HOW ELECTION COMMISSION ENSURES EVMS REMAIN TAMPER PROOF
The Election Commission of India (ECI) ensures security and transparency of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) ahead of the polling and post-poll through a set of Standard Operating Procedures...
IRANIAN FM LIKELY TO VISIT PAKISTAN THIS WEEK
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is expected to visit Islamabad later this week for consultations with the Pakistani leadership, a senior diplomatic source said on Tuesday. The visit...
FALL IN AFGHANI VALUE AGAINST DOLLAR ‘UNPRECEDENTED’
The value of Afghani against dollar has dropped by three percent in the local foreign exchange market over the past three months despite that the Central Bank has injected...
FAKE NEWS RAMPANT AFTER SRI LANKA ATTACKS DESPITE SOCIAL MEDIA BAN
Sri Lankan social networks saw a surge in fake news after the Easter suicide bombings a month ago despite an official social media blackout, highlighting the inability of governments...
ENCOUNTER ON IN KASHMIR’S KULGAM
Security forces in a predawn operation on Wednesday engaged a group militants in a gunfight in Kulgam.
An official said a joint team of the Army, police and CRPF encircled...
ISRO LAUNCHES RADAR IMAGING SATELLITE RISAT-2B
In a pre-dawn launch on May 22, RISAT-2B, the country's newest microwave Earth observation satellite, rode to its orbit 557 km above the ground.
Data that will come from the...
UNITED NATIONS URGES NEPAL TO CHANGE ITS RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged Nepal to investigate the rape of a woman during the decade-long conflict, while also highlighting the need to adapt its laws...
IGNORE EXIT POLLS, BE VIGILANT
India’s main opposition Congress party has told its workers not to lose heart and to remain vigilant at vote-count centres after exit polls predicted a clear election victory for...
DON’T MAKE IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENTS: SPEAKER TELLS MPS
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today requested MPs to desist from making irresponsible statements and passing false information to the media.
“The false stories published in the media during the past 26...
BNP TO CHALLENGE MOVE TO SHIFT KHALEDA TO KERNAIGANJ JAIL
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said they will soon move the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision of setting up a makeshift court in Keraniganj central jail...
PAKISTAN CONDEMNS HOUTHI MISSILE FIRE TOWARDS MAKKAH
Pakistan condemned on Tuesday the firing of two ballistic missiles by Yemeni Houthis towards Makkah which were intercepted by Saudi Arabia.
The Foreign Office hit out at the aggression and...
CANDIDATES WARN TO USE ‘ANY OPTION’ IF GHANI REMAINS IN POWER
The Council of Presidential Candidates on Tuesday once again warned that they will use “any option” against the incumbent government if President Ashraf Ghani does not leave his office...
PM MODI, AMIT SHAH MEET UNION MINISTERS, THANK THEM FOR ‘SERVICE TO NATION’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Union ministers from the BJP as well as allies at a meeting hosted by party president Amit Shah at its headquarters.
The BJP...
IAF men face action in Kashmir Mi-17 chopper crash as probe ‘almost confirms’ friendly...
A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and three other personnel of the Srinagar Air Base could be booked for “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” in the 27...
First JF-17 Thunder of Pakistan overhauled in China
A Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet which completed its first deep overhaul in China was returned to Islamabad in March this year.
The overhaul was carried out by the Changsha 5712...
Peace has eventually become possible in Afghanistan: Chinese FM
The Afghan people have never been so close to peace as today despite that uncertainties still exist in the war-torn country, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday,...
Bangladesh FM rejects reported halt of visas for Pakistanis
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Tuesday rejected media reports that Bangladesh halted visas for Pakistanis but acknowledged delays in issuing visas which he attributed to Islamabad authorities.
“The...
Boulders export to Bangladesh: Ghost representation cancels Bhutanese exporters’ meeting
Local exporters and official from Bhutan Exporters Association (BEA) were supposed to visit Nakugaon on 13th of this month to meet with Bangladeshis importers of boulders at Nakugaon to...
Pranab Mukherjee “Concerned” over reports of alleged EVM tampering
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern at allegations of EVM or vote machine tampering - described by him as tampering of voters' verdict -- and...
Pakistan, Poland agree to strengthen defence ties
Commander Polish Armed Forces Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Mika visited Air Headquarters in Islamabad today and called on Air Chief Mujahid Anwar Khan.
Various matters pertaining to regional security and areas...
Sri Lanka likely to miss full-year growth target after Easter bombings
Sri Lanka is unlikely to hit its full-year economic growth target of 3-4% following the Easter Sunday bombings, junior finance minister Eran Wickremeratne told Reuters on Tuesday.
A poll of...