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India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border
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Pakistan, Afghanistan: Heavy rain, storms kill 121
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Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family
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Myanmar junta chief elected president
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Pakistan hikes fuel prices sharply
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Nepal holds its first post-polls parliament session
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3 April 2026, 05:01 AM South Asia
Myanmar House to elect new president today
AFP, Naypyidaw
3 April 2026, 04:44 AM South Asia

India, Pakistan will return to talks

Calling India and Pakistan's recent spat at the United Nations a “tit for tat,” former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri said both sides would inevitably return to talks.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Lawyer to meet Salauddin at Kashimpur jail today

A lawyer of convicted war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will meet him at Kashimpur jail-1 in Gazipur to discuss filing of a review petition against the Supreme Court judgement.
6 October 2015, 06:41 AM

'JMB commander' killed in grenade blast: Cops

A man, whom police identified as the commander of Chittagong unit of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, is killed in a grenade explosion hours after his arrest with firearms and ammunition, according to the law enforcers.
6 October 2015, 03:56 AM

Rebels kill 4 soldiers in Indian Kashmir

Suspected rebels killed four soldiers during firing overnight near the heavily militarised border dividing Kashmir between India and
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Erosion threatens ferry terminal in Pirojpur

The ferry terminal at Kumirmara point of Kumirmara-Bekutia ferry route in Pirojpur Sadar upazila is under threat as the Kacha River has
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Malaysia shuts schools as smog worsens

Malaysian authorities yesterday ordered most of the country's schools shut for two days because of possible health risks posed by the thick haze from
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Platform Pathshala

A Delhi Police constable has started a 'platform pathshala' at Delhi's Nizamuddin Railway Station after striking an unique 'deal' with children from the slums: "Study for an hour and you can sell your papads".
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Nepal's big 3 parties unite against India

India's belated bid for a role in Nepal's constitution-making process has united the landlocked nation's top mainstream parties as never before.
4 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Maldives govt rejects UN ruling

A United Nations panel has ruled that the jailing of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was illegal and called for his immediate release, the government of the atoll nation said yesterday as it rejected the ruling.
1 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Pak PM offers new peace initiative with India

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has proposed a new peace initiative with India centred around the demilitarisation of the disputed territory of Kashmir, where a surge in cross-border shelling has killed dozens of civilians since last year.
1 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Protest-hit Nepal 'may fly in fuel'

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is considering flying in fuel to the landlocked nation as it continues to face a crippling shortage of petroleum products.
30 September 2015, 18:00 PM

India man lynched over beef rumours

A 50-year-old man in northern India has been killed in a mob lynching allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home.
30 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Five convicts get death, life for 7 others

An Indian court sentenced five men to death yesterday for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed trains in Mumbai in 2006, killing nearly 200 people and injuring many more.
30 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian court sentences five to death over 2006 Mumbai blasts: PTI

An Indian court on Wednesday sentenced five men to death for a series of blasts that ripped through packed trains in Mumbai in 2006.
30 September 2015, 07:23 AM

India man lynched over beef rumours

A 50-year-old man in northern India is killed in a mob lynching allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home.
30 September 2015, 05:53 AM

Indonesia ‘needs time’ to tackle haze

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says he needs time to tackle the forest-burning which creates a haze every year over South East Asia.
30 September 2015, 05:27 AM

Maldives president unhurt in boat blast

An explosion ripped through a speed boat carrying Maldives President Abdulla Yameen yesterday, injuring his wife and two others but
28 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi hails social media power

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the political power of social media, as he visited the headquarters of Facebook in
28 September 2015, 18:00 PM

India-Pakistan: The madness of spy vs spy

While the old Cold War enemies have called a truce, the historical animosities in our patch of the world seem unlikely to let India and Pakistan to come in from the cold.
28 September 2015, 07:09 AM

Modi captivates Facebook Townhall

Enjoy the salient features of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Facebook Townhall.
28 September 2015, 05:01 AM