Category: South Asia

Jaishankar to meet Pakistani counterpart

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will meet his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry here on Tuesday…

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UN won’t criticise pace of rebuilding earthquake-hit Nepal

United Nations, April 26 (IANS) While appealing for aid to help Nepal which is struggling to rebuild after last year's…

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Army apprehends two Pakistanis in Rajouri

Jammu, April 25 (IANS) The Indian Army Monday said it has apprehended two residents of Pakistani Kashmir residents who had…

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India to host Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India on Tuesday will host for the first time the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process…

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Pro-LGBT Bangladeshi editor hacked to death

Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Two people including a pro-LGBT editor of a magazine were hacked to death by unidentified assailants…

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Need political will to strengthen connectivity: Bangladesh envoy

Shillong, April 25 (IANS) Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali on Monday said strong political will was needed…

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ATTN DG — Nepal detains five Indian policemen, driver for ‘sneaking’

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 25 (IANS) Five Indian police personnel in uniform and carrying weapons have been arrested along…

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Eight Taliban militants arrested in Afghanistan

Kabul, April 25 (IANS) Afghan security forces arrested eight Taliban fighters in Jauzjan province on Monday, provincial police chief Rahmatullah…

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China among top five bilateral donors to Nepal

Kathmandu, April 25 (IANS) China has emerged as one of the top five bilateral donors to Nepal in fiscal 2014-15…

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Sri Lanka to create efficient environment for investors

Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka hopes to introduce new bills in parliament by June to create a more efficient,…

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Afghan president vows to root out terrorists

Kabul, April 25 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday toughened his government's stance in the war on militants…

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NIA seeks details on IS’s India chief killed in US airstrike

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Islamic State's chief recruiter in India has been killed in a US airstrike in…

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India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to meet in Delhi

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry will hold talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar…

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Indian, Pakistani foreign secretaries to meet on Tuesday

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) After a period of uncertainty, India and Pakistan are to hold talks again when their…

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Ex-prison guard shot dead in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Unidentified assailants on Monday shot dead a former prison guard in front of a prison on…

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South Asia’s forgotten, forced migration and its stories

By Vikas Datta Title: New Songs of the Survivors; Author: Yvonne Vaz Ezdani; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Pages: 232; Price: Rs.350…

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Online forum to promote Indian culture launched

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) An online forum 'sahapedia.org' -- an interactive platform on Indian and South Asian culture --…

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All is not well in Nepal a year after quake

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 24 (IANS) A year after the 7.9 magnitude Gorkha quake that claimed 9,000 lives and…

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Quake-hit Nepal kids still without safe classrooms: Unicef

Kathmandu, April 24 (IANS) A year after a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, 1.6 million school children in affected areas…

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Four killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Kabul, April 24 (IANS) At least four people were killed and two injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Helmand…

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