WE MUST LIVE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS TO BUILD PEACEFUL SOCIETY: PREZ
President Maithripala Sirisena said in his Vesak message that people must recollect the teachings of the Buddha to build a society with boundless peace by shunning all attempts to...
RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY OLI GOVERNMENT HEADING TOWARDS AUTHORITARIAN RULE
Civil society members and human rights activists said on Friday that the government is heading towards authoritarianism, as its recent actions have been aimed at curtailing civil liberties, freedom...
ELECTION PLANNING MUST GO FORWARD: KHALILZAD
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday reacted to a number of "comments" on priorities of the United States in Afghanistan.
Khalilzad said in a tweet...
ELECTION COMMISSIONER ASHOK LAVASA OPTS OUT OF MEETINGS OVER CLEAN CHITS
Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has skipped meetings of the Election Commission on deciding violations of the Model Code over what he claimed was his "minority decisions going unrecorded", NDTV...
INDIA EXTENDS ‘FULL SUPPORT’ TO AFGHAN PEACE
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in a meeting with President Ghani's Special Envoy and the head of the High Peace Council's secrtariat expressed her country's full support to...
HAFEEZ SHEIKH REACHES OUT TO BROKERS AMID TURMOIL
Aftershocks from Thursday’s exchange rate drop continued to cascade through the financial markets on Friday as the rupee saw further decline in both the open and interbank markets and...
ROHINGYA ISSUE TO BE TAKEN TO ICJ: GAMBIAN FM TELLS PM
Visiting Gambian foreign minister Mamadou Tangara expressed his country’s commitment to continuing its support to Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue and take the matter to the International Court of...
POLITICAL PARTIES OPPOSE IEC’S DECISION ON BIOMETRIC SYSTEM
Following the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) decision of not using the biometric system in the upcoming presidential elections, a number of mainstream political parties sharply criticized the decision and...
PEACE RESTORED, THOSE CREATING UNREST WILL BE PUNISHED: SL POLICE
Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said today that peace had been restored in the entire country and warned that stern action would be taken against anyone who sabotaged the calm...
IN HIS FIRST-EVER PRESS CONFERENCE, PM MODI DIRECTS ALL QUESTIONS TO AMIT SHAH
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his first press conference today but avoided answering any question. All questions asked during the press conference were instead answered by Bharatiya Janata Party...
“EXCELLENT PRESS CONFERENCE”: RAHUL GANDHI MOCKS PM MODI’S BRIEFING
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking any questions at his first press conference since taking office five years...
ISLAMIC STATE ESTABLISHES A “WILAYAT” OR PROVINCE IN PAKISTAN
The Islamic State group says it has established a “province” in Pakistan, days after the terrorist organization used the name “Hind Province” for an attack it claimed in the...
US strikes kill 17 policemen in south Afghanistan, say officials
United States airstrikes killed 17 policemen by mistake during a battle with insurgents in the country's southern Helmand province, Afghan and US military officials said on Friday.
Attaullah Afghan, head...
Rohingya crisis: Asean team to visit Rakhine, Cox’s Bazar ‘soon’
Indonesia on Friday informed Bangladesh that a comprehensive response team of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will soon visit Rakhine State and Cox’s Bazar to prepare a comprehensive...
Construction boom affecting Bhutan’s balance of trade
Bhutan is experiencing huge construction boom in recent years. But except for cement, all raw materials for construction are imported leading to huge amount of money draining out from...
May 1 Gadchiroli attack was to avenge ‘police atrocities’, claims Naxal pamphlet
Naxalites have issued a pamphlet saying they had carried out the blast on May 1 in Kurkheda tehsil of Gadchiroli district to avenge the “police atrocities” evidenced by last...
China-Myanmar Economic Corridor office opens in Myanmar capital
An office of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor of the China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar (CECCM) was inaugurated in the Myanmar capital on Friday.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of...
Tension flares up after Indians attack Nepalis in market
Nepal-India border Thori in Western Parsa remained tense after a group of Indian nationals ruthlessly thrashed Nepali people.
According to the details provided by Area Police Office, Thori, Indian nationals...
Can Pakistan play a role in Iran-US tensions
Tensions between the US and Iran, particularly in the Gulf, are rising and the situation has sent alarm bells ringing throughout the region.
It is in this context that Foreign...
Launching ceremony of warship built for Pakistan Navy held in Romania
Launching Ceremony of first state of the art 2300 Tons Corvette vessel being built for Pakistan Navy was held at M/s DAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania.
Chief of Staff (Personnel), Vice...
Indian Navy test-fires MRSAM missile
The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM), achieving a significant milestone to enhance its anti-air warfare capability, the defence ministry said on...