Category: South Asia

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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Media, civil society should boost India-Myanmar ties: Experts

By Aroonim Bhuyan Shillong, April 24 (IANS) With a new dispensation in place in Myanmar where Nobel laureate Aung San…

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US asks Pakistan for concrete action against Haqqanis

Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US has said that after last week's massive car bombing in Kabul it has asked…

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Nepal to issue eligibility certificates to quake-hit people

Kathmandu, April 24 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli said the government is distributing eligibility certificates to 319,000…

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Sri Lankan PM eyes trade with India, China

Colombo, April 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka aims to strengthen its economy and move the country forward by entering into bilateral…

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‘Pakistan must respond positively to Modi’s peace initiative’

By Sheikh Manzoor New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan must respond positively to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "bold" decision to…

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University professor killed in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi police suspect the involvement of Islamist radicals in the murder of a university teacher who…

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Pakistani opposition steps up pressure over Panama leaks

Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistani opposition parties have discussed various probe options as also stepped up pressure as the Panama…

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Toll from consuming bitter sweetmeats rises to 14 in Pakistan

Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) The toll in the recent mass food poisoning after consuming toxic laddus (sweetmeats) has risen to…

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Journalists, activists seek release of Nepalese editor Kanak Dixit

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Prominent journalists, activists and scholars from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the US and other countries have…

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Pakistan-Iran to boost trade cooperation

Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Lack of trade information was the major reason behind low Pakistan-Iran trade volumes, Iranian Ambassador to…

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Tripura to supply additional 100 MW power to Bangladesh

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 23 (IANS) Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh,…

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Professor killed in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) A university professor was killed in the northern Bangladesh district of Rajshahi on Saturday, police said.…

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Two years after Nepal landslides: Survivors battle for survival

By Imran Khan Jure (Nepal), April 23 (IANS) Less than two years ago, Man Bahadur Tamang was the proud owner…

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No change in Gilgit-Baltistan status, Nawaz assures Malik

Srinagar, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has "assured" Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin…

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India-Pakistan leadership determined to continue dialogue process: Basit

By Sheikh Manzoor New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Friday evening said the leadership of…

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Sikh leader shot dead in Pakistan

Peshawar, April 22 (IANS) Soran Singh, special assistant to the chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on minorities affairs and a provincial…

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Dialogue with Pakistan not suspended: India

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India on Friday said the dialogue process with Pakistan was not suspended and the visit…

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Dialogue with Pakistan not suspended: India

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India on Friday said the dialogue process with Pakistan was not suspended and the visit…

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13 dead in Pakistan after eating poisonous sweets

Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Thirteen people died after eating poisonous sweets in Pakistan's Punjab province, the media reported on Friday.…

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