OPINION POLLS POINT TO NARROW WIN FOR BJP COALITION
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling alliance will win a thin majority in a general election that starts tomorrow, an average of four opinion polls showed, with a focus...
NEPAL IS 19TH LARGEST RECEIVER OF REMITTANCES WITH $8.1 BILLION
Nepali migrant workers sent home $8.1 billion in 2018, making it the 19th biggest beneficiary of funds sent by migrants around the world, according to a report released by...
IN A BALANCING ACT, PM IMRAN TO VISIT IRAN
Prime Minister Imran Khan will soon make a maiden visit to Tehran, which observers see as part of Pakistan’s efforts to maintain a delicate balance in its ties with...
INDIA: SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT, SUPREME COURT TO EXAMINE CLASSIFIED RAFALE PAPERS
The Supreme Court will examine secret, leaked documents on the Rafale fighter jet deal as it decides on requests to review its order giving the government a clean chit...
Exclusive Interview with Bhutan’s Prime Minister
“I will request PM Sheikh Hasina to support us with some (medical) specialists that will be an immediate help for Bhutan”
Dr.Lotay Tshering
Prime Minister of Bhutan
Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Dr. Lotay...
Three US soldiers, one contractor killed in Afghanistan
Three US service members and one contractor were killed, and three US service members were wounded by an improvised explosive device near Bagram Airbase on Monday, April 8, the...
Bangladesh naval ship arrives in Vietnam for friendly visit
The Bangladesh Navy’s guided missile corvette BNS Prottoy arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday for a four-day friendly visit.
The vessel has Colonel Mirza Mohammad Mehedi Hassan at...
Naxals attack BJP convoy in Dantewada, MLA among 5 killed
Five people, including BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi, have been reportedly killed on Tuesday in a Naxal attack in Dantewada district in Chattisgarh.
The convoy of the BJP MLA was attacked...
Myanmar’s army chief in Beijing on goodwill visit
Myanmar military chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing is currently in Beijing on a goodwill visit at the invitation of China’s Central Military Commission and Chief of Joint Staff Gen....
Pakistan lambasts India’s ‘lie’ as IAF claims it has proof it shot down F-16
Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has stated that India had failed to provide any evidence that one of its PAF F-16 fighter jets was shot down during...
China-built railway line to boost Sri Lanka economy
The opening of the first railway project built by a Chinese company in Sri Lanka will boost development, said China's Foreign Ministry, which has vowed to strengthen cooperation with...
India to buy over 450 Russian tanks worth $2bln
The Indian government has agreed to buy 464 Russian battle tanks worth $1.93 billion, a defense and intelligence magazine reported Monday, citing unnamed official sources.
India is the largest buyer...
60 Nigerian Army personnel receive anti-terrorism training in Pakistan
The Nigerian Army says 60 of its personnel have so far been trained on anti-terrorism special course in Pakistan.
Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale, the Director General of Defence Industries Corporation of...
BANGLADESH SEEKS US SUPPORT TO CREATE SAFE ZONE IN RAKHINE FOR ROHINGYAS
Bangladesh has sought US support to create a safe zone in Rakhine for Rohingyas, monitored by international human rights groups, with credible international pressure on Myanmar for their safe...
Rational China approach can boost Indian jobs
During the 2014 election campaign, India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the country had been led through "10 years of jobless growth by the Congress-led UPA Government," and promised...
Afghanistan is paying a steep price for its NSA’s behavior
During a visit last month to Washington, the Afghan government’s national security advisor, and former ambassador to the United States, threw a fit. During an official appearance at the...
GHANI WELCOMES EU’S STANCE ON AFGHAN PEACE
President Ashraf Ghani in a statement appreciated the European Union’s stance on the Afghan peace process a day after the EU vowed to support the ongoing peace process in...
PORTS ASKED TO INSTALL SCANNERS TO STOP MONEY-LAUNDERING
The Working Committee on Anti-Money Laundering-Combating Financing of Terrorism has directed all the ports in the country to install scanners to examine incoming and outgoing goods to prevent the...
BJP looks to maximise gains by spinning linguistic tension as Hindu-Muslim conflict in Assam
Quoting a political economist friend, Ashis Nandy said, “Gujarat model of development has not been duplicated anywhere at all, but the Gujarat model of hatred has spread everywhere in...
RECONCILIATION COUNCIL SET TO FINALIZE QATAR MEETING DELEGATION
The newly-established Reconciliation Leadership Council with an initial 37 members is expected to hold its second meeting on Wednesday to decide on major issues around peace, including naming a...
BJP manifesto: For Kashmir, not Kashmiris!
Nowhere in the country have people reposed their faith in institutions of democracy as much as the people of Jammu and Kashmir, even braving bullets to reiterate their belief...