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Asia
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
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India
China coast guard patrols waters east of Taiwan
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China
2019 Bombings: Sri Lanka sentences ex‑police chief to death
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South Asia
Nepal PM urges calm after unrest leaves 3 dead
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South Asia
Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
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Myanmar president slams Asean peace plan
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Asia
India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity
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Diplomacy
Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan
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South Asia
Mamata refuses to attend Modi swearing-in
Making a U-turn in less than 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says she would not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi tomorrow.
29 May 2019, 11:27 AM
Hasina at Abe’s office: Guard of honour given
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives at Japanese Prime Minister's Office to hold a bilateral meeting with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at his office.
29 May 2019, 09:37 AM
Islamic State cases: Indian investigators in Sri Lanka
Reflecting enhanced bilateral security cooperation, a team of India's counter-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials is in Sri Lanka to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in the island nation.
29 May 2019, 08:12 AM
Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban
Huawei says the tech giant has asked a US court to throw out US legislation that bars federal agencies from buying its products.
29 May 2019, 04:24 AM
Lanka signs port deal with Japan, India
Sri Lanka yesterday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Maldives ex-leader Nasheed tipped as new Speaker
The former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been nominated as the country’s parliamentary speaker and is set to be sworn in, a party
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Pak FM makes light of no invitation for Imran Khan
Pakistan has played down a decision by the Indian government not to invite Prime Minister Imran Khan to tomorrow’s swearing-in
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste
Malaysia is to ship back hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste to different countries where it came from.
28 May 2019, 13:56 PM
India snubs Pakistan for Modi's swearing-in ceremony: sources
India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as India's prime minister, two sources in the foreign ministry say, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.
28 May 2019, 05:12 AM
Woman narrowly cheats death after python attack
A 52-year-old woman was just going about her household chores in Baling in southeastern Kedah of Malaysia when she was attacked by a six-meter python last Saturday night.
27 May 2019, 05:38 AM
Modi takes oath May 30
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be administered oath of office for his second term along with his new council of ministers on May 30, the President's Office says.
26 May 2019, 18:12 PM
3 dead, 6 injured in Nepal blasts
Three men died and six were injured yesterday in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police said. There was no immediate
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Strong quake strikes northern Peru
A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of yesterday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
600 people test HIV positive in Pak village
Pakistan said yesterday over 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a city in southern Sindh province.
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka detains nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
Sri Lanka’s military has detained nearly 100 suspects during four days of search operations against remnants of an Islamist group
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
US ambassador urges China to talk to the Dalai Lama
China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
3 killed as activists clash with Pak army
Three activists from a civil rights movement were killed yesterday as they clashed with the Pakistani troops in a restive tribal region near
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Pakistan PM speaks with India's Modi to congratulate him on election win
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to Narendra Modi and congratulates the Indian leader on the runaway election victory of his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), both countries have said.
26 May 2019, 15:18 PM
3 killed, 6 injured in Nepal blasts
Three men have died and six others have been injured in two separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police have said.
26 May 2019, 14:19 PM
Amethi BJP worker, who campaigned for Smriti Irani, shot dead
A BJP worker, who closely worked with Smriti Irani during her Lok Sabha election campaign in India’s Amethi, has been allegedly shot dead.
26 May 2019, 04:50 AM