UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS CONDEMN ROHINGYA DEPORTATION BY INDIA
UN human rights experts condemned the Indian Government's decision to deport three more Rohingyas to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under...
BITTER DAYS FOR INDIAN SUGAR FARMERS AHEAD OF VOTE
India is vying to become the world's top sugar producer, but for its millions of sugar cane growers, life is far from sweet as the country prepares for its...
US APPROVES ANTI-SUBMARINE HELICOPTER SALE TO INDIA
The United States said on Tuesday it had approved the sale of 24 MH-60R helicopters to India, significantly boosting its emerging ally’s firepower to target submarines as China expands...
BANGLADESH: JUTE WORKERS BLOCK OFF ROADS, RAILWAYS AS STRIKE CONTINUES
Jute mills workers in different parts of the country have blocked off railway tracks and highways during a four-hour shutdown to press home their demands for unpaid wages and...
First secure link between India, US navies set up
India and the US have set up the first ever secure communication link between the naval headquarters here and the US Central as well as Pacific Naval Commands under...
Pakistan army endorses NAP’s implementation
Pakistan army on Tuesday reiterated its commitment towards regional peace and vowed to support the government and relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) to...
Afghan govt will invite Taliban to attend Peace Jirga
The Afghan government will officially invite the Taliban to attend the Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace which is scheduled for April 29, President Ghani’s Special Envoy and head of...
7 Indian soldiers killed in retaliatory fire: Pakistan ISPR
Seven Indian soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in retaliatory fire by Pakistan Army, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Tuesday.
Several Indian military posts were also destroyed in...
DESPITE LOC FIRING, PAKISTAN SEEKS TALKS WITH INDIA
Islamabad has urged Washington to play a greater role in resumption of dialogue process with New Delhi, even as the Indian army increases ceasefire violations along the Line of...
Royal Navy’s HMS Montrose arrives at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port
Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, welcomed Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose arrived at the Port of Colombo on Tuesday (02nd April).
Director Naval Operations, Commodore Sanjeewa Dias...
Rakhine, the parlous state
The fighting between the Arakan Army and the government was a smouldering issue at a meeting with non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in Nay Pyi Taw on March...
KHALEDA CAN NOW MOVE HER HANDS: BSMMU
Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities on Tuesday claimed that the health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia's is improving, reports UNB.
"Khaleda Zia was admitted to...
The Afghan govt can’t make peace with the Taliban on its own
For most Afghans, the day when their country is free of any foreign troops will be a day to celebrate. More important is winning a dignified peace. The two...
NEPAL: THE AUTHORITY CONCERNED BLAMES ITS FAILURE TO FORECAST THE WINDSTORM ON LACK OF...
Failure to predict an approaching powerful storm because of poor early warning system, coupled with zero preparedness on the ground, led to one of the worst windstorm devastations in...
US SPECIAL ENVOY ARRIVES IN ISLAMABAD ON TWO-DAY VISIT ON APRIL 4
United States special envoy on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad is scheduled to arrive on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Thursday, April 4, diplomatic sources said on...
World Bank’s double standard in Nepal
Hartwig Schafer, the World Bank’s vice-president for the South Asia Region, was in Kathmandu to participate in the Nepal Investment Summit that was held on March 29-30. Schafer, in...
GHANI APPROVES ANNUAL SECURITY PLAN AMID RISING INSECURITY
The Afghan government on Tuesday announced that President Ashraf Ghani has approved the security plan for the current solar year as conflicts are intensifying between security forces and Taliban...
After ISI, ISPR becomes new obsession for Indians
The Indians, including their military strategists and media, has always been fixated on Pakistan’s military. Until now they were obsessed with Pakistan’s premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)....
3 SOLDIERS MARTYRED IN UNPROVOKED FIRING ACROSS LOC BY INDIAN FORCES
Three Pakistan Army soldiers have been martyred due to unprovoked firing by the Indian army across the restive Line of Control (LoC) at Rakhchikri Sector in Rawalkot, the Inter-Services...
India’s election: New challenges for BJP in the northeast
Since the last general elections which saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win 10 seats in the northeast against the Congresses’ eight, the BJP was on a roll. By...
After 43 years, Sri Lanka to return death penalty in ‘coming days’
Sri Lanka looks set to end a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment as President Maithripala Sirisena continues his offensive on the drug trade.
Sri Lankan police on Monday destroyed nearly...