South Asia
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Islamists attacking minority Hindu and Ahmadiyya communities in Bangladesh, reveals human rights report
Dhaka– Groups promoting extremist Islam are attacking minorities, particularly those from Hindu and Ahmadiyya communities in Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch…
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India summons Lankan envoy, lodges ‘strong protest’ over firing on Indian fishermen
New Delhi– India on Tuesday summoned the Sri Lankan envoy in New Delhi to lodge a strong protest over an…
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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, direct India-China flights to resume soon: MEA
New Delhi/Beijing– India and China have decided to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in the summer of 2025, the Ministry…
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EAM Jaishankar says it was Pakistan which stopped trade with India in 2019
Washington– Addressing the status of India’s trade relations with Pakistan, External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, has clarified that it…
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Army fires at Pakistani drone along LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu– Soldiers on Wednesday fired at a Pakistani drone that had entered the Indian side of the Line of Control…
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41 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody return home
Chennai– Forty-one fishermen from Tamil Nadu, arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on September 8, 2024, for allegedly crossing the…
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Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to jail in corruption case
Islamabad– Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were convicted in the £190m Al-Qadir University Project…
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In another shocking move, Yunus govt releases jailed Islamist leader accused of arming anti-India forces
Dhaka– Bangladesh’s former minister Lutfozzaman Babar, one of the main accused in the case of smuggling arms to fuel insurgency…
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1,211 aftershocks detected after 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal-Tibet border region
Lhasa– A total of 1,211 aftershocks had been detected as of 3 pm Thursday after after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted…
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Nepal-Tibet earthquake: 126 killed, several houses collapsed
New Delhi– At least 126 people were killed, 188 were injured and over 1000 houses collapsed after a powerful 7.1-magnitude…
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