PAKISTAN STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF CHINA’S BRI: PM IMRAN
Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed Pakistan a staunch supporter of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which is successfully implementing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the BRI’s major...
NEPAL’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ESTIMATED AT 11.4 PERCENT
Nepal’s unemployment rate has been estimated at 11.4 percent, according to Nepal Labour Force Survey 2018-19 unveiled by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Friday.
Based on a study sample...
6 CHILDREN AMONG 15 KILLED IN RAIDS ON ISIS HIDEOUT IN SRI LANKA: POLICE
Fifteen people including six children have died during a Sri Lankan security forces operation in the aftermath of the Easter attacks, as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up...
IMF TEAM COMING TO NEGOTIATE THREE-YEAR BAILOUT PACKAGE
A staff mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be visiting Pakistan on Monday (April 29) for negotiations on a three-year bailout package for economic reforms including the...
LANKA PLANS NEW LAW TO BOOK THOSE WHO MOTIVATE OR FACILITATE A TERRORIST ACT
Sri Lanka is to have a new law to book those who help conduct a terrorist act and also those individuals and institutions preaching terrorism, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe...
China, Russia, US reach consensuses on Afghanistan issue
Representatives of China, Russia and the United States on Thursday reached consensuses on various aspects of the Afghanistan issue including sovereignty, internal dialogue, terrorism, military withdrawals and smuggling.
At the...
Rohingya should move to island to avoid landslides: Bangladesh minister
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at risk from landslides in the coming monsoon season and should be relocated to a remote island, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday...
Myanmar signs 3 agreements at Belt and Road Forum
Myanmar’s government signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and an agreement letter with China at Beijing’s Belt and Road Forum on Thursday, detailing strengthened cooperation between the countries on...
Sri Lanka fears up to $2 billion tourism losses
Sri Lanka fears its lucrative tourism industry could see arrivals drop by up to 30 per cent, with losses of US$1.5 billion (S$2.05 billion) this year, after deadly Easter...
Indian naval officer killed aboard INS Vikramaditya after fire breaks out in engine room
A naval officer was killed Friday while attempting to douse a fire that broke out in the engine room of INS Vikramaditya, India’s only aircraft carrier, while entering the...
PM KHAN CALLS FOR TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE, POVERTY AS PAKISTAN, CHINA ENTER NEXT CPEC...
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Friday, called for greater attention to tackling...
Artists, writers against Modi
Artists and writers raise their voice against the present regime and call upon voters to throw out the government for the sake of India’s pluralist tradition and the Constitution.
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India’s growing Iran dilemma
The Trump administration appears to have decided not to extend waivers from sanctions on those countries that continue to buy oil from Iran. The decision not to extend another...
Nuclear Pakistan: Maintaining peace of South Asia
In 1994, there was a clear indication and warning that the Indian nuclear and missile technology could be used against Pakistan, when Pirthvi missile was tested by India. These...
Nepal’s space program aims to break geopolitical barriers
On April 18, around 2:30 a.m. local time, the country launched its first nano-satellite (NepaliSat-1) with the help of the United States. For a landlocked Himalayan country like Nepal,...
COLOMBO MAY SEEK ISLAMABAD’S HELP TO TRACE TERRORISTS: SRI LANKAN PREMIER
Underscoring Pakistan’s support to the war on terror, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Colombo may seek Islamabad’s help to trace terrorists behind the Easter Sunday attacks.
In a...
India-Israel nexus can’t be ruled out in Sri Lankan attacks
Sri Lanka, a peace-loving nation, becomes the victim of terrorism after a long respite. It had hardly finished celebrating the economic growth that had long been stymied by two...
“I’M FIGHTING FOR MYSELF IN THE DARK”: OFFICER WHO CHECKED PM’S CHOPPER
An IAS officer facing action for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter on April 16 said on Friday that he was "doing his job and would keep doing his...
India, China begin to prepare for 2nd informal summit
With nearly a month to go for the results of the general election, India and China have quietly begun preparing for the second informal summit between their top leadership.
With...
US accelerates plan to drastically downsize Kabul embassy: sources
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accelerating a plan to cut up to half of the workforce at the US embassy in Kabul starting at the end of next...
PRIYANKA’S OWN DECISION NOT TO CONTEST FROM VARANASI: SAM PITRODA
Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Friday said it was party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's own decision not to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Varanasi Lok...