ABDULLAH SAYS ‘MISMANAGEMENT’ INTERRUPTED DOHA MEETING
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who addressed the Council of Ministers meeting on Monday, said that the Qatar conference was "interrupted" due to mismanagement and with that, an opportunity for...
IRANIAN PRESIDENT ROUHANI RECEIVES PM IMRAN AT TEHRAN’S SAADABAD PALACE
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday arrived at Tehran’s Saadabad Palace and was received by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
The premier, on his maiden trip to Islamabad’s south-western neighbour, was...
BELT & ROAD FORUM DECLARATION TO INCORPORATE PROJECTS FOR NEPAL UNDER THE INITIATIVE
Nepal is expecting to have several of its projects identified by the government under China’s Belt and Road Initiative during the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation,...
CHOWKIDAR CHOR HAI: RAHUL GANDHI SAYS SORRY TO SUPREME COURT FOR USING ITS NAME
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has expressed regret for attributing the 'chowkidar chor hai’ remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Supreme Court.
Rahul Gandhi said the comment was made...
BANGLADESH, BRUNEI SIGN SEVEN INSTRUMENTS
Dhaka and Bandar Seri Begawan on Monday signed seven instruments for strengthening cooperation mainly in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, culture and sports, and LNG supply.
The instruments were...
POMPEO PUSHES FOR ANOTHER INTRA-AFGHAN DIALOGUE IN DOHA
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on April 20 with President Ashraf Ghani and condemned the Taliban’s recent announcement of a spring offensive and stressed the United...
SRI LANKA ATTACKS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 290, ABOUT 500 WOUNDED: POLICE
The death toll overnight had stood at 207. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera declined to give a breakdown of those killed and wounded at each of the three churches and...
DEATH TOLL RISES TO 207, 450 INJURED
The death toll for the Easter Sunday terror attacks has risen to 207 with 450 reported to have been injured, police said.
Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said 66 bodies were...
LANKAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS COMMISSION AS POLICE MAKE HEADWAY IN BLASTS INVESTIGATION
The Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday decided to appoint a commission to inquire into the Eastern Sunday serial blasts in Colombo and three other towns in which...
2 BANGLADESHIS MISSING IN SRI LANKA AFTER BLASTS
Bangladesh state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam has said two of its nationals have remained missing since blasts rocked three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri...
INVESTMENT SUMMIT’S PROGRESS REPORT CARD: 48 APPLICATIONS FOR 31 PROJECTS
Nijgadh Airport has received the highest number of applications from prospective investors after being showcased at the Nepal Investment Forum last month.
The $3.45 billion mega airport project in Nijgadh,...
PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING FOR PEACE JIRGA: DAUDZAI
DAUDZAIPresident Ghani’s Special Envoy for Peace Umer Daudzai who addressed a press conference in Kabul on Sunday briefed media about developments in preparations for the upcoming Grand Consultative Jirga...
Afghan top court extends President Ghani’s tenure
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has approved the extension of President Ashraf Ghani’s tenure until the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for September 28.
Based on the Constitution, Ghani’s tenure ends...
PM Modi promises border wall in West Bengal
After the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the new government would complete the fencing work at the Indo-Bangladesh border...
Myanmar’s security forces counterattack ethnic insurgents in western state
Myanmar's security forces have launched a counter-attack against the insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in its regional military headquarters in Rakhine state, said the Office of the Commander-in-Chief...
Pakistan to construct fence around Iranian border: FM Qureshi
In an important development, Pakistan decided to construct a fence on the border linking with Iran and also decided to conduct aerial monitoring of the frontiers.
In a press briefing...
India continues arming its military
The Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) recently handed over the first batch of six Dhanush artillery guns to the Indian Army. Dhanush is claimed to be the indigenously-upgraded gun...
Italian defence giant Leonardo opens office in Pakistan
The Italian defence giant Leonardo inaugurated its new office in Islamabad, in the presence of corporate and public officials, including Leonardo International CEO Dr. Lorenzo Mariani, Leonardo CCO Dr....
Can Bhutan take its happiness brand to the next level?
Happiness was on everyone's lips recently, when I informed friends and contacts about receiving an invitation to visit Bhutan as a guest of the King last week.
Many nations dream...
Pragya Thakur and the dangers of India’s emerging majoritarian democracy
The Hindu ascetic Pragya Singh Thakur – who is out on bail, supposedly because of “health issues” – is due to stand trial on numerous grounds, including murder, criminal...
A regime change in the Maldives
11 years after multi-party elections were mandated by the 2008 Constitution, ex-president Mohammed Nasheed was exultant as the results of the parliamentary polls came in.
His Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)...