Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at Osaka, Japan, last week, “aired their concerns,” and agreed...
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23rd Jul 2019 | Updated at 02:49am 23rd Jul 2019
Myanmar must take back all Rohingyas, reiterates Sheikh Hasina
- 17 Jul 2019
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call to Myanmar to begin the repatriation of the Rohingyas and said that the country must take back them from Bangladesh
Nine get death for 1994 attack on Sheikh Hasina
- 10 Jul 2019
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced nine members of the opposition party to death and 25 others to life in prison for an attack on a train carrying political leader Sheikh Hasina 24 years ago
Kamala Harris banks on black colleges
- 24 Apr 2019
California Senator Kamala Harris has described her experience as a student at a historically black college as “one of the most important aspects" of her life
Bhutan too may give China’s BRI meet a miss
- 17 Apr 2019
While India has rejected China’s invite for Belt and Road Forum meet, Bhutan is the only country in the immediate neighbourhood which is again holding out against Chinese attempts to rope it in for the event which is likely to be attended by...
Lanka bans face veils after Easter bombings
- 01 May 2019
In the aftermath of the tragic Easter Sunday bombings, President Maithripala Sirisena announced new regulation that have banned Muslim women in Sri Lanka from wearing any form of face veils in public form.
Sri Lanka announces ban after Easter Bombings
- 29 Apr 2019
In the aftermath of the tragic Easter Sunday bombings, President Maithripala Sirisena announced new regulation that have banned Muslim women in Sri Lanka from wearing any form of face veils in public form. The new rule was announced on Sunday,...
Nepal halts Tibetans from celebrating Dalai Lama's birthday
- 10 Jul 2019
Authorities of Nepal have stopped the Tibetan community from holding public events to commemorate the 84th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, over security concerns
Everest clean-up throws up 11 tonnes of trash, four bodies
- 12 Jun 2019
Nepali climbers have retrieved four bodies and collected some 11 tonnes of decades-old garbage from Mount Everest and its approach below the base camp as part of the first drive to clean up the world’s highest mountain since it was first scaled...
Kerala Chief Minister opens trading floor at the London Stock Exchange
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rang the bell at the London Stock Exchange, opening the Market on Friday 17 May, marking the listing of Masala Bonds sold by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). It is a government owned...
A guide to travel after Brexit
The UK is set to leave the European Union on March 29, in an end to an unbearably long process that has divided the nation. The exit will have profound implications for travelers, and there will be several changes. In a brief guideline to visas...
Pakistan reopens its airspace after 6 months
- 17 Jul 2019
In a massive relief for air travellers as well as the airline sector, Pakistan reopened its airspace for all flights early Tuesday after a gap of six months since the IAF’s strikes on Balakot
Hafiz Saeed, aides booked for 'terror' financing
- 10 Jul 2019
Pakistan Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has lodged 23 cases on charges of terror financing and facilitation against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and a dozen accompliances of the terror group,...
California Sen Kamala Harris seized the moment after her performance in Democratic primary debate which provided the first real chance for many of the...
Wesley Mathews, 39, the Indian-American foster father of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, was sentenced to life by a judge in Dallas for the tragic death...
Sri Lanka's president is facing fresh legal challenges in his attempt to end a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment and start executing drug convicts, officials said
A life-size sculpture of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who ruled over Punjab for close to 40 years in the early 19th century, was unveiled at the historic Lahore...
Indian student Harshit Agrawal from Madhya Pradesh was attacked with acid and robbed of his valuables in Rome
Four Indian women who were tricked into working as bar dancers in Dubai were rescued by the police following a tip-off from the Indian consulate, the media reported
Iconic Pakistani singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received an honorary degree from the world renowned Oxford University last week. The prestigious ceremony...
The Antiguan government will revoke the citizenship of diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in over £1.3 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam who...
Thousands of people in Hong Kong have surrounded police headquarters, calling for an extradition bill to be scrapped
