AHMED PATEL BLAMES BJP FOR RAJIV GANDHI’S DEATH, SAYS HE DIED BECAUSE OF ITS...
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensified his attack on Rajiv Gandhi, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for creating an environment that...
PAK-IMF DEAL MAY BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW
The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are likely to announce a staff-level agreement tomorrow (Friday) as the former has accepted most of the global lender’s demands —...
DUNFORD SUGGESTS LONGER MILITARY PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN
The United States will need to keep counterterrorism forces in Afghanistan until there is no insurgency left in the country, the top US general said on Wednesday, suggesting a...
IN HAPPY BHUTAN, PRIME MINISTER LOTAY TSHERING IS A DOCTOR ON SATURDAYS
It's Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on a patient at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital.
But Tshering is no ordinary...
NO CHANCE OF ACTION AGAINST IRAN, SAYS MINISTER
Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday said that Pakistan would not support any aggression against Iran and called for strengthening ties with the neighbouring country.
The seminar on ‘Pakistan-Iran Relation:...
BANGLADESH PUSHES FOR COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR UN PEACEKEEPERS
Bangladesh has called for strong collaboration—among the UN secretariat, member states, troops, and police-contributing countries—to achieve comprehensive training for peacekeepers.
Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Masud Bin Momen,...
WB TO PROVIDE $165MN TO IMPROVE BASIC SERVICES TO ROHINGYA
The government of Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $165 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for Rohingyas...
30 INJURED AS BIMAN PLANE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY IN YANGON
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Yangon skidded off the runway while landing at Yangon Airport in Myanmar on Wednesday evening due to inclement weather, leaving around...
DON’T TRY TO CREATE A ‘BOGEYMAN’ OUT OF CTA: PM
While stating there was no need to create a bogeyman (Goni Billa) out of the Counter-Terrorism Act, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that the need of the hour...
2.5 MILLION AFGHANS REMAIN UNEMPLOYED: MINISTRY
Findings by the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled show that at least 2.5 million Afghans are unemployed and the occupational safety in government and non-government institutions...
PTI GOVT WITHDRAWS FUND REQUEST FOR PM HOUSE RESEARCH CENTRE
The government has withdrawn a proposal submitted to the Planning Commission seeking funds of Rs493 million for converting the palatial Prime Minister’s House into a research institute.
The project approval...
FORMER US ENVOY IN LANKA ROBERT BLAKE LISTS SOME OF AMERICA’S WRONG DECISIONS
In a frank talk at the Pathfinder Foundation here on Tuesday, Robert Blake, who was US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central...
IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airport, operations hit
An Indian Air Force transport aircraft overshot the main runway while leaving from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday night, PTI quoted an official as saying. No...
Pakistan to buy Russian Missile system to counter India
Pakistan is expected to purchase Russian-made Pantsir Missile System which is a medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system from Moscow. Islamabad has been reaching out to Moscow,...
Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul blast targeting foreign NGOs
A powerful explosion has occurred in the centre of the Afghan capital of Kabul, local media reported Wednesday.
The blast took place in the Shahr-e-Naw area of the city, as...
Switzerland and Bhutan discuss boosting ties
Switzerland’s foreign minister Ignazio Cassis has held official talks in Bern with his counterpart Tandi Dorji of Bhutan on boosting economic and political ties between the two countries.
“Switzerland and...
India’s top court refuses to extend deadline for finalisation of NRC in Assam
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will not extend the July 31 deadline for the finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
A...
India lifts restrictions on exports to Maldives
India has exempted exports of essential commodities to the Maldives from any form of domestic restrictions.
“Export of potatoes, onion, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal and eggs has been permitted...
The National Register of Cruelty
Fear writ large in his eyes, Shaukat Ali knelt suppliantly on the pavement, surrounded by a hostile crowd demanding, “Are you Bangladeshi? Is your name in the NRC ?”...
Nepalese President’s visit to China adds new chapter in China-Nepal ties
Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari's 8-day state visit to China has further consolidated China-Nepal relations, with both neighbors committed to cementing their multi-dimensional cooperation under the broader framework of...
Modi flexes muscles in Kashmir to woo India’s Hindu voters
Shortly before India’s mammoth elections began in April, New Delhi did something unprecedented: It banned civilian traffic on the only major highway connecting the heart of disputed Kashmir with...