DAESH AIRS VIDEO PURPORTING TO BE LEADER AL-BAGHDADI
Daesh's media network on Monday published a threatening video message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in what would be his first appearance since declaring the...
SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT ASSURES HOTELIERS MAXIMUM FINANCIAL HELP TO REVIVE TOURISM
Tourism accounts for about five per cent of Sri Lanka’s economy, with India, Britain and China being the main markets.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has assured hoteliers that the...
DEATH SENTENCE TO 561 TREES
Prison authorities in Rajshahi have been felling at least 561 trees, many of those a hundred years old, at a planted forest on its land behind Rajshahi Central Jail...
PAKISTAN: TECHNICAL LEVEL TALKS WITH IMF BEGIN
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund kicked off on Monday technical level talks to sort out details of the proposed bailout package over the next 10 days.
The visiting IMF...
Muslims and pandits work together to restore a temple in Kashmir
Setting an inspiring example of communal harmony, neighbours from Muslim and Hindu communities have started restoring a temple in Acchan, a village in the militancy-stronghold district of Pulwama in...
Muslim women are 6.9% of population, in Lok Sabha, 0.7%
She may be the head of her village, but making rotis for her extended family of 22 is still her responsibility.
Hunched over the small chulha (earthen stove) in the...
AIRSPACE CURBS AFTER INDO-PAK SKIRMISHES AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS: REPORT
Flight restrictions imposed after India-Pakistan skirmishes in February are affecting hundreds of commercial and cargo flights, says OPSGROUP, which monitors international flight operations.
In a report titled “No end in...
ISIS SUSPECT HELD FOR PLANNING SUICIDE ATTACK IN KERALA; WAS FOLLOWER OF SRI LANKA...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a man in connection with its investigation into 2016 Islamic State module in Kasargod and Palakkad in Kerala. The NIA held...
China spends four times more than India on defence: SIPRI
China’s military expenditure is almost four times that of India, with the latter’s armed forces also getting hobbled by a ballooning revenue expenditure and pension bill. The US, of...
1,125 India security personnel killed in anti-Naxal ops since 2009
As many as 1,125 personnel of security forces have laid down their lives in anti-Naxal operations since 2009, the Union home ministry has said in reply to a query...
GRSE to build eight ASWSWCs for Indian Navy
The public sector Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) has been awarded a Rs. 6,311 crore contract to build eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft for the Indian...
China, Pakistan sign deal on peaceful use of space
A newly signed space exploration agreement between China and Pakistan on manned space missions manifests their more profound cooperation on the peaceful use of outer space, experts said.
The two...
Russia accuses Afghan govt of disrupting Doha meeting
The Russian Federation’s Foreign Ministry on Monday criticized the Afghan government for the cancellation of the intra-Afghan meeting in Doha, Qatar, which was scheduled for April 19-21.
On April 18,...
Bhutan plans to bring down the trade deficit to 12%
The government of Bhutan plans to bring down the trade deficit to 12 per cent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the end of the 12th Five-Year-Plan....
EU extends Myanmar sanctions by one year over rights violations
The Council of the European Union extended its sanctions against Myanmar on Monday for another year over continued rights violations in the country and repression against the Muslim Rohingya...
Pakistan among top 20 military spending countries in 2018
Pakistan was 2018's 20th biggest military spender in the world with an expenditure of $11.4 billion, a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said.
The military...
China, India can form oil buyers’ bloc: experts
China and India have a good chance of working together to form a buyers' bloc in the wake of a US decision to stop exempting several oil-importing countries from...
From the ruins of the Caliphate: Sri Lanka’s bloody Easter
No sooner had the news of the serial bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday spread than fevered attempts were made to pin the attacks to the known brands...
Iran oil import issue to hit India-US ties
The US recently announced that it would not extend sanctions waivers for Iran oil importers, claiming all oil buyers will have to end imports from Iran or be subject...
Kashmir not chessboard where players can choose own rules
IT is all about Kashmir, but there is nothing about Kashmir. Sounds odd! The whole political discourse from the beginning of this year, a legacy of the past year,...
BNP MPS TOOK OATH AT TARIQUE’S ORDER: FAKHRUL
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File PhotoBNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party's MPs-elect have taken oath at party acting chairman's Tarique...