MILITANTS’ ATTACKS INCREASE AMID PEACE EFFORTS
Reports indicate that militants attacks have dramatically increased in different parts of the country as the new fighting season arrives. However, the Afghan security agencies said the offensive operations...
ANOTHER $1BN FROM UAE RECEIVED: STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN
Pakistan has received another $1 billion from the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, said the State Bank of Pakistan.
This was second tranche of $3bn promised by the Emirates.
The SBP...
WE’LL TELL INVESTORS THAT LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS HAVE BEEN MADE: MAHA PRASAD ADHIKARI
The government is hosting Nepal Investment Summit on March 29-30. Pitched as one of the flagship events of the KP Sharma Oli government, the summit is being closely watched...
PREZ, PM, MR MUST JOINTLY RESOLVE NATIONAL QUESTION: SAMPANTHAN
President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa should get together to resolve the national issue, TNA Leader and MP R. Sampanthan told Parliament today.
He...
ECC REVIEWS FINANCING OPTIONS FOR TWO BIG DAMS
Amid euphoria over the construction of mega dams, the federal government has not yet arranged financing for $10 billion worth of much-trumpeted Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams, which can further...
CABINET RESHUFFLE LIKELY, BUT ONLY AFTER THE INVESTMENT SUMMIT
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, have started discussions on Cabinet reshuffle.
Oli’s plan to remove some “underperforming ministers” and...
Philippines’ RCBC sues ‘vicious’ Bangladesh Bank over heist claim
A Philippine bank has filed a lawsuit accusing Bangladesh’s central bank of defamation, hitting back at what it says are baseless claims of its complicity in the world’s biggest...
India to build over 100 blast pens for Jets near China, Pakistan
To protect fighter jets from being destroyed in bombings and missile strikes on air bases, the Indian government has sanctioned the construction of around 110 Next Generation Hardened Shelters...
Nepal all set for space entry, telecom satellite project begins
Nepal made its first step to space entry with the official launch of its maiden telecommunication satellite project on March 12, 2019.
Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has officially signed an...
Waiting for citizenship a global phenomenon
Waiting entails a host of emotions. It may involve hope, anxiety, boredom, anger and even fear. Waiting is always in relation to a certain understanding of time that we...
Pakistan successfully test-fires ‘extended range smart weapon’, adds to JF-17 capability
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed "extended range smart weapon" from a JF-17 Thunder aircraft, adding to the multi-role fighter jet's capabilities.
A press...
What US sold to India in 10 years, Russia sold in last 6 months
With the signing of the lease agreement for an Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarine worth over $3 billion, the value of defence deals between India and Russia made in the...
China, Pakistan to upgrade their jointly produced JF-17 fighter jet
China and Pakistan plan to upgrade their jointly- produced JF-17 Thunder fighter jet to enhance the its "informatised warfare” capability and weapons which experts says could effectively defend against...
DAM FUND HITS RS10BN MARK; PM KHAN LAUDS ‘GENEROSITY’ OF PAKISTANIS
"I would like to pay tribute to the generosity of the people of Pakistan for raising Rs 10 billion for the Dams' Fund," said the premier.
Mian Saqib Nisar, the...
Bangladesh gets a $20 billion Saudi windfall
Saudi Arabia signed a slew of agreements with Bangladesh on March 7 worth up to US$20 billion in investments. The Saudi investment will cover different development projects in Bangladesh...
Muslims in India continue to suffer at the hands of Hindu nationalism
More than 200 Muslim houses on March 10 were burnt to the ground in the Meerut district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. On 6th March, the local authorities...
US failed Afghanistan with ‘No Policy’
Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to end the 18-years-long war in Afghanistan. Called “American Forces Going Home After Nobel Service Act,” the bill has come at...
PRIYANKA GANDHI’S FIRST SPEECH AT CONGRESS RALLY IN PM MODI’S GUJARAT
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in her first rally as a Congress leader, addressed an audience in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Gujarat and appealed: "Your vote is your weapon. Make the...
How Narendra Modi has almost killed the Indian media
The long-simmering crisis of credibility in the Indian news media reached a boiling point in the weeks following the deadly terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir last month.
India’s...
SRI LANKA’S PARLIAMENT PASSES SECOND READING OF BUDGET FOR 2019
Sri Lanka’s Parliament, on Tuesday passed a second reading of the government’s budget for 2019 with 119 legislators in the 225 member Parliament voting in favor of the budget...
US-Taliban’s Qatar talks end with agreements
The fifth round of the talks between the US and Taliban negotiators in Qatar ended after 16 days on Tuesday with agreements made between the two sides on some...