Category: South Asia

One-stop-service centre opens in Sri Lankan port

Colombo, March 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka's state owned Board of Investments (BOI) opened up a one-stop-service centre at the Hambantota…

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Sri Lanka Navy detains 9 Iranians for drug smuggling

Colombo, March 24 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Navy on Sunday detained nine Iranian nationals who attempted to smuggle 100 kg…

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India seeks details on Hindu girls’ abduction

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought details from the Indian High Commission in…

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Pentagon identifies soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Washington, March 24 (IANS) The Pentagon has identified two soldiers who were killed last week in Afghanistan's Kunduz province as…

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Melting Everest glaciers throw up climbers’ bodies

Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) With the melting of glaciers and snow due to high temperatures, Mount Everest expedition operators are…

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Mayawati calls Modi greeting Pakistan PM cheating

Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greeting to his Pakistani…

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79th Pakistan Day celebrated with zeal, fervour

Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) The 79th Pakistan Day was celebrated across the country on Saturday with traditional zeal and fervour.…

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‘Need to work together for peace in region’, Modi tells Imran

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Following weeks of heightened tension between India and Pakistan triggered by the Pulwama terror attack,…

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Modi greets Imran Khan on Pakistan National Day

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on his country's…

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ED arrests Zakir Naik’s financier Sathak

Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested jeweller Abdul Kadir Najmudin Sathak here for assisting fugitive…

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Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate Holi festival

Dhaka, March 22 (IANS) Holi, the Hindu spring festival also known as the "festival of colours", was celebrated on Friday…

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Two American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, March 22 (IANS) Two American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan were killed on Friday during an anti-terror operation, the US…

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India, Pakistan trade heavy fire on LoC

Jammu, March 22 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy gunfire on Friday on the Line of Control (LoC) in…

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Indian government boycotts Pakistan National Day

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India will not send any official representative to the Pakistan National Day event at the…

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2 US service members killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, March 22 (IANS) Two US service members were killed in combat operations in Afghanistan on Friday, the NATO-led Resolute…

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Pakistan to receive loan from China by March 25

Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) Pakistan's Finance Ministry has announced that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will receive a $2.1…

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Soldier killed on LoC, armies trade heavy fire

Jammu, March 21 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday…

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Two sentenced to life over Pakistani student’s lynching

Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Thursday sentenced two more people to life imprisonment over the 2017…

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6 die as blasts hit Kabul New Year celebrations

Kabul, March 21 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 23 others wounded after three blasts hit New Year…

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Wrong dead body arrives from Saudi Arabia

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) In an embarrassing mix up, relatives of 28-year-old Rafeeq, who died of heart attack in Saudi…

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