The ongoing bushfires in Australia have burnt over five million hectares of land in the last few weeks and Asians across the world have showed solidarity...
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25th Jan 2020 | Updated at 12:42pm 25th Jan 2020
Billionaires richer than 60% of the world’s population: Oxfam report
- 22 Jan 2020
The Oxfam charity in a report said that world’s billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 per cent of the global population
Sikhs to be counted as separate ethnic group in US census
- 21 Jan 2020
In a first, Sikhs in the US would be counted as a separate ethnic group in the upcoming 2020 census, the US Census Bureau has said
Pak planing to restore Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s father’s samadhi
- 21 Jan 2020
In Gujranwala of Pakistan’s Punjab province lying tucked under decades of ignorance and neglect are the heritage treasures related to the roots of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Hari Singh Nalwa, the commander-in-chief of Sikh Khalsa Fauj - the warrior...
Surrender before filing appeal, Pak SC tells Musharraf
- 21 Jan 2020
Pakistan's Supreme Court has returned the petition filed by former dictator Pervez Musharraf against his conviction and sentencing by a special tribunal with objection that he is not allowed to appeal without surrendering to the law, according...
If proven, Bangladesh to take back illegal migrants living in India
- 18 Dec 2019
Bangladesh will take back any of its citizen if it is proven he/she was staying in India illegally, an advisor to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.
Bangladesh top court defers Khaleda's bail hearing
- 11 Dec 2019
With authorities in Bangladesh failing to submit the medical report of jailed former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the Supreme Court deferred the hearing of her bail application, according to media reports
Harvey Weinstein rape trial begins in New York
- 08 Jan 2020
Dressed in a black suit, former film producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark rape trial, met by celebrity accusers including Rosanna Arquette who helped fuel the #MeToo movement in the wake...
US pulled up Pakistan for F-16 misuse after Balakot
- 18 Dec 2019
The United States reprimanded Pakistan Air Force chief in August for misusing F-16 fighter jets by undermining their shared security platforms and infrastructures, a media report in Washington has said, months after the Indian Air Force shot...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Nepal to discourage projects opposed by India, China
- 16 Jan 2020
Nepal is drafting a new policy to “discourage” international NGOs from undertaking programmes with potential to hamper the country’s relations with its giant neighbours, India and China, officials said
Nepal's ailing PM Oli reshuffles his cabinet
- 27 Nov 2019
New ministers were inducted into Nepal's government as part of a cabinet reshuffle by ailing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, who is trying to strengthen his grip, improve ties with a powerful ally and minimise internal party conflict
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...
- 03 Jan 2020
India has called for restraint between the US and Iran following the Pentagon attack, which killed Iran's General Qasem Soleimani. The United States moved...
Owners of an Indian restaurant in Australia have cooked thousands of free meals for the victims of bushfires. At least 17 people have been left dead since...
A Pakistani woman, who is married to an Indian man in Jammu and Kashmir's border district Poonch, was granted Indian citizenship on Monday, officials said.
Children at a school in Thailand received Christmas presents from elephants dressed as Santa Claus recently. The elephants dressed up in festive gear to hand out gifts to the students at the Jirasartwitthaya School in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok.
The founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), one of the world's largest NGOs, has died in Dhaka aged 83. Fazle Hasan Abed passed away while undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.
- 23 Dec 2019
Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen has said, that India's Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens are “India's internal issues". However, he also voiced concern that any "uncertainty" in the country is likely...
On Thursday 19th December, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that Sri Lanka’s civil aviation authority will develop the southern airport...
- 23 Dec 2019
On Monday 23rd December, the European Commission issued a further €10 million in humanitarian aid to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar. This is in addition to the €33 million funding already announced earlier this year and...
On Sunday 22nd December, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced that Ashraf Ghani was leading the election race with a marginal 50.64 percent...
