- 04 Sep 2019
Pakistan would neither use nuclear weapons first nor initiate any military action against India, Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan said while addressing...
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India gets first Rafale fighter jet
- 09 Oct 2019
India got the formal delivery of the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets bought from the Dassault Aviation in France
Hindu couple perform puja at Sharda Peeth in PoK
- 09 Oct 2019
Amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, a couple from Hong Kong visited PoK and performed Puja near Sharda Peeth on the banks of Kishenganga
Hindu couple perform puja at Sharda Peeth in PoK
- 09 Oct 2019
Amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, a couple from Hong Kong visited PoK and performed Puja near Sharda Peeth on the banks of Kishenganga
Pak falling grossly short in 27-point FATF action plan
- 25 Sep 2019
Pakistan appears to be falling grossly short of delivery on the 27-point action plan prepared by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to help it escape ‘black listing’, with sources monitoring its actions against terror financing indicating...
Students stage protests and block roads in Bangladesh
- 09 Oct 2019
Students in Bangladesh staged protests and blocked major roads after an undergraduate was beaten to death, allegedly by ruling party activists, for criticising the government over a water-sharing deal with India
Doubts linger over voluntary return of Rohingyas
- 20 Aug 2019
The Myanmar government has cleared the list of 3,450 Rohingyas for return to the country of origin
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...
Two Hindu girls were abducted and forcefully converted to Islam in Pakistan
Dinesh Chawla, an Indian-origin developer who previously partnered with the Trump Organization to bring a series of new hotels to the state of Mississippi, has been arrested for allegedly stealing luggage from a Memphis airport, media reports...
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of air space to India, a federal Minister said amid growing tensions between the two countries following New Delhi’s decision to end Kashmir’s special status
An attempt to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in camps in Bangladesh was stalled after nearly 300 refugee families refused to go back to Myanmar, almost a year after a similar effort failed amid protests
Pakistan said that despite tensions with India, it stands ready to open the Kartarpur Corridor and welcome the Sikh pilgrims to take part in celebrations in connection with the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak
Jaish-e-Mohammed has re-emerged on social media platforms by issuing its first public message since Islamabad banned the group in April, amid international...
- 28 Aug 2019
The Asia-Pacific division of global financial watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has put Pakistan in the Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List (Blacklist)...
Federal opposition leader Andrew Scheer has been calling for a more serious punishment for the Justin Trudeau after ethics commissioner’s stinging conclusions...
New Zealand assembly speaker Trevor Mallard has been called a baby whisperer as he was gently rocking, bottle feeding and burping a colleague's infant
