BNP ALLEGES NO ONE SAFE FROM ‘EVIL ELEMENTS IN GOVT’
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday alleged that no one is safe from the clutches of 'wicked elements in the incumbent government'.
"I would like...
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN: IMRAN KHAN’S STATEMENT ON BJP’S WIN COULD BE CONGRESS’ PLOY
A week after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said there may be a better chance of the Kashmir issue being resolved if the BJP retains power, Defence Minister Nirmala...
RS 1.48 CRORE SEIZED IN TAMIL NADU’S THENI, SHOTS FIRED TO DISPERSE TTV DHINAKARAN-LED...
In a joint raid by the Election Commission surveillance squad and Income-Tax department late on Tuesday night, Rs 1.48 crore was seized from a store allegedly run by a...
PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY TO WEIGH ON REGION’S GROWTH: IMF OFFICIAL
Pakistan’s economy is projected to slow down significantly and weigh on the region’s aggregate growth rate, says Jihad Azour, director of the Middle East and Central Asia department at...
Indian Navy loses helicopter in Arabian sea
A major "catastrophe" was averted by a naval aircrew when their Chetak helicopter ditched at Arabian sea last week, the Navy said Tuesday.
It said a board of inquiry has...
India’s trade deficit with China has a geostrategic dimension
Indian policymakers have for long been worried about the sheer scale of our trade deficit with China. The commerce ministry said this week that the trade deficit with China...
Bhutan, Bangladesh to establish Joint Business Council
Bhutan and Bangladesh will soon establish a Joint Business Council for the business communities of the two countries to work together, foster friendship and understanding.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pakistan officials hold technical meeting
Pakistan and India on Tuesday held a technical meeting to discuss the modalities for the corridor linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur...
India looking to ‘explore new avenues of defence cooperation’ with Thailand
As the first-ever trilateral maritime exercise with Singapore is expected to be held this year, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will embark on a three-day bilateral visit to...
BNP REJECTS REPORTS ON KHALEDA’S RELEASE ON PAROLE
Photo BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday termed 'baseless' different media reports on their chairperson Khaleda Zia's release on parole saying that there has been no...
Myanmar Air Force conducts night-time airstrikes in Rakhine State
The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) has conducted an escalated campaign of airstrikes in western Rakhine State that, for the first time in the service's history, has involved sustained combat...
Nepal to construct new parliament building in next two years
The government of Nepal is preparing to construct a new Parliament building in Singhadarbar. The government has estimated that it will take around two years to complete the construction...
LIST OF QATAR DELEGATION ‘NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE’: SAY CRITICS
Hours after the Afghan government announced a “finalized” list of Qatar delegation, some critics said the 250-member list requires to be inclusive and that it should represent people from...
Pakistan’s National Defence University delegation visits Sri Lanka
A 17-member delegation of National Defence University of Pakistan, which is currently in Sri Lanka for a 6-day visit, led by Air Commodore Mustafa Anwer, called on High Commissioner...
Let’s face the truth, rural Afghanistan has been lost
Foreign invaders and elite urban Afghans have long underestimated or ignored rural Afghanistan, and they have all paid the price of doing so.
A few days ago, massive protests took...
POST PULWAMA, CENTRE GRANTS MORE FINANCIAL POWERS TO 3 SERVICES TO BUY WEAPONS
In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, the government has granted emergency powers to the three services to procure weapons and military hardware to enhance their operational preparedness...
US military ties could be a trap for India
Given its desire for strategic autonomy in international affairs, India's foreign policy can be characterized as non-aligned. However, in recent years, its deepening politico-military ties with the US have...
It’s time to speak out about India’s reckless anti-satellite test
India used its advanced anti-ballistic missile defence capability to conduct a kinetic anti-satellite test (“Mission Shakti”) against one of its own satellites on March 27. India became the fourth...
LOK SABHA POLLS CANCELLED IN TAMIL NADU’S VELLORE AFTER MASSIVE CASH HAUL
President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the Election Commission's plea on Tuesday to cancel voting in Vellore, following seizure of at least Rs 12 crore in cash from a...
The politics of fear in India’s elections
Predicting elections is especially difficult in India with its size and diversity. In 2014, when Indians last went to the polls, analysts and journalists traveling across the country failed...
Nepal and China to sign at least half a dozen deals during President’s visit...
Officials from Nepal and China are working to sign at least half a dozen agreements during the first visit of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to the northern neighbour beginning...