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India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border
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South Asia
How is South Asia tackling the Iran war-driven energy crisis?
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South Asia
Pakistan, Afghanistan: Heavy rain, storms kill 121
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Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family
4 April 2026, 09:42 AM
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Myanmar junta chief elected president
4 April 2026, 03:45 AM
South Asia
Pakistan hikes fuel prices sharply
4 April 2026, 03:17 AM
South Asia
Nepal holds its first post-polls parliament session
3 April 2026, 05:01 AM
South Asia
Myanmar House to elect new president today
3 April 2026, 04:44 AM
South Asia
Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days
2 April 2026, 23:43 PM
South Asia
20 held in India for celebrating Pakistan victory in ICC Champions Trophy final
Twenty men are arrested in two separate regions of India for celebrating Pakistan's epic Champions Trophy victory against India.
21 June 2017, 07:19 AM
Sri Lanka accuses UN representative of fudging report
Sri Lanka says UN's Special Rapporteur has distorted facts about the independence of its justice system in her report to the international organisation.
21 June 2017, 05:44 AM
Pak separatists kill two naval officers
Pakistani separatists riding motorcycles killed two naval officers in the restive province of Baluchistan, police officials said yesterday, near
20 June 2017, 18:29 PM
China freezes 1,000 bank accounts of Burmese traders
Transactions in Muse are becoming difficult as Chinese banks have frozen over 1,000 bank accounts with estimated deposits of Ks40 billion (US$29.42 million) belonging to Burmese traders.
19 June 2017, 04:51 AM
Second attempt to rescue Musa Ibrahim, 2 Indian mountaineers called off
The attempt to rescue Musa Ibrahim and two Indian mountaineers who have been stuck at the base camp of Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea for last six days, has been called off due to bad weather.
18 June 2017, 07:11 AM
Sri Lanka seeks militant monk's arrest
A Sri Lankan court issued a warrant yesterday for the arrest of a radical Buddhist monk accused of instigating arson attacks against the
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak PM quizzed before anti-corruption probe
Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before an anti-corruption investigation commission yesterday, in an ongoing case
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Train deaths prompt selfie crackdown
Sri Lankan railway authorities announced a crackdown on selfies yesterday after a 12-year-old boy was decapitated and two other men
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
3 men, 96 children: Pakistan’s population booms
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years.
12 June 2017, 13:36 PM
Pakistani man gets death sentence
A Pakistani man has been sentenced to death for committing blasphemy on Facebook, lawyers said Saturday, the first conviction on charges arising from social media.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Something fishy: Indians swallow live fish for asthma
More than 5,000 Indians have lined up in the country's south, pinching their noses and sticking their tongues out to swallow live fish in an unusual traditional treatment for asthma.
10 June 2017, 06:07 AM
Bangladesh 6th worst extreme weather-affected country
Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch.
On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.
10 June 2017, 05:47 AM
First time in 17 months
The leaders of rivals India and Pakistan have met for the first time in 17 months, at a summit in Kazakhstan, officials said, despite
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM
India unnerved by student anger in Kashmir region
Another student death in clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir has heightened tensions in the disputed territory and worsened
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Nepal's new PM makes first cabinet picks
Nepal's new Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, named his first cabinet appointments yesterday and put a former Maoist guerrilla in
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM
'Hungry' goat chews up owner's Rs 66,000
A 'hungry' goat gives a rude shock to its owner when it chewed up currency notes worth Rs 66,000 that the man had kept in the pocket of his trouser, at Siluapur village in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh.
7 June 2017, 08:15 AM
Bangladesh leads major Saarc nations in internet access
Bangladesh has advanced significantly in internet connectivity and effectively led major Saarc nations, with nearly 42.0 percent of total population using internet for various purposes, according to official sources.
7 June 2017, 05:38 AM
Modi greets BIMSTEC nations on 20th anniversary
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued greetings on the 20th anniversary of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation BIMSTEC.
7 June 2017, 04:53 AM
Bus-truck collision kills 22 in Uttar Pradesh
At least 22 people were killed and 15 injured as a bus collided with a truck in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh today, domestic media reported.
5 June 2017, 05:03 AM
Pak forces 'kill dozen IS fighters' in raid
Pakistani forces yesterday said they had killed around a dozen Islamic State militants in a three-day raid prompted by intelligence
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM