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India’s NSA Ajit Doval gets extension, given cabinet rank

Ajit Doval has been granted cabinet status and five more years as the National Security Adviser (NSA). “He has been given cabinet rank in
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka Muslim ministers resign en masse after protests

Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers resigned en masse yesterday over widespread hate attacks against their community in the wake of the
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Repent’ for Tiananmen

China must “sincerely repent” for the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square three
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Bodies found in search for climbers in India

A helicopter searching for eight climbers including seven foreigners missing on India’s second-highest peak spotted bodies yesterday, a
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Free transport for 8.5 lakh women in Delhi

Almost a million women will enjoy free public transport as part of an attempt to make the Indian capital safer, New Delhi’s government
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Purged no more

A senior North Korean official appeared at an arts performance with the country’s top brass, official media reported yesterday, just three
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

OIC for filing case against Rakhine’s human rights violation

The OIC Islamic Summit Conference has called for launching the case of Myanmar’s human rights violations against Rohingya at the International Court of Justice on behalf of the organisation.
3 June 2019, 09:39 AM

4 rescued, 8 still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak

Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said yesterday, as a frantic
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM

India heatwave heat pass 50 degree Celsius

Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30%

A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of younger women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers said
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Abe to meet Khamenei to mediate with US: report

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later this month with Tokyo hoping to
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Suspended top cop blames Sirisena

Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM

China won’t be bullied by US

China’s defense minister yesterday issued a stern rebuke to the United States amid the ongoing trade war and tension over the South
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Twitter apologises for blocked China accounts ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

Twitter Inc has apologised for suspending accounts critical of Chinese government policy days ahead of the 30th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, after an outcry among users.
2 June 2019, 11:46 AM

China must end threatening behaviour to neighbours

The United States warned China yesterday against threatening its neighbours’ sovereignty and said Washington is investing in new military technology to defend its Asian allies.
1 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Huawei Mate 20 Pro back in Google's Android Q beta programme

Google reinstates Huawei Mate 20 Pro as one of the devices eligible for its Android Q Beta programme.
1 June 2019, 04:36 AM

Modi's first cabinet meet today

The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Lok Sabha elections will take place in Delhi today.
31 May 2019, 05:47 AM

‘Naked economic terrorism’

China yesterday accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war.
30 May 2019, 18:00 PM

PM places five ideas to make better Asia

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts forward five ideas to make a better Asia and says Bangladesh wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis through dialogues which is a lesson for the world to overcome chaos in a peaceful manner.
30 May 2019, 05:43 AM

Tokyo stands by Bangladesh over Rohingya repatriation issue

Japan extends its full support to Bangladesh’s call for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland as the two countries came up with a joint press statement following talks between Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina and her counterpart Shizo Abe.
29 May 2019, 13:50 PM