A Sri Lankan court dismissed a case seeking the cancellation of the citizenship of presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, clearing the way for him to...
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12th Nov 2019 | Updated at 06:29pm 12th Nov 2019
16 get death penalty for killing girl in Bangladesh
- 06 Nov 2019
Sixteen Bangladeshis along with the school principle have been sentenced to death for the murder of a 19-year-old student, Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was burned to death in April after complaining of being sexually harassed
Tamils to back ruling party candidate in Lanka prez polls
- 06 Nov 2019
Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Alliance (TNA said they would support the country’s ruling party candidate, Sajith Premadasa, in the November 16 presidential election
Hindi most popular Indian language in US
- 06 Nov 2019
Sharif's condition remains critical
- 06 Nov 2019
74 passengers killed in Pak train fire
- 06 Nov 2019
A fire swept through a Pakistani train, killing 74 people and injuring nearly 40 others after two gas cylinders that passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the minister of railways said
Narrow escape for Pak from FATF 'Black List'
- 22 Oct 2019
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) maintained that it has kept Pakistan in its Grey List till February 2020 and directed it to take extra measures for the complete elimination of terror financing and money laundering, say reports
Sharif's condition remains critical
- 06 Nov 2019
Top leaders of JuD, LeT arrested
- 16 Oct 2019
16 get death penalty for killing girl in Bangladesh
- 06 Nov 2019
Sixteen Bangladeshis along with the school principle have been sentenced to death for the murder of a 19-year-old student, Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was burned to death in April after complaining of being sexually harassed
Bangla court orders arrest of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus
- 16 Oct 2019
A Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus after he failed to appear in person before it in a case of alleged labour law violation
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...
Hindi most popular Indian language in US
- 06 Nov 2019
Tamils to back ruling party candidate in Lanka prez polls
- 06 Nov 2019
Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Alliance (TNA said they would support the country’s ruling party candidate, Sajith Premadasa, in the November 16 presidential election
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.
To end dependency on India, Nepal inks rail deal with China
- 16 Oct 2019
Nepal seeks to end Indian dominance over its trade routes with separate deals for a rail link to Tibet and a tunnel during Chinese President Xi Jinping two-day visit to the Himalayan nation
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
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...
Strongly hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s rant at the UN General Assembly, India has said its citizens do not need anyone else to speak...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remotely inaugurated the Gandhi Solar Park installed with 193 solar panels, each representing a member of the multilateral body, at the UN Headquarters to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was honoured with the prestigious "Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for his Swachh Bharat...
US President Donald Trump said that he feels Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the message on terrorism to Pakistan "loud and clear" through the 'Howdy,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India gave the world “Buddha not Yuddha” along with a message of "peace and harmony" at the United Nations General...
An Indian asylum seeker who lost a third of his weight during a 70-day hunger strike over the rejection of his asylum claim won temporary release after...
Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, an Indian-American Sikh police officer who won national attention for gaining permission to wear a turban as part of his uniform,...
At least 49 people were killed and scores of others injured after earthquakes rocked Pakistan and Indonesia's Maluku islands last week
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had asked him to be an intermediary...
