after the country registered 59 additional fatalities in the last 24...

Islamabad, Feb 8 : A report submitted at the Pakistan Supreme Court has revealed that most of the Hindu holy sites across the country were a “picture of neglect”, it...

Jammu, Feb 8 : The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday shot down one Pakistani intruder in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district along the International Border. In...

Islamabad, Feb 8 : The Pakistan Foreign Ministry has said that its stance on the threats posed to the country and the region by terror groups like the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan...

Kathmandu, Feb 7 : Leaked documents of correspondence between Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu show that Beijing had put pressure on the Himalayan country...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 7 : Bangladesh’s Covid-19 vaccination programme began on Sunday across the country with a target to inoculate 3.5 million people in the first phase. Bangladesh had...

Kabul, Feb 7 : Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib claimed that the Taliban has no intention towards being committed to the country’s peace process, adding that the militant...

Islamabad, Feb 7 : Pakistan Army helicopters have failed to locate a mountaineer and two of his team members who went missing while attempting to summit K2, the second highest...

Islamabad, Feb 7 : In a phone call, Pakistan Prime Min­ister Imran Khan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince She­ikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed to boost bilateral...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 7 : Bangladesh Police have detained three Indian citizens in Chittagong over their alleged involvement in gambling during an ongoing test cricket match in the country....

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 7 : The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII) is being rolled out across Bangladesh on Sunday amid lukewarm interest from the...

Karachi, Feb 7 : Pakistani security agencies arrested an Islamic State (IS) terrorist in Karachi and also foiled militant activities, officials said. Zakirullah alias Shafiullah was captured in a joint...

Islamabad, Feb 7 : Four people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan Punjab province, local media reported. The accident took place on Saturday when...

Colombo, Feb 7 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel to be undertaken by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd (CSCEC), local...

Kabul, Feb 6 : Afghan First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh confirmed on Saturday that intelligence personnel has arrested another man for his alleged involvement in the November 2020 Kabul University attack...

Islamabad, Feb 6 : Pakistan Army launched an aerial search operation on Saturday to locate a missing mountaineer and his team members who are on an expedition to summit K2,...

Kabul, Feb 6 : A police officer was killed and six civilians were injured in two separate bombings in Kabul on Saturday, the latest in a string of explosions to...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Feb 6 : A U-turn on the Colombo port’s East Container Terminal and then an attempt to create negativity around the India-supplied Covid-19 vaccine signals that...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 6 : In the wake of the military coup, Myanmar has blocked access to micro-blogging platform Twitter and photo-sharing app Instagram on Saturday, just two days...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 6 : At least nine civilians and three policemen were killed in an armed attack on a convoy of a former member of Myanmar’s self-administered zone,...

Quetta, Feb 6 : Two people were killed and three others injured when a bomb went off near a rally in Pakistan’s Quetta city, a Balochistan government spokesman confirmed on...

Kabul, Feb 6 : Fighting in Afghanistan has increased as over 90 militants and soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours amid the stalled peace talks in Doha....

Kathmandu, Feb 6 : China has announced that it will provide half a million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Nepal. During a phone call with his Nepali counterpart Pradeep...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 6 : Former Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in detention since the military took control of the country earlier this week,...

Washington, Feb 5 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, during which they “discussed the way forward” for long-lasting peace in...

Islamabad, Feb 5 : The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance comprising 11 of the country’s opposition parties, has said that it will begin its anti-government long march to Islamabad...

Kabul, Feb 5 : At least 26 people were killed during clashes between security forces and Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Friday, a top official confirmed. “In the...

Male, Feb 5 : Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih said that it would take up to two years for the island nation to revive its pandemic-hit and tourism-dependent economy, The president...

Dubai, Feb 5 : A two-year-old Indian boy has become the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) youngest hair donor for cancer patients, according to a media. The initiative is part of...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 5 : U Win Htein, patron of former Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been arrested in the...

New Delhi, Feb 4 : The recent data leak of at least 26 lakh Airtel users from Jammu and Kashmir was the handiwork of Pakistan-based hackers, who created new accounts...

Lahore, Feb 4 : Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, on Thursday returned to the Kot Lakpat jail in Lahore after visiting a hospital as his...

Islamabad, Feb 4 : Four terrorists and two soldiers were killed during a security operation in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, the military said. In a statement early Thursday morning, the army’s...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 4 : After 19 years, a court on Thursday sentenced 50 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) workers, including MP Habibul Islam Habib, over the 2002 attack on...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 4 : Following the coup earlier this week, Myanmar’s State Administration Council, led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Gen Min Aung Hlaing, held meetings with union...

Kathmandu, Feb 4 : A general strike called by the Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’-led faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Thursday has led to the disruption of normal...

Yangon, Feb 4 : Myanmar’s State Administration Council has announced that the citizens can continue the use of 5,000 and 10,000 kyat notes, while denying rumours of demonitization of banknotes....

Islamabad, Feb 4 : The Pakistan Army announced that it has conducted a successful training launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads to a...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 4 : Myanmar has directed state-owned telecom companies to temporarily block Facebook until February 7 midnight, alleging that the social media giant is contributing to instability...

BY VISHAL GULATINew Delhi, Feb 4 : The world needs an urgent and radical change to the way economies operate to save nature and to avoid a catastrophic breakdown, a...

New York, Feb 4 : Dave Chokshi, the Indian-American Health Commissioner of New York City, said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and warned that the disease...

Jammu, Feb 4 : An Indian army soldier was killed in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan on Wednesday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district....

New Delhi, Feb 3 : Pakistan Army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said India and Pakistan must resolve the long-standing issue of Jammu and Kashmir “in a dignified and...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Feb 3 : Last week as the Intra-Afghan Peace talks were being held in Doha, Taliban leaders, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, suddenly decided...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Feb 3 : The Bangladesh government has rejected the desperate “smear campaign” instigated by extremists and their allies working from London and elsewhere, the Ministry of Foreign...

Islamabad, Feb 2 : The Pakistan Army said on Tuesday that that three terrorists were killed after they tried to infiltrate into the country’s northwestern region. In a statement, the...