UN MOVES TO PROTECT ROHINGYAS AS CYCLONE FANI HIT BANGLADESH
A Rohingya refugee repairs the roof of his shelter at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh, on 5 March 2019. Reuters File PhotoThe UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
KANDAHAR POLICE CHIEF ORDERS ‘NO MERCY’ FOR TALIBAN
As Taliban rejected a ceasefire demand by the grand assembly, Loya Jirga, of 3,200 delegates from around the country, the Kandahar Police Chief Gen. Tadeen Khan on Saturday ordered...
“ANYWHERE BUT AT ANIL AMBANI’S HOUSE”: RAHUL GANDHI JABS PM ON DEBATE
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today reiterated his challenge for a debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he called "fundamental issues" like jobs, economy and agriculture, two days...
UK MINISTER OF SECURITY VISITED BOMB-HIT LANKA TO OFFER FURTHER HELP
The UK Minister for Security and Economic Crime, Ben Wallace, was in Sri Lanka for a two-day visit which lasted till May 2.
The Security Minister met President Maithripala Sirisena,...
PAKISTAN COMMANDERS SUPPORT AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS
The Pakistan Army on Friday reiterated its support for Afghan peace process and vowed to continue working for sustainable peace in the country.
The support for Afghan peace process...
SRI LANKA CATHOLICS TURN TO TV MASS AMID BOMB THREAT
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter suicide bombings that killed 257 people, a spokesman...
Afghan govt ready for ceasefire: Ghani
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani addressed the closing ceremony of the Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace on Friday where he said the Afghan government is ready to implement all recommendations...
India’s growth slowed in FY19: Report
With India in the midst of the aggressive campaigning that fills a long-drawn-out, seven-phase general election schedule, the finance ministry has come out with a report stating that the...
Indian minister’s statement confirms FATF is being ‘politicised, says Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan on Friday expressed its "deep concern" over a statement by Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that New Delhi wanted Pakistan to be placed on the...
Sri Lanka to deport all visa-violating foreigners
Sri Lanka’s Internal and Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardana on Thursday instructed the Controller of Emigration and Immigration to take steps to deport all foreigners remaining in the country...
Afghan pilot training ends after almost half went AWOL in America
A program to train Afghan attack pilots has been ended after the airmen kept going absent without leave, or AWOL, while training in the United States.
More than 40 percent...
India considers purchasing Russian Ka-31 helicopters in $500 mln deal
Having concluded multi-billion dollar deals since last October, the Indian government is likely to begin dwelling upon purchasing 10 Kamov-31 helicopters from Russia later this month for aircraft carrier...
A neutral policy on Afghanistan?
In a policy statement on the challenge of peace in Afghanistan issued on April 25, Pakistan’s Prime Minister made it clear: “The so-called offensives are condemnable and will undermine...
India’s NE must break its cycle of dependency on New Delhi
At a recent televised panel discussion with Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma, the BJP’s Hemanta Biswa Sarma smiled in disbelief as the former made a principled but feeble stand...
Pakistan steps up efforts to soothe Iran
Seeking to reset bilateral ties, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan traveled to Tehran recently, making his first visit there since assuming office in August.
In February, a suicide attack killed...
FANI WEAKENS FURTHER, MAY HIT BANGLADESH TODAY
Very severe cyclonic storm Fani has weakened into a severe cyclonic one and it is likely to reach Khulna and southwestern part of Bangladesh between midnight and Saturday morning,...
Nepal’s conflict victims put pressure on govt to amend Transitional Justice Act
Victims of the decade-long insurgency and human rights community have built pressure on the government to amend the Transitional Justice Act before taking forward the process to appoint officials...
BANGLADESH FOR EARLY START TO ROHINGYA REPATRIATION
Bangladesh has pressed Myanmar on early start of physical repatriation of the Rohingya refugees during a top bilateral meeting.
Myanmar was also urged to remove barriers preventing commencement of the...
The two faces of citizenship bill in eastern India
One of the oddest aspects of the current election scenario is the Citizenship Amendment Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha but not the Rajya Sabha and so set to...
SPECIAL ECONOMIC CORRIDOR - US DENIES WIMAL’S CLAIM
The United States are not operating a ‘special economic corridor’ in Sri Lanka as claimed by Opposition MP Wimal Weerawansa, a spokesperson for the US Embassy said.
He had recently...
Priyanka’s u-turn in UP
There is no doubt that by declaring that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not be contesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, the...