Daily Archives: May 24, 2019

CRIME BOSS KILLED IN POLICE RAID IN KABUL

The Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement on Thursday confirmed that Enayat Qochi, head of “one of the most dangerous criminal networks in Kabul” was killed in a...

A US$1.4 TRILLION SPENDING PUSH IN INDIA TOPS AGENDA OF MODI 2.0

India's economy is set for a major boost if Prime Minister Narendra Modi follows through with key campaign promises following his party's sweeping election victory. The Bharatiya Janata Party pledged...

Hajj made easy, by way of virtual reality

If you are planning on performing Hajj for the first time this year but do not know what to expect, you are in luck. Using virtual reality technology, a startup...

INDIA GIVES MODI A HIGH FIVE

Making major gains in West Bengal and Odisha while holding his own in northern India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cruised to a second term in office, with the BJP...

BSF TRIES TO PUSH IN 10 ROHINGYAS

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) once again tried to push a group of 10 Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh along the border of Kasba upazila yesterday, but the attempt...

INDIA AGAINST ESCALATION OF TENSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ENVOY

India depends heavily on the Middle East for its energy needs and is against any further escalation of tension in the region, a top Indian diplomat said here as...

SRI LANKA: ACTING IGP DIRECTED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THREE SENIOR DIGS

Attorney General Dappula de Livera PC has directed acting Inspector General of Police in writing to take disciplinary action through the National Police Commission against the Western Province Senior...

After Modi’s win

For the world’s largest democracy, the writing is on the wall: communal politics in India has triumphed in an age that will define the future of the republic. Despite forecasts...

INDIA CAUTIONED NOT TO CHANGE STATUS OF OCCUPIED KASHMIR

The Foreign Office on Thursday cautioned India against changing the constitutional status of occupied Kashmir and reminded it that its high-handed tactics could not suppress the freedom movement. “Pakistan opposes...

MOSCOW TO HOST MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN NEXT WEEK

A number of Afghan politicians, including former President Hamid Karzai, and a number of Taliban members have been invited to attend a meeting in Moscow next week in which they...

MEDIA COUNCIL BILL IS AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF CONSTITUTION, EDITORS SAY IN A JOINT...

Editors of various media outlets have objected to the Media Council Bill, saying it is against democratic norms and the spirit of the constitution. In a statement on Thursday, 21...

GNANSARA THERA RELEASED

Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera was released from the Welikada Prison, Commissioner General of Prisons, J. W. Tennakoon said. Earlier today, President Maithripala Sirisena ordered...

NO PARTY COULD FOOL VOTERS DONNING MASK OF SECULARISM: PM NARENDRA MODI AFTER NDA...

As NDA registered a thumping majority in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a huge gathering of BJP workers and supporters at the party headquarters...

PAKISTAN ON PATH TO ENDURING PEACE: COAS

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan is on a path to enduring peace and stability after successfully tackling security challenges. While addressing student officers...

TENSIONS PREVAIL IN PARLIAMENT FOR FIFTH DAY

Tensions remain high in Afghanistan’s Lower House of Parliament after some lawmakers in the legislative body brawled on Saturday over the election of a new speaker for the house. Three...

Pakistan test-launches nuke capable missile amid tensions with India

Pakistan has successfully conducted a test launch for a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Shaheen-II, capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a range of 1,500 kilometres, the...

India absent from new Indian Ocean exercise

Naval vessels from Australia, France, Japan and the US are set to commence the first iteration of the French-led maritime exercise La Perouse in the Indian Ocean. According to Defence,...

Deadly air raids kill civilians in Afghanistan: UN

Air raids in Afghanistan's southern Helmand and eastern Kunar provinces have killed at least 14 civilians, the UN said on Thursday. Seven children were among those killed in the attacks...

BSF again attempts to force Rohingyas into Bangladesh

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been trying to force 10 Rohingyas into Bangladesh at Kasba upazila’s Kajiatali border area in Brahmanbaria. The Rohingya group has been in no...

BRI won’t put Nepal in debt trap: Chinese Ambassador

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, has claimed that her government’s flagship international cooperation project, Belt and Road Initiative, will not put Nepal and any other country in any...

China, Pakistan agree to enhance high-level exchanges

China and Pakistan have agreed to enhance high-level exchanges and strengthen pragmatic cooperation for more progress in the bilateral relations in view of changing international situation, said Lu Knag,...