New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India on Tuesday will host for the first time the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process conference aimed at bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan. “India is actively participating in all…
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Two people including a pro-LGBT editor of a magazine were hacked to death by unidentified assailants here on Monday, the media reported. A police official said at least five machete-wielding assailants…
Shillong, April 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali on Monday said strong political will was needed to strengthen connectivity to boost relations between India and his country. “We need political will…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 25 (IANS) Five Indian police personnel in uniform and carrying weapons have been arrested along with their driver in far-western Nepal’s Doti district for illegally entering the Himalayan nation, officials…
Kabul, April 25 (IANS) Afghan security forces arrested eight Taliban fighters in Jauzjan province on Monday, provincial police chief Rahmatullah Turkistani said. The security forces targetted Taliban hideouts in Manjagak district in the early hours…
Kathmandu, April 25 (IANS) China has emerged as one of the top five bilateral donors to Nepal in fiscal 2014-15 in terms of funds disbursed, Nepal’s Finance Ministry said on Monday. Chinese aid of $37.94…
Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka hopes to introduce new bills in parliament by June to create a more efficient, dynamic and secure business environment conducive for investment, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on Monday….
Kabul, April 25 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Monday toughened his government’s stance in the war on militants and vowed to root out Taliban and like-minded groups fighting in the war-plagued country. “Since…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Islamic State’s chief recruiter in India has been killed in a US airstrike in Syria last week, ending a large hunt of security agencies for a man considered extremely…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry will hold talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar here on Tuesday, on the margins a global conference on Afghanistan. It will be the…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) After a period of uncertainty, India and Pakistan are to hold talks again when their foreign secretaries meet here on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference….
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Unidentified assailants on Monday shot dead a former prison guard in front of a prison on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. According to sources, the victim, identified as Rustam Ali,…
By Vikas Datta Title: New Songs of the Survivors; Author: Yvonne Vaz Ezdani; Publisher: Speaking Tiger; Pages: 232; Price: Rs.350 Facing an inexorable enemy, they fled – the lucky ones flying out, some over the…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) An online forum ‘sahapedia.org’ — an interactive platform on Indian and South Asian culture — has been launched here. The portal, launched on Saturday, consists of information ranging from visual…
(160424) — KATHMANDU, April 24, 2016 (Xinhua) — Nepalese people participate in a rally organized in memory of the earthquake victims at Dharahara in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2016. More than 9,000 were killed and…
Kathmandu, April 24 (IANS) A year after a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, 1.6 million school children in affected areas are still without safe classrooms and starting their new academic year in temporary structures. While…
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) At least four people were killed and two injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Sunday, police said. “A terrorist blew himself up in Garmsir district, killing himself…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Shillong, April 24 (IANS) With a new dispensation in place in Myanmar where Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is effectively in control of state affairs, experts are of the view that…
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US has said that after last week’s massive car bombing in Kabul it has asked Pakistan to take concrete action against the Haqqani Network. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the…
Kathmandu, April 24 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli said the government is distributing eligibility certificates to 319,000 earthquake affected people on Sunday to receive promised grants to rebuild their damaged houses. The…