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Blasts kill 8 in Pakistan

Two explosions rocked a counter-terrorism office in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing at least eight people, police said.
24 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India launches ops to bring back citizens stranded in Sudan

India today announced the launch of its operation to pull out its citizens who are stranded in conflict-ravaged Sudan.
24 April 2023, 14:01 PM

Memories of Punjab separatism and the rise of Amritpal

When Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was finally apprehended outside a Guruwara in Rode village in north Indian state Punjab's Moga district this morning, the contrived symbolism of the place could not be lost sight of
23 April 2023, 07:43 AM

Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh arrested from Punjab

After being on the run for just over a month, wanted radical Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested today from north Indian state Punjab's Moga district, police said
23 April 2023, 05:23 AM

Don't 'harrass' Amartya Sen

Over 120 left-leaning intellectuals and eminent personalities have written an open letter, urging Visva-Bharati University to not "harass" Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over a land issue.
22 April 2023, 17:44 PM

India test fires sea-based anti-missile missile

India has successfully test launched a sea-based low atmosphere interceptor missile from off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal.
22 April 2023, 15:25 PM

Rahul Gandhi vacates official residence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today vacated his official bungalow on Tughlaq Road in the heart of Delhi following his disqualification as a lawmaker.
22 April 2023, 13:33 PM

Akhaura-Agartala rail link to be completed by September

The 15km Akhaura-Agartala rail link connecting India's Agartala with Gangasagar in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria will be completed by September, said Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury
22 April 2023, 06:27 AM

Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks

Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
21 April 2023, 10:47 AM

China FM warns of 'dangerous consequences' of Taiwan criticism

Criticising China over Taiwan will have dangerous consequences, Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Friday, as he insisted Beijing is a "growing force for peace and justice".
21 April 2023, 04:56 AM

Indian govt 'targetting' Amartya Sen

India’s main opposition Congress today accused the federal government of "targeting" Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen after the Visva Bharati University issued an eviction order order asking him to vacate 13 decimals of land on the campus.
20 April 2023, 15:43 PM

Tk 7.5cr bribes: 2 officials of Malaysian mission in Dhaka remanded in KL

Malaysian authorities have recalled and remanded two officials of the Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka on suspicion of receiving bribes of over Tk 7.5 crore to issue visas for Bangladeshi workers and tourists
20 April 2023, 11:14 AM

Pakistan foreign minister to visit India for Shanghai group meet

Pakistan's foreign minister will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in India next month, his ministry said today, in what will be the first visit by a top Pakistani government official to India in nearly a decade.
20 April 2023, 08:16 AM

Rahul Gandhi remains disqualified lawmaker as Indian court dismisses plea

The sessions court in Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat today rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case..The ruling means Rahul will continue to remain disqualified as a lawmaker -- that is, a member of Lok Sabha, the lower hou
20 April 2023, 07:48 AM

Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave

Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been taking cover beneath any shelter they can find as they pray for cooling rains with record temperatures hitting the region.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Pak SC warns govt of ‘serious consequences’

Pakistan’s Supreme Court (SC) yesterday warned the government of “serious consequences” if it failed to release the funds required for conducting polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM

India to become most populous country by June

India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by the end of June, UN estimates showed yesterday, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM

South Asia home to highest number of child brides

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to Covid-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by Unicef yesterday.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM

'Hotter and hotter': Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave

Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been taking cover beneath any shelter they can find as they pray for cooling rains with record temperatures hitting the region..Bangladesh saw its highest temperature for almost 60 years in the past week, while
19 April 2023, 15:03 PM

India crosses China as world’s most populous nation: UN data

India has overtaken China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to the latest report of the United Nations Population Fund made public today
19 April 2023, 08:38 AM