The founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), one of Pakistan’s biggest political parties, was arrested during a raid by Scotland Yard in London last week but was later released on bail.
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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,...
Two top American lawmakers have moved a legislation in the Senate, seeking key amendment in the country’s Arms Control Export Act to bring India on par with the US’ Nato allies.
A six-year-old girl from Punjab died of heat stroke in an Arizona desert after her mother left her with other migrants to go in search of water, a medical...
Mystery shrouds the death of four members of a Telugu family who were shot and killed at their home in West Des Moines city, Iowa, in the US
Pakistan on Sunday appointed a hardliner general as new chief of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, replacing the agency's current...
Pakistan has failed to complete 25 of the 27 action points given by the international terror financing watchdog FATF to check funding to terrorist groups...
An Indian woman was among 26 civilians injured in a missile attack carried out by Yemeni rebels on an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia last week, a media report said
In a major victory for Imran Khan's Government in Pakistan, representatives of the Sikh community and leading businessmen in London have pledged to donate...
Pakistan PM Imran Khan warned of legal action against those who do not declare their undisclosed assets by June 30, as the cash-strapped government ramps...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrapped up his surprise neighborhood visit to Sri Lanka and Maldives after taking up the office for a second term
