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Fuel prices raised in Sri Lanka as energy crisis worsens
Lanka IOC, a fuel retailer which accounts for a third of the market, said it was increasing prices for diesel -- commonly used by public transport -- by 12 percent, and petrol up 11 percent.
South Asia : Challenges of International Politics, Technology and Human Rights
NEW DELHI
Tillotoma Foundation, the global think tank, has recently announced the launch of their upcoming book South Asia: Challenges of International Politics, Technology and Human Rights.
The book explores the multi-dimensional…
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
KABUL
The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America…
Russia says it’s in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban
UNITED NATIONS
Russia, China, Pakistan, and also the united states are working together to make sure that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers keep their promises, especially to make a genuinely representative government and stop extremism…
13 nations to debate Women rights, gender equality in South Asia
BHATINDA, India
Impact of spiritual extremism on women’s rights, gender equality and social justice in South Asia and urgent need for digital literacy for women within the region: these are among the key problems with the days that…
South Asia’s winter smog, threat to ozone
LAHORE, Pakistan
Although the worldwide phaseout of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has helped protect the ozone layer, South Asia’s extreme smog, which is worsening each winter, is appearing to be the newest challenge to the ozone shield.…
With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India
India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where militants…
China situating itself as global accomplice to Taliban in Afghanistan
KABUL
China is clearly situating itself to be a significant global accomplice to the Taliban after the fall of Kabul as it is looking at Afghanistan's $1-2 trillion worth of uncommon materials-most outstandingly lithium.
James Stavridis…
Afghanistan’s neighbors wary as US seeks nearby staging area
ELLEN KNICKMEYER
American diplomats are escalating a charm offensive with Central Asian leaders this week as they work to secure a close-by spot to respond to any resurgence of outside militants in Afghanistan after the U.S. military…
How will the South Asia tourism sector develop?
COVID-19 is affecting nearly 47.7 million travel and tourism jobs across South Asia, many held by women and vulnerable communities working in the informal sector.
Losses of over US$50 billion in the gross domestic product in the region…
The COVID-19 Crisis in South Asia
The latest wave of COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on children and their families Countries across South Asia are experiencing a new and deadly surge of COVID-19. The region, home to almost 2 billion people, now accounts for half of…
Will COVID-19 affect the electronics business in South Asia? If so, how much?
The evolution of Electronic Commerce or E-Commerce has brought about a significant change in the way business is conducted across the globe. The invention of the smartphone and mobile-based shopping applications and social media sites such…
India braces for powerful cyclone amid deadly virus surge
NEW DELHI
A powerful cyclone roaring in the Arabian Sea was moving toward India’s western coast on Monday as authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people and suspended COVID-19 vaccinations in one state.
Cyclone…
Ex-Maldives president flies to Germany to treat blast wounds
MALE, Maldives
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who was critically wounded in an explosion, was released from the hospital on Thursday and flown to Germany for further treatment, his family and the hospital said.
Nasheed,…
Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode
NEW DELHI
A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better.
On Monday, the World Health…
‘Himalayan Quad’: Western Skeptical on ‘Tran-Himalayan Cooperation’
Globe is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. The global powers are fighting themselves for geopolitical supremacy. Nepal's geopolitical position in South Asia is considered strategically important to all. Two neighbors, China and India,…
US-backed Afghan peace meeting postponed, as Taliban balk
KABUL, Afghanistan
Turkey announced early Wednesday that a conference Washington had hoped would move Afghanistan’s warring sides to a final peace agreement was postponed, as fresh violence rattled the Afghan capital.
The postponement…
3rd COVID-19 wave takes toll on Asia-Pacific
Amid ramped up vaccinations across the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a third wave of the virus has already taken a toll on the Asia-Pacific region.
Countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the…
Climate change set to drive more deadly heat in South Asia
The threat could be halved if the world meets the goal set under Paris agreement to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial times
Deadly heatwaves in South Asia are likely to become more common in the future, with the region's…
East and South Asia: Growth to recover but downside risks are high
Jose Kalathil
NEW DELHI:The United Nations on Thursday warned that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years to come unless smart investments in economic, societal and climate resilience ensure…
South Asian litmus test for Biden foreign policy strategy
Last week’s insurrection at the Capitol in Washington DC was a jarring reminder of what Joe Biden will inherit when he takes over the US presidency on 20 January. Mr Trump’s legacy, apart from the personal and national shame of his egging…
What challenges face the people of South Asia
The destruction of both communism and the Soviet state in what was the USSR has profoundly changed the geopolitical environment of South Asia. It is a sea change. Familiar landmarks created by the cold war have not merely disappeared, but…
Pompeo says Afghan negotiations likely to be ‘contentious’
ISLAMABAD
Much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan’s warring parties are likely to be “contentious,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Friday, but are the only way forward if Afghans are to find peace after decades of…
South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods
DHAKA, Bangladesh
When the Dharala River burst its banks in early July, Kamal Hossain left his home with five members of his family to take shelter in a school in northern Bangladesh, carrying their most prized belongings: cattle, a few…
The board game helping South Asian girls escape arranged marriage
When Nashra Balagamwala's Pakistani family started pressuring her into an arranged marriage, she decided to get creative to avoid the myriad of suitors being foisted upon her.
Like many young women in South Asia, she was targeted by older…
Sri Lanka Telugu community fears decline of traditional ways
KUDAGAMA, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Telugu community, whose nomadic lifestyle has increasingly clashed with the modern world, is facing another threat that could hasten its decline: the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members of the smallest ethnic…
Military standoffs apart, Chinese investments roar in India
New Delhi,India
Amid the clamor to boycott Chinese goods and cut trade ties, in the wake of the killing of its 20 soldiers in a border clash, experts in India have warned that it will inflict more damage to the country itself.
Out of $92…
Nepal calls again for border talks with India
KATHMANDU, Nepal
Nepal’s foreign minister said Tuesday that the country was still waiting for a response from India on holding talks to resolve a border dispute that has strained relations between the South Asian neighbors.
Foreign…
Link between virus, Chinese incursions: Indian military experts
NEW DELHI, India
Indian military experts say there was a link between China’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its latest military incursions into the Ladakh region, resulting in a face-off between the armies.
“Globally, China is…
India’s ‘pride’ will be defended in new China border flareup: Defence Minister
New Delhi
India will not let its "pride be hurt" in its latest border flareups with China but is determined to settle the dispute through talks between the giant neighbours, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said.
Singh also said in a…
Pakistan seeks UN to de-escalate regional tension
KARACHi, Pakistan
Pakistan urged the UN on Saturday to play a role in preventing mounting tensions in South Asia and a facilitate peaceful resolution to the lingering Kashmir dispute.
In a letter to UN Security Council President Amr…
Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India
Lucknow, India
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday.
The attack occurred this week when a…
Nepal map row: Nepali Congress to vote in favour of amendment proposal
Lalitpur,Nepal
Nepal's principal opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has decided to support the amendment proposal to include an updated map in its constitution.
The party's Central Working Committee, which met on Saturday, decided to…
Journalist killed in Kabul bomb blast targeting TV workers: officials
KABUL
A roadside bomb killed a journalist and driver after it struck a minivan carrying employees of a private Afghan television channel in Kabul on Saturday, killing a journalist and the driver, the network's news director and officials…
Toshakhana case: Nawaz Sharif’s arrest warrant issued
ISLAMABAD
The Accountability Court (AC), Islamabad, on Friday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana case.
Accountability Court judge Asghar Ali…
Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi
New Delhi
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck near Delhi on Friday, prompting people to rush out of their homes.
The epicentre of the earthquake was near Rohtak in Haryana, according to India's National Center for Seismology.
The…
Pakistan lifts ban on international flights
KARACHI, Pakistan
Pakistan will resume international flight operations from Friday night.
"As per decision of the Federal Government, the outbound international flights (scheduled, non scheduled and charter flights) operation has been…
67 Years Ago on This Day, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary Scaled the Mount Everest
Kathmandu
International Everest Day is observed on May 29 every year. It is observed on this day as Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand's Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt. Everest on this day in 1953. They were the first humans to…
What’s behind latest India-China border tension
NEW DELHI
Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks.
Indian officials say the latest row began in early May, when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at…
Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India
NEW DELHI
As if the coronavirus wasn’t enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown despite recording thousands of new infections…
India extends Jammu-Kashmir internet ban until June 17
SRINAGAR,India
The ban on high-speed internet in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has been extended until June 17.
According to a government order made Wednesday night, the decision to limit internet connectivity in the disputed…
Amid COVID-19, locust attack risks famine in Pakistan, India
KARACHI, Pakistan
Still reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, another severe crisis is staring at Pakistan and India, one with the potential to impact their food security.
Swarms of locusts -- short-horned grasshoppers --…
VIRUS DIARY: `Father, why don’t they stay home like we do?’
KABUL, Afghanistan
The Judas trees must be blooming these days out at the Gulghendi Hills, their purple flowers bursting gloriously all over the green slopes. They hold a festival there every year, where musicians play and families fly…
India, China in tense standoff at Himalayan frontier
SRINAGAR, India
Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region, with the two countries amassing soldiers and machinery near the tense frontier, Indian officials said.
The standoff began in…
WHO urged to seek end to internet shutdown in South Asia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urged to “publicly denounce the use of internet shutdowns as a hindrance” to its mission and urge governments to allow internet use to aid the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a joint…
Nepal postpones scheduled discussion on constitutional amendment to update map
Kathmandu
The discussion to amend Nepal's constitution to update the country's map, earlier slated for Wednesday, now has been taken out of schedule.
Nepal's House of Representatives was scheduled to hold the discussion in the Parliament…
Karachi Plane crash probe: PIA admin, pilots faceoff
KARACGHI
The pilot of the ill-fated Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that crashed on Friday ignored warnings from air traffic control about the plane’s height and speed as the aircraft approached for landing, said a report from…
Pakistan not to stay silent on Modi’s fascism: Foreign Minister
ISLAMABAD
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan will not stay silent, allowing the fascist Narendra Modi government to round up Muslims to be beaten and killed.
In a series of tweets, the foreign minister said…
Activists, families continue protests against human rights violations in Balochistan
Quetta,Pakistan
Political activists and families of missing persons in Balochistan have been protesting for weeks to secure the safe release of their loved ones.
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday, the grieving victim families…
Afghan government to release 900 more Taliban prisoners
KABUL
The Afghan government will be releasing 900 more Taliban prisoners on Tuesday, as demands for the a ceasefire extension grew on the eve of its end.
The pause in fighting — which came into effect Sunday to mark the Eid ul-Fitr…
Karachi air crash: Airbus technical team arrives in Pakistan
Islamabad
The team of renowned plane manufacturing company, Airbus, has arrived in Pakistan to investigate the recent crash of one of its own manufactured aircraft in Karachi.
The team of technical advisers left for Pakistan on board…
2.5 million foreign tourists to be brought to Nepal by 2025
Kathmandu
The government has set a target to bring in more than 2.5 million foreign tourists into the country in the upcoming five years.
Minister for Finance Dr Yubraj Khatiwada, while presenting economic survey for 2020/21 in a joint…
Nepal deploys Army unit to construct Darchula-Tinkar Road Project
Kathmandu
The Nepal Army has deployed a 'section plus' unit near Ghantibagar of Darchula district for the construction of 87 kilometres section of the road under the Mahakali corridor or the Darchula-Tinkar Road Project.
The government…
Top 5 best treks in Nepal
Every year, Nepal welcomes millions of visitors. In a seas of millions, few millions of tourists visits Nepal for sole purpose of trekking. Since the country is basically the home for the most of the tallest mountains in the world, trekkers…
Afghan gov’t says ready to start talks with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan
The Afghan government's negotiating team is ready to begin the long-due intra-Afghan peace talks with the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani announced in his Eid al-Fitr message on Sunday.
Flanked by his top aides outside…
India, Pakistan urged to release fishermen and women prisoners on Eid
India and Pakistan should release arrested fishermen and women prisoners due to the holy month of Ramdan and festival of Eid, said Jatin Desai, national committee member of Pakistan-India Peoples' Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD).…
Air traffic to resume in Kashmir after 2 months
SRINAGAR,India
After two-month hiatus due to coronavirus, the passenger air traffic in the Indian-administered Kashmir is set to resume from Monday, a civil aviation official said.
Santosh Dhoke, director of Airports Authority of India…
Coronavirus spreading in Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s crammed Rohingya camps are threatened with the coronavirus outbreak as the infection tally rose to 21 with eight new cases reported on Friday, a government official said on Saturday.
The first COVID-19 case…
92 killed in Pakistan plane crash
KARACHI, Pakistan
At least 92 people were killed in plane crash in the southern port city of Karachi, officials said Saturday.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303, traveling from northeastern Lahore, crashed Friday into a…
Khalistan activists threaten editor
Jose Kalathil,NEW DELHI
The Khalistan movement activists have threatened the editor of the Chandigarh-based daily, The Correspondent, Capt M K Tayal, to support their movement and not to brand its supporters as terrorists or “face the…
Pakistan: Death toll from plane crash rises to 8
KARACHI, Pakistan
At least eight people were killed as a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 passengers onboard crashed in southern port city of Karachi on Friday, officials and local media reported.
The flight PK-8303,…
Pakistan: Passenger aircraft crashes in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan
A Pakistan Airlines International aircraft with over 90 passengers onboard crashed in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, officials and local media reported.
The aircraft crashed in a residential area near…
‘70% of India’s coal-fired power stations may not meet environmental norms by 2022’
Jose Kalathil,New Delhi
With barely two years to go before the deadline hits India’s coal-fired power plants to meet the stringent new emission norms by 2022, which were set in December 2015 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and…
Zalmay Khalilzad demands reduction in Afghanistan violence
KABUL
The US special envoy for Afghanistan has demanded that all sides reduce violence, he said on Thursday, after shuttling from Kabul to the Gulf to push a peace effort that looks increasingly precarious.
The envoy, Afghan-born Zalmay…
Cyclone Amphan kills 82 in Bangladesh,India
DHAKA
The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured devastated coastal villages on Thursday, hampered by torn down power lines and…
No let up in persecution against Baha’is in Iran despite health crisis
Jose Kalathil,NEW DELHI
Despite Coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic, that has claimed 7,180 lives and has infected 1,27,000 people in Iran as on Wednesday, the government’s persecution against Baha’is in the country, who are a minority with…
Trump’s use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India
NEW DELHI
President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will likely be welcomed in India.
Trump’s previous endorsement of hydroxychloroquine catalyzed a…
Pakistan rejects new Kashmir residency law
KARACHI, Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday said a new residency law introduced in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir is "illegal and contravenes" international law.
Islamabad termed New Delhi’s move an attempt to the change the demography…
India, Bangladesh brace for cyclone in the midst of pandemic
NEW DELHI
A strong cyclone was moving toward India and Bangladesh on Tuesday as authorities were trying to evacuate millions of people while maintaining social distancing.
Amphan is expected to make landfall on Wednesday morning, and…
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan
A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country’s intelligence service early on Monday, killing at least nine members of the force, Afghan officials said. The…
Afghan president and rival announce power sharing agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah Abdullah have signed a power-sharing agreement two months after both declared themselves the winner of last September’s presidential election.
Ghani spokesman…
No jobs, no future: An army of India’s migrants heads home
NEW DELHI
Tens of thousands of impoverished migrant workers are on the move across India, walking on highways and railway tracks or riding trucks, buses and crowded trains in blazing heat.
Some are accompanied by pregnant wives and young…
VIRUS DIARY: Lockdown, loneliness and a difficult goodbye
NEW DELHI
On the last night of her life, my cat watched fireworks and flaming paper lanterns illuminate the dark New Delhi skies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked India’s 1.3 billion people, living under the world’s largest…
Suicide car bombing kills 5 civilians in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan
At least five civilians were killed when a suicide car bomb attack rocked Gardez city in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the army said.
The Afghan National Army’s 203 - Thunder Corps said in a statement that five…
India: 14 migrant workers die, 50 hurt in accidents
NEW DELHI
At least 14 migrant workers died and 50 were injured in two accidents in India, police officials said on Thursday.
The workers were among tens of thousands who have been returning to their rural hometowns from big cities due to…
Fragile Afghan peace deal hinges on prisoner swap
KABUL, Afghanistan
A rejuvenated yet fragile Afghan peace deal hinges on a slow-moving prisoner swap that is testing the patience of the erratic warring parties.
In line with the landmark US-Taliban peace agreement cautiously welcomed by…
India’s financial center strains from virus amid rescue plan
NEW DELHI
As Indians await details of a huge coronavirus relief package Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to jump-start the economy, the virus outbreak in the financial capital of Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra state is…
Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24
KABUL, Afghanistan
Afghan officials on Wednesday raised the death from the militant attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul the previous day, saying that 24 people were killed, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified…
Indian LG plant lacked environmental clearance before leak
NEW DELHI
A plastics factory in India where a chemical gas leak killed 12 people and sickened hundreds more last week lacked federal environmental clearance but had been issued state permits to operate anyway, exposing a potentially…
Bangladesh: Fire damages 673 shanties in Rohingya camp
DHAKA, Bangladesh
More than 670 makeshift dwellings for Rohingya refugees in a camp across Bangladesh's southern district of Cox's Bazar were damaged in a fire on Tuesday morning, according to officials.
"We've been confirmed about the…
Internet restored in majority of Kashmir after 4 days
SRINAGAR,India
Indian authorities restored low speed internet in majority of India-administered Kashmir on Monday at midnight.
Mobile telephones and internet were shut immediately after the killing of Riyaz Naikoo, operational head of…
India’s prime minister announces huge virus relief package
NEW DELHI
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Tuesday that the government will spend more than $260 billion, the equivalent of nearly 10% of the country’s GDP, on a coronavirus economic relief package designed to make the world’s…
Newborns among 13 dead in Kabul hospital attack; 24 killed in funeral bombing
KABUL
Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday where the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders runs a maternity clinic, killing 13 people, including two newborn babies, officials said.…
Imran Khan discusses situation with Cabinet as coronavirus tally surges to 32,081
Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a meeting of the federal cabinet to review steps taken by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as the nationwide tally rose to 32,081 on Tuesday, with 1,140 new…
India’s packed trains ready to roll again despite rising coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI
Tens of thousands of people have booked out seats on Indian trains that are due to restart on Tuesday after a near seven-week lockdown, raising concerns of spreading the coronavirus in the absence of social distancing.
Prime…
Bangladesh sees highest one-day virus death toll
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Sunday, with 14 people succumbing to the disease, according to the latest data from the government. The country has now recorded 228 deaths from the…
Pakistan: Hospitals begin clinical trials of plasma therapy as first Covid-19 patient fully recovers
Karachi,Pakistan
Pakistan's top hematologist said that three hospitals in the country have started clinical trials for passive immunisation with the support of National Institute of Blood Disease (NIBD) to treat the Covid-19 patients.
The…
Nepal hands over diplomatic note to Indian Ambassador on boundary issues
Kathmandu
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali has conveyed Nepal's position on boundary issues to Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra at a meeting held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Monday and handed over the diplomatic note in this…
Indian, Chinese troops engaged in two face-offs in Sikkim, Ladakh in last one week
New Delhi
Troops of India and China were engaged in two face-offs in Eastern Ladakh and North Sikkim along the disputed Line of Actual Control in the last few days where troops from both sides suffered injuries.
Indian Army sources said…
Bangladesh sees highest one-day virus death toll
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Sunday, with 14 people succumbing to the disease, according to the latest data from the government. The country has now recorded 228 deaths from the…
Pakistan extends partial lockdown to May 31
Islamabad
In view of the incessant surge in daily COVID-19 cases, authorities in the province of Punjab and Islamabad capital territory have extended the lockdown restrictions for another three weeks till May 31 with certain exemptions…
Nepal troll Beijing with ‘#BackOffChina’ trend after ‘fake’ claims on Mt…
Beijing's state-run CGTN's tweet featuring Mount Everest 'located in China's Tibet Autonomous Region' sparked a row among the netizens of India and Nepal who trolled the Communist country for spreading fake news regarding its claims in the…
People of Nepal react strongly to China’s state-run CGTN tweet over Mount Everest
Kathmandu
The tweet of Beijing's state-run media agency -- China Global Television Network (CGTN) -- on May 2 claiming that the Mount Everest is on its side has drawn wide criticism in Nepal with the people reacting aggressively to the…
Taliban say they don’t have missing US contractor
Kabul
Taliban leaders searched their ranks, including in the much-feared Haqqani network, and on Sunday told they are not holding Mark R. Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned contractor who disappeared in Afghanistan in late January.
“We don’t…
Pakistan: Covid-19 positive doctor exposes country’s preparedness to tackle pandemic
Islamabad
A female doctor posted at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Mother and Child Hospital (MCH), who was tested Covid-19 positive, has exposed Pakistan's mismanagement in handling the patients affected with the deadly…
CTA calls for additional 30 day lockdown for Tibetans in India
Dharmshala,India
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of the Tibetan government in exile decided recently to extend the lockdown for 30 more days for Tibetan institutions and settlements in India.
India's second lockdown ended on May…
Taiwan donates 1 million masks to help protect medical personnel combat COVID-19 pandemic
Jose Kalathil, NEW DELHI
The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has donated one million face masks to India to help protect frontline medical personnel. The masks which were brought to India by a special chartered flight on 4 May…
Chinese protesters arrested after clash with police in Nepal, 6 cops injured
Kathmandu
As China-originated coronavirus continues to wreak havoc around the world, killing people, crippling economies and putting countries under lockdown, a group of 45 Chinese protestors were arrested after clashing with police in…
Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India
NEW DELHI
As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the heart of the effort in the country of 1.3 billion people is a smartphone app that evaluates…
World Bank approves USD 400 mn loan to help Afghanistan deal with COVID-19 crisis
Kabul
The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 400 million grant to help Afghanistan "sustain the pace of key economic and public finance reforms and support the country to manage current risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19…
Chinese climbers set to remeasure height of Everest
Kathmandu,Nepal
A group of 30 Chinese climbers and surveyors are set to remeasure the height of the world's highest mountain Everest, according to the state media.
The team of professional climbers and surveyors from China's Natural…
ISI under-cover agent in Ukraine exposed after sexual misconduct
Islamabad
Waqar Ahmad, an undercover agent for Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as BS-2 officer at his country's embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has been reprimanded after his cover was blown when he was caught in an act…
Afghan authorities take back their citizens stranded in border towns with Pakistan
Landi Kotal,Pakistan
Thousands of Afghan citizens, mostly ailing women and children, stranded in extreme conditions near Pakistan-Afghanistan border for nearly a week, were permitted to cross to their country, via Torkham border, officials…
Navy begins repatriating Indians, Maldives one of the first countries
Male,Maldives
The Indian Navy's amphibious warship, INS Jalashwa, arrived in Male on Thursday to bring back 1,000 Indian citizens, who have been stranded in the island nation.
"#INSJalashwa entering Male' port for the 1st phase under…
Indo-Pacific partnership will be more important in coming days: EAM after conversation with Japanese…
New Delhi
After holding a conversation with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that Indo-Pacific partnership of both the countries will be even more important in coming days.…
India: Police grill head of minorities commission
NEW DELHI
Indian security forces interrogated the chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission late Wednesday.
Zafarul Islam Khan was booked for alleged sedition by Delhi police on April 30 for thanking the Kuwaiti government for speaking…
Bangladesh: Ire over arrests under digital security act
DHAKA, Bangladesh
A group of eminent citizens and journalists’ unions are demanding that Bangladesh release a number of people who have been arrested for allegedly criticizing the government on online platforms.
They also reiterated their…
Chemical gas leak at Indian plant kills 5, nearly 1,000 sick
HYDERABAD, India
At least five people were killed early Thursday and nearly 1,000 sickened when a chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India, an official said.
Administrator Vinay Chand said several people fainted on…
US special envoy to visit India, Qatar, Pakistan to revive Afghan peace talks
Washington
United States special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit India to discuss the important role of New Delhi in sustainable peace in Kabul and the region, the State Department said on Wednesday.
"In New Delhi, he…
Water Resource Recovery and Sustainability for Kathmandu
Garry de la Pomerai
In order to consider any water resource recovery and maintenance strategy, it is necessary to understand the complexities of the water system within your region.
Plus you need a methodical strategy clearly planned…
India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster
NEW DELHI
Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India’s southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been identified among people at one of the country’s largest markets for fruit, vegetables and…
Nepal’s high-level committee recommends to extend lockdown
Kathmandu
Nepal's high-level committee formed to control and prevent COVID-19 has recommended the government to extend the nationwide lockdown.
"The meeting in which Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was also present has made the…
Watchdog concerned over ‘risky quarantine’ of Rohingya
DHAKA, Bangladesh
A global human rights watchdog on Tuesday voiced concerns over safety of 29 Rohingya refugees, who have been quarantined at a remote island by Bangladeshi authorities.
“Bangladesh authorities have quarantined 29 Rohingya…
Afghan security council confirms release of over 100 taliban prisoners
Kabul
The Afghan government has released 102 more Taliban prisoners in line with the US-Taliban peace deal signed in February this year.
"Pursuant to President Ashraf Ghani's decree, the government released 102 Taliban yesterday. Over 850…
Pakistan Air Force gets its first Hindu pilot
Lahore
In a first for Pakistan, a Hindu has been selected as a pilot in the country's air force.The youth, Rahul Dev, has been recruited as a General Duty (GD) pilot officer in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Daily Pakistan reported.
Dev…
Nepal reports 7 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 82
Kathmandu
As many as seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Nepal on Tuesday morning, taking the countrywide tally to 82.
The new cases were detected in Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city of Banke district, which has emerged as the virus…
Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan close to 3,000
Kabul
Afghan health authorities on Monday said that 190 positive cases have been recorded across the country in the past 24 hours, which escalated the country's total infections to 2,894.
The 190 new coronavirus case were reported in…
Eyes of the Buddha
Kathmandu
The Buddha, famous all over the world as the light of Asia, has been the symbol of peace, harmony, wisdom, and conscience.
A prince in his early days, he left the happiness of the palace to look out for the truth and meaning of…
India’s virus lockdown eased while infection rate speeds up
NEW DELHI
India relaxed some coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Monday even as the pace of infection picked up and reopenings drew crowds of people.
The near-total 5-week lockdown on India’s 1.3 billion population achieved a slowdown in…
India’s COVID-19 count reaches 42,533; death toll at 1,373
New Delhi
India's count of COVID-19 cases has reached 42,533, including 1,373 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
2,553 more coronavirus cases were reported and 72 people succumbed to the infection in…
African lion cubs step out into kraal at Hyderabad zoo
Hyderabad,India
Two one-month-old African lion cubs stepped into the day kraal for the first time at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Sunday.
The two lion cubs ventured out alongside their mother Adhisana, according to the…
Surge in lockdown violations in Kathmandu
Kathmandu
Since the COVID-19 lockdown was last extended in Nepal, the country's capital city Kathmandu has seen a surge in lockdown violations with scores of people getting booked for flouting norms.
"We are allowing vehicles falling…
Amnesty International slams India for arresting pregnant activist
New Delhi
Amnesty International India on Friday slammed the country for arresting Safoora Zargar, a pregnant activist who was arrested in a case pertaining to the communal violence that erupted in Delhi against the controversial…
Rise in virus cases in crowded Indian jails prompts concerns
NEW DELHI
The spreading of the coronavirus in India’s notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial detainees on parole, as health experts worry that the cramped facilities…
Kashmir: Divesting Srinagar capital status faces resistance
SRINAGAR,India
Fear of the COVID-19 pandemic has led authorities in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to delay the 148-year-old practice of moving the capital to Srinagar in summers.
The region shifts capital twice a year -- from…
While world fights virus, India in grip of Islamophobia: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the international community to act against growing Islamophobia in India and help stop attacks on Muslims in the country.
Foreign Minister…
Sailors become biggest cluster of infections in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
Sailors at a Sri Lankan naval base have become the biggest cluster of coronavirus infections in the Indian Ocean island nation with 248 testing positive for the disease, authorities said Thursday.
Sri Lanka’s army chief…
Water scarcity in Bardiya National Park in Nepal
Banke,Nepal
The dearth of water resources in Banke National Park has badly suffered the wild animals here. BNP which is one of the major habitants of tiger was expanded a decade back.
For lack of river, marshland, stream and ponds in it,…
Indian actor Rishi Kapoor passes away at 67
Mumbai,India
Veteran Indian actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on Thursday at the age of 67.
The news of his death was confirmed by fellow actor Amitabh Bachchan.
The actor was hospitalised on Wednesday after he complained of having…
Fire in Bhutanese refugee camp in Eastern Nepal
Baniyani,Nepal
Four houses have been gutted in a fire occurred in the Bhutanese refugee camp of Beldangi, Jhapa. The fire broke out from hut no 260 beloging to Tikaram Chapagian this morning, said spokesperson at District Police Office,…
SEALs tried to locate US citizen taken by Afghan militants
WASHINGTON
In the days following the capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan earlier this year, Navy commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network while the U.S. intelligence…
Plan to use malaria drug in Mumbai slums temporarily shelved
NEW DELHI
A plan to give the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to thousands of people in Mumbai’s crowded slums to prevent coronavirus infections has temporarily been shelved, officials said Wednesday.
Health officials in Mumbai said…
The pandemic and rising Islamophobia mar Ramadan in India
SRINAGAR, INDIA
Ramadan in India, which began April 25 in the country, has been marred by the rising Islamophobia following accusations that a surge in infections was tied to a three-day meeting in March in New Delhi of an Islamic…
Japan conferring 2020 Spring Imperial Decorations on NC leader Poudel
Kathmandu
The government of Japan is going to decorate senior leader of the Nepali Congress, Ram Chandra Poudel, with the ‘Grand Cordon of the order of the Rising Sun’. The Japanese government on Wednesday took the decision in this regard.…
VIRUS DIARY: A positive test, then a Mumbai hotel quarantine
MUMBAI, India
I was on assignment April 20 outside Mumbai, India’s financial center. My phone rang nonstop. Fellow news photographers checked whether I’d heard about the COVID-19 tests we had taken days earlier at the Mumbai Press Club. I…
FNJ concerned over threat to journalist
Chitwan,Nepal
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Chitwan chapter has said that its attention has been drawn over the threatening issued against Onlinekhabar.com correspondent Subas Pandit taking over a news report.
Pandit was…
Indian news media fight virus on financial, political fronts
NEW DELHI
India’s news publishers face a delicate balancing act as they look to offset financial losses from sinking ad sales with support from a government seeking to control the narrative on the coronavirus, sometimes by prosecuting…
Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies
NEW DELHI
Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54.
Khan played the police inspector in “Slumdog Millionaire” and the park executive Masrani in…
Pakistan’s anti-corruption body issues arrest warrant against Nawaz Sharif in graft case
Karachi,Pakistan
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan has issued an arrest warrant against embattled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a 34-year-old property exchange case and the next step of anti-graft body is to move…
COVID-19 cases top 500 in Sri Lanka
Colombo
The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 505, according to the latest data from the country's health ministry on Sunday (local time).
Out of all the confirmed cases, 95 are navy personnel who contracted the virus…
UN documents 533 civilian casualties in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan
Amid growing calls for a cease-fire, the UN mission in Afghanistan on Monday revealed that raging violence in the war-torn country has killed 533 civilians including over 150 children, in the first quarter of 2020.
The…
Nepal Supreme Court rejects government’s petition on transitional justice
Kathmandu
The Supreme Court has rejected the government's petition seeking review of an earlier decision of the apex court related to the transitional justice.
A full bench comprising Justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Meera Khadka, Bishwombhar…
Bangladesh: 34 Hindu org’s members coronavirus positive
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh police have locked down a temple run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), a Hindu religious organization, after 34 of its members were tested positive for coronavirus, officials…
‘Bangladesh should take in stranded Rohingya boats’
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Bangladeshi authorities to allow Rohingya refugees stranded in the Bay of Bengal for weeks to come ashore.
“The Bangladesh government should immediately allow hundreds of…
Kashmir: 2 militants, ‘aide’ killed in gunfight
SRINAGAR, India
Two militants and their "associate" were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday morning, the police said.
The gunfight, the second in south Kashmir since Friday…
India reopens stores, speeding easing of virus lockdowns
NEW DELHI
A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country’s 1.3 billion people rely on for everything from cold drinks to…
Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infections
NEW DELHI
India’s government is blaming an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases, triggering a wave of violence, business boycotts and hate speech toward Muslims that experts warn could worsen the pandemic in the…
Sri Lanka reimposes curfew; 12 cases in China
BANGKOK
Sri Lanka has reimposed a countrywide 24-hour curfew after a surge in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, most of them navy sailors who were hunting those evading quarantine.
The 46 new infections on Friday were the highest…
Pakistan extends COVID-19 lockdown until May 9
KARACHI, Pakistan
Pakistan on Friday extended until May 9 the ongoing lockdown aimed at stemming the fast-increasing coronavirus cases in the country.
Asad Umar, Minister for Planning and Development, announced the decision taken by the…
Indian Muslims to mark Ramadan amid COVID-19 lockdown
NEW DELHI
Muslims in India will mark the holy month of Ramadan amid the coronavirus lockdown avoiding congregational prayers at mosques.
Ramadan is due to start in the country on April 25 or 26 depending on the sighting of Moon.
Muslims…
Doctors in India hail new epidemic disease ordinance
NEW DELHI, India
Indian healthcare professionals applauded the newly amended Epidemic Disease Ordinance 2020 but are demanding a deep-rooted solution to the problem of assaults on doctors and other medical staff.
On Thursday, President…
Shree Airline’s jet arrives from Singapore with medical essentials, handed to government
Kathmandu
A shipment of medical equipment arrives. A jet aircraft of Shree Airlines carrying a shipment of essential medical items from Singapore landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
The aircraft with the call sign 9N AMB CRJ…
Nepal Supreme Court issues order for adopting sensitivity during lockdown
Kathmandu
The Supreme Court has issued order requiring all bodies of the state to be sensitive in the situation of lockdown enforced by the government to prevent the possible risk of spread of coronavirus.
A joint bench of Justice Deepak…
Waste Management in Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu,Nepal
In Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu, garbage is pretty much everywhere. It's stuffed in plastic bags and dropped in drainage ditches. It's piled high in empty lots, on the roadside and on the edges of the city's…
Religious leaders call for united action to overcome Covid 19
Jose Kalathil, NEW DELHI
Twenty two leaders and representatives of religious and interfaith organizations have issued a joint statement on the constructive role religion should play in uniting people of all faiths in the fight against…
Lockdown reveals fresh air, cleaner rivers in India
NEW DELHI
India’s extended lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak has shut down schools, workplaces, industries, transport, and forced people to stay home.
It also led to an unexpected bonus in the country with six out of 10 of the…
Sri Lanka orders liquor stores closed again
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has ordered all liquor stores to close indefinitely, as a part of its stringent measures aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
The government’s decision came amid warnings by the doctors’…
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased
NEW DELHI
India recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday as the government eased one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to allow some manufacturing and agricultural activity to resume.
An additional 1,553 cases…
53 journalists test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai
NEW DELHI
At least 53 journalists, with the majority belonging to a television news channel, in Mumbai, India's financial capital, have tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Of the 167 journalists tested by the Brihanmumbai Municipal…
Police in Bangladesh at great risk from pandemic
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Police officers in Bangladesh remain vulnerable to contracting the novel coronavirus while working in the field to ensure people’s safety amid a lack of adequate safety equipment.
According to local media reports, at…
Soldier, 5 militants killed in clash in NW Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan
Five suspected militants and an army soldier were killed in a clash in northwest Pakistan on Monday, the army said.
A group of militants, according to the Pakistan Army's media wing, attacked a military checkpoint near…
110 Russians taken back to home
Kathmandu
The Royal Flight Airlines took off from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) today carrying 110 Russian nationals.
As said by TIA general manager Devendra KC, the flight operated by the Russia-based Joint Stock Company-run…
Total count of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 17,656
New Delhi
The total number of coronavirus positive cases on Monday rose to 17,656 in India, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Out of these, 14,255 patients are active cases and 2,842 cases have been cured or discharged…
Taliban attack in south Afghanistan kills 5 policemen
Kabul
At least five Afghan police officers were killed in a terror attack conducted by the Taliban in Trin Kot, capital of Uruzgan province in the southern part of the country, on Sunday night, provincial authorities said.
Apart from the…
Afghanistan’s COVID-19 cases climb to 1,026
Kabul
At least 30 new positive coronavirus cases have been reported in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, taking the total to 1,026 on Monday, health authorities were quoted by Tolo News.
Fifteen new positive coronavirus cases were…
Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Araba contracts COVID-19
DHAKA, Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Saturday.
According to the statement, the labor counsellor at Bangladesh’s mission in Jeddah…
Worldwide 28 Nepalis death , more than thousand infected by COVID-19
Kathmandu,Nepal
As of Saturday, the number of Non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) who death of Corona Virus has reached 28. According to the data collected by the Non-resident Nepalis Association, 17 died in the UK, eight in the US, two in the UAE…
Pakistan to keep mosques open during Ramadan
ISLAMABAD
Even as Pakistan’s daily confirmed cases inches upward, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government buckled to pressure from religious clerics refusing to order mosques throughout the country closed during Islamic fasting month of…
High Altitude Mountaineering, Cash Economy, and the Sherpa
khumbu,Nepal
How sustainable is the tourism industry in Nepal, and how is it influencing the Sherpas of Himalayas?
Sherpas are crucial to anyone who wants or wishes to climb Mt. Everest. They are the greatest resource available to…
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
NEW DELHI
Lavina D’Souza hasn’t been able to collect her government-supplied anti-HIV medication since the abrupt lockdown of India’s 1.3 billion people last month during the coronavirus outbreak.
Marooned in a small city away from her…
Pakistan: 2 dead in army aircraft crash
KARACHI, Pakistan
Two pilots were killed as a Pakistani army aircraft crashed in the northeastern Punjab province on Monday morning.
The plane was on a training mission and crashed near Gujrat district, some 140 kilometers (88 miles)…
Volunteers feed hungry animals at Nepal’s revered shrine
KATHMANDU, Nepal
When COVID-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons.
Normally, the animals are fed by thousands of devotees at the country’s most revered Hindu temple,…
Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
PAKPATTAN, Pakistan
Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinning broadly as he finishes. He’s just 11 years old and was a good student who had dreams of being a doctor.
School frightens him now.…
Two civilians injured in Indian shelling: ISPR
RAWALPINDI,Pakistan
Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Babar Iftikhar on Sunday said two civilians sustained injuries after Indian troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations late last night…
Pakistan confirms over 5,000 coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD
The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan passed the 5,000 mark as the country reported 254 new cases in the last 24 hours, health authorities said on Sunday.
The total number of cases is now at 5,038, while 14 more fatalities…
India considering lockdown extension
NEW DELHI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with chief ministers of all states Saturday to decide a nationwide extension of the lockdown beyond April 14 to check the spread of COVID-19.
But several states appear to be in favor of…
COVID-19: Bangladesh isolates 66 policemen in station
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Sixty-six policemen in a station in Bangladesh’s mid-southern district of Gopalganj, were quarantined Saturday after an officer tested positive for COVID-19, the facility’s head confirmed Sunday.
“As part of the highest…
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 8447, 273 deaths
New Delhi
With 918 new positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 31 deaths, the total number of coronavirus cases in India on Sunday climbed to 8447, including 764 cured and discharged, 1 migrated and 273 deaths, said the Ministry…
3 Taliban militants killed, 5 injured in Afghanistan
Kabul
Three Taliban terrorists have been killed, and five more have suffered injuries in a preemptive strike by the Afghan armed forces in Helmand province, the country's military said in a statement on Sunday.
According to the 215th…
Watchdog calls India’s citizenship law ‘discriminatory’
NEW DELHI, India
Human Rights Watch has termed India's new citizenship law as discriminatory in a new report.
The Citizenship Amendment Act along with a planned nationwide verification process to identify illegal immigrants is a threat…
TIA Records 19 International Chartered Flights During Lockdown
Kathmandu
Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the country's sole international airport, has remained closed for around a month due to the rapidly spreading pandemic of coronavirus.
However, the airport continues to see international…
Monkeys move to rural areas amid lockdown in India
Shimla,India
The coronavirus pandemic--apart from affecting human beings and businesses around the world--is now causing problems to monkeys as well.
Monkeys in Himachal Pradesh have started heading out from urban areas of the state to…
In India, nearly 400 million workers may sink into poverty due to COVID-19 pandemic
A report released by International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday has said that nearly 400 million people working in the informal economy in India were at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to the coronavirus crisis.
"About 400…
COVID-19: Highest spike takes Pakistan cases near 4,000
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan moved close to 4,000 on Tuesday as the country reported 577 new cases, its highest daily tally to date.
The total number of cases is now 3,918, while four fatalities over the…
Taliban halts talks with Afghan govt on prisoner exchange
Kabul
The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on prisoner exchange, the main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with the group.
"We sent a technical…
Modi-Trump strategic alliance strong to combat COVID-19, says IACC
New Delhi
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) said on Monday that coronavirus pandemic needs global effort to contain its impact on healthcare systems and address the economic downside.
Hailing the initiative taken by Prime…
Sex workers in Mumbai’s red light area struggle to survive amid lockdown
Mumbai, India
The nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus has made life difficult for sex workers in Kamathipura, a red-light area, in Mumbai.
The sex workers here facing difficulties in meeting day-to-day needs of…
Pakistan-Afghanistan border to reopen for 4 days amid virus crisis
Islamabad
Stranded Afghan nationals will be able to return home after Pakistan announced to temporarily lift restrictions on borders with Afghanistan from Monday that were closed in view of the coronavirus crisis a couple of weeks ago.…
Chinese doctors visiting Lahore urge extension of lockdown in Punjab by 28 days
Islamabad
The Chinese doctors visiting Lahore urged the provincial government of Punjab to extend the current lockdown for another 28 days to save it from the havoc that COVID-19 can cause.
Dr Maming Hoi, who headed the Chinese…
Taliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point
Kabul,Afghanistan
The Taliban said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks on civilians, while also chastising the Afghan government for delaying…
Muslim bloc rejects India’s new law in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) rejected the new laws introduced by the Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it could change the Muslim-majority region's demographics.
In a statement, issued late Saturday…
Kashmir: Social media campaign amid internet controls
SRINAGAR,India
The International Federation of Journalists and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network launched a four-day-long social media campaign on Saturday to highlight Kashmir’s ongoing internet controls amid the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Indian planes carrying aid gets warm welcome by Pakistan Air Traffic Control
New Delhi
Indian flag carrier Air India received unexpected praise for its relief operations from a Pakistani Air Traffic Controller (ATC) while on its way to Europe.
An Air India flight which was evacuating stranded European and Canadian…
Nepal adopts strict measures to limit people’s movement during lockdown
Kathmandu
Nepal Government has decided to restrict any sort of movements inside the nation during lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19 infection after a locally transmitted case was reported on Saturday.
A Council of Ministers'…
Afghanistan’s COVID-19 positive cases soar to 337
Kabul
The number of cases tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 337 in Afghanistan, spokesman for Public Health Ministry Wahidullah Mayar said on Sunday.
According to Mayar, 38 new positive cases including 10 in Kabul affected with…
Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association against operating flights amid COVID-19 concerns
Islamabad
The Pakistan Airline Pilots' Association (Palpa) has advised its members to not operate any flights amid coronavirus crisis as during the recent 'humanitarian flights' safety and other standard operating procedures have been…
Nearly 3,000 released from Sri Lanka prisons
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
Nearly 2900 prisoners have been released from overcrowded prisons in Sri Lanka as the Indian ocean island nation has stepped up it’s efforts to contain the spreading of the new coronavirus.
Sri Lanka has been under a…
Worse is still to come in India
NEW DELHI
It is too late! The coronavirus or COVID-19 horse has bolted and closed the barn doors. Despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s total lockdown, the number of people testing positive for the virus has risen exponentially…
India: COVID-19 politics catches apolitical Muslim group
NEW DELHI
A Muslim missionary group Tablighi Jamaat is in the headlines, as reports of coronavirus or COVID-19 cases, emerging from different parts of the world are being linked to its gatherings.
The Indian government has filed a case…
3 Taliban militants killed in bomb blast in Aghanistan
Kabul
At least three militants affiliated to the Taliban died when a bomb planted by them went off in Afghanistan's central Ghor province, the Afghan government announced on Saturday.
"The dead Taliban members planted the bomb to target…
Liquor stolen from a wine shop in Delhi
New Delhi
Liquor was stolen from a Delhi Consumer's Cooperative Wholesale Store Ltd (DCCWS) wine shop at Roshnara Road on Saturday.
A case has been registered under IPC sections 457 and 380 IPC at Subzi Mandi Police Station.
In most…
Nepal confirms 3 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 9
Kathmandu
Three new people have tested positive for the coronavirus infection -- COVID-19 -- in Nepal, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed on Saturday, taking the total tally of the virus-related infection to nine in the…
Pakistan’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 2,700
Islamabad
The tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 2,708 on Saturday after new infections were confirmed in the country, health officials said.
The national dashboard, maintained by the federal ministry of health says…
Hundreds of stranded tourists flown out of Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal
Hundreds of stranded tourists have been flown out of Nepal days after complete lockdown was imposed in the country.
According to Tribhuvan International Airport, planes chartered by German, French and Malaysian…
Climate Research Universities Unite to Accelerate Action
New Delhi
TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), New Delhi, a Deemed to be University, is pleased to announce that it has joined the International Universities Climate Alliance (‘Climate Alliance’) as a Foundation Member.
This…
Mosques stay open in Pakistan even as virus death toll rises
ISLAMABAD
Mosques were allowed to remain open in Pakistan on Friday, the Muslim sabbath when adherents gather for weekly prayers, even as the coronavirus pandemic spread and much of the country had shut down.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is…
‘Desperate’ tourists stranded by India lockdown told to wait
NEW DELHI
Tourists stranded in India after their vacations were abruptly ended by India’s coronavirus lockdown and grounded flights are running out of money and hoping their embassies can help them get home.
British tourist Emma Snashford…
Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Aid workers are bracing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Bangladesh, with officials warning that containing the disease among more than 1 million tightly packed…
Kashmiris fear new laws aim to bring demographic changes
SRINAGAR, India
Many in Indian-administered Kashmir were angered when the New Delhi announced a law defining criteria for residency and employment , with suspicions mounting that this is the first step in undermining the disputed region's…
Nepal reports sixth positive case of coronavirus
Kathmandu
Nepal on Thursday reported the sixth positive case of coronavirus according to the Himalayan nation's Health Ministry.
Madhav Prasad Tiwari, press coordinator of the Health Minister, said the sixth patient is a female from…
First COVID-19 patient discharged from Kashmir region
Srinagar,India
The first novel coronavirus patient from Kashmir region has fully recovered and is discharged from the hospital, Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning) of the Union Territory administration said on Thursday.
The total…
WHO praises India’s response to ward off COVID-19, say $22.6 bn stimulus plan will benefit…
Geneva
Praising India's efforts in combating Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, said that the country's USD 22.6 billion economic stimulus plan will benefit millions of poor who have been affected by 21-day…
Pakistani clerics boo their govt’s role in combating coronavirus
Islamabad
The tally of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has surged past 2,000, with 26 deaths. But people in the country, especially the Islamic clerics, have still not taken the pandemic seriously and are refusing to stop religious…
Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl
KARACHI, Pakistan
A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Instead, the court found Ahmed Omar Saeed…
Largest Ethnic Groups In Nepal
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is one of the countries forming the South Asian region. The landlocked country is bordered by China, India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. Nepal has a total land area of 147,181 square kilometers, the 93rd…
India reports big jump in new coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI
The death toll from coronavirus in India has risen to 38, with 1,637 confirmed cases, authorities said Wednesday.
According to the Health Ministry, Wednesday marked India's biggest spike in a day with 386 new cases confirmed.…
Pakistan extends lockdown to stem coronavirus spread
KARACHI, Pakistan
Pakistan on Wednesday announced a two-week extension in an ongoing lockdown in the wake of rising numbers of coronavirus cases in the country.
"The government has decided to continue the current restrictions on public…
Sri Lanka’s president requests financial support
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is requesting that international financial organizations provide debt moratorium or debt deferment facilities to developing nations such as Sri Lanka, which are adversely affected…
PHOTOS: Indian migrants walk hundreds of miles to go home
NEW DELHI
They were hungry. Some had not eaten for days. Others survived on water and biscuits.
But they walked anyway for hundreds of miles, in groups of families that included men and women, young and old — all trudging along deserted…
COVID-19:’India must end abuses, free jailed Kashmiris’
SRINAGAR,India
Amid the growing threat of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s government must end its abuses of power and immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners, an international human rights organization said on…
Workers sneaking into Nepal through Nepal-India border posing health risk
Nepalgunj,Nepal
Nepali migrant workers coming from various places of India are found illegally entering Nepal through clandestine routes, posing health risk amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
People who had arrived in Narainapur on Sunday using…
India links virus cases to religious gathering
NEW DELHI
A neighborhood in the Indian capital where a religious sect is headquartered has been sealed off from outsiders after police evacuated more than 1,000 people believed to have been exposed to the coronavirus during a religious…
22,000 migrant workers stuck in Kashmir due to COVID-19
SRINAGAR,India
In the wake of growing COVID-19 cases in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, many migrant workers who are stuck in the region are making desperate appeals to the government for food and transportation.
Musharraf Shareef,…
Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown
NEW DELHI
Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that has left hundreds of thousands of poor without jobs and hungry, authorities…
Nepal extends nationwide lockdown by a week
KATHMANDU, Nepal
Nepal’s government has extended the nationwide lockdown by a week in an attempt to stop the coronavirus spread.
A government notice said the lockdown imposed since last week would now last until April 7, shutting down…
Narendra Modi apologizes to India’s poor as lockdown criticism mounts
New Delhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness on Sunday, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the…
Stranded tourists flown off Mount Everest
KATHMANDU
Scores of tourists on the foothills of Mount Everest have been flown to safety days after being stranded on the only airstrip serving the world’s highest mountain.
Dhurba Shrestha, an official at the Tenzing Hillary Airport in…
China sends medical aid to Pakistan to combat virus outbreak
ISLAMABAD
China has sent a plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies to aid Pakistan in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in one of the world’s most populous nations, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Saturday.…
Indian authorities send buses to take unemployed to villages
NEW DELHI
Authorities sent a fleet of buses to the outskirts of India’s capital on Saturday to meet an exodus of migrant workers desperately trying to reach their home villages during the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown.
Thousands of…
Corona helmet, Chennai cops’ unique way to dissuade lockdown defiers
Chennai,India
In a bid to spread awareness about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, a local artist in collaboration with a police official here has made a unique 'Corona' helmet to dissuade commuters from coming out on the streets…
Rumors hampering fight against coronavirus in South Asia
NEW DELHI
The message started with an outlandish claim: The coronavirus was retreating in India because of “cosmic-level sound waves” created by a collective cheer citizens had been asked to join.
Messages were pinging from phone to phone…
Tourists stranded in Asia by canceled flights, shut borders
Kathmandu,Nepal
Spring is the tourist season for Nepal when thousands of visitors come to hike the mountain trails.
At the Lukla Airport, the only gateway to the Mount Everest region, there were more than 200 trekkers stranded, according…
Political turmoil in Kabul dogs negotiations with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan
After months of deliberation, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday announced his 21-member team to negotiate peace with the Taliban, only to have his political opponent reject it as not inclusive enough.…
Jobless after virus lockdown, India’s poor struggle to eat
NEW DELHI
Some of India’s legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector work to blunt the impact of efforts to…
Some defy India’s sweeping virus lockdown but most stay in
NEW DELHI
Indians woke up to deserted streets on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors during a Hindu holiday season to prevent the coronavirus from rapidly spreading across the…
Photos: India’s vast railway system closes to passengers
NEW DELHI
India’s colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion.
The railway system is often described as India’s…
COVID-19: Pakistan unveils economic relief package
KARACHI, Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday unveiled a multi-billion rupee economic package to provide relief to citizens, particularly low-income groups whose livelihood has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The package worth…
Bangladesh imposes total lockdown over COVID-19
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh imposed a nationwide lockdown Tuesday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the wake of four deaths and at least 39 infections.
Authorities declared a ban on passenger travel via water, rail and on…
4 NATO soldiers test positive COVID-19 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan
At least four service members of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the alliance confirmed on Tuesday.
In a brief statement, the mission said these are the…
Coca-Cola to suspend production in India amid coronavirus lockdowns
BENGALURU
Coca-Cola’s India unit said on Tuesday it has temporarily suspended production at its manufacturing facilities across the country following widespread lockdowns to halt the spread of coronavirus.
The company said here it would…
Modi puts all of India under lockdown for 21 days to fight coronavirus
New Delhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the government would impose a nationwide lockdown from midnight for 21 days to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
“There will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes,”…
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
KATHMANDU, Nepal
Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times.
The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice.
The…
US slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo visit to Kabul
WASHINGTON
The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the country’s rival leaders failed to agree on forming a new government.
The…
India starts 14-hour curfew to curb coronavirus spread
New Delhi
India launched a 14-hour long curfew on Sunday to limit the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic in the country, where 315 people have so far been found to have contracted the disease.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address…
South Asian governments impose coronavirus curfews, border controls
Bangladesh tightened border controls while Sri Lanka arrested more than two dozen people for violating a nationwide curfew as part of increased efforts on Saturday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in densely populated South Asia.…
Foreigners have to wait for further notice to trek in Nepal
Kathmandu
Trekking permit for foreign national(s) has been temporarily halted in a bid to prevent possible spread of the COVID-19 in the country.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has informed about the closure of distribution of trekking…
4 more test positive for COVID-19 in Lucknow
Lucknow, India
Four more people have tested positive in Lucknow on Friday. According to information from the King George's Medical University (KGMU) administration, the total number of cases in the city is now 9.
Two women aged 20 and 28…
Sri Lankan government imposes 2 1/2 day curfew
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,000 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or…
7 Years Later, Nirbhaya’s Killers Hanged
New Delhi
Seven years after a young medical student was gang-raped and tortured on a moving bus in Delhi, a crime that jolted the nation, four of her killers were hanged at 5.30 am on Friday.
The four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya…
PM Modi appeals to citizens to follow ‘Janta curfew’ on March 22
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to citizens to follow "Janta curfew" on March 22 in the view of novel coronavirus outbreak.
"I am seeking one more support from every countrymen today. This is a public curfew.…
Flooded toilets, dirty sheets: South Asia quarantine centers worry experts
NEW DELHI
When Mrinal Sabharwal and his wife landed in New Delhi with hundreds of other passengers from Barcelona on Monday, they expected clean coronavirus quarantine facilities.
Instead, after hours of waiting at the airport and on a…
India’s restrictive criteria for virus testing may mask toll
NEW DELHI
A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India’s capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic’s referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away.
Indian authorities said Tuesday they would not…
India closes Taj Mahal amid coronavirus fears
New Delhi
India closed the Taj Mahal, its principal tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to keep half their staff at home in ramped up measures to curb the coronavirus in South…
Pakistan PM warns new virus may devastate developing nations
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan’s prime minister said Monday he fears the new coronavirus will devastate the economies of developing nations, and warned richer economies to prepare to write off the debts of the world’s poorer countries.
Imran Khan…
Pompeo, Jaishankar hold telephonic conversation, discuss COVID-19 developments
Washington
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo held a 'productive' conversation with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the phone to discuss ways the two countries can cooperate to address the challenges arising due to…
COVID-19 : Complaint filed against Chinese President in Muzaffarpur court
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) ,India
A complaint was filed in a Muzaffarpur court against Chinese President Xi Jinping and China's ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, on Monday for allegedly "hatching a conspiracy to spread coronavirus".
The matter…
In view of the spread of COVID 19, TERI SAS suspends classes till March 31
New Delhi
TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) has suspended all classes in its campus from 13th March 2020 till March 31st, 2020 in view of the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19) and in pursuance of directions of Govt of NCT…
Around 15 to 20 Gujarat Congress MLAs to leave for Jaipur
Ahmedabad, India
Around 15 to 20 Gujarat Congress MLAs will be leaving for Jaipur on Saturday evening ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections.
"Around 15 to 20 Gujarat Congress MLAs will leave for Jaipur today at around 7 pm, ahead of the…
Key Kashmiri leader health deteriorates in jail
SRINAGAR,India
A key Kashmiri leader’s health condition deteriorated in jail following a hunger strike for the second time in a year, his party said Friday.
Yasin Malik has been admitted to the Tihar jail hospital in the Indian capital of…
Who Was the Buddha, and What Did He Teach?
Kathmandu
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in the sixth century B.C. in what is now modern Nepal. His father, Suddhodana, was the ruler of the Sakya people and Siddhartha grew up living the extravagant life of a young…
Coronavirus scare forces Nepal to shut Everest access
Kathmandu
The Nepal government has cancelled all expeditions to Mount Everest, until further notice, due to novel coronavirus outbreak.
The decision effectively ends all expedition attempts on the Everest for the year.
The China Tibet…
PM Modi urges SAARC leaders to chalk out joint strategy to fight coronavirus
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed that the leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries should hold a discussion via video conference to chalk out a joint strategy to fight…
India, Pakistan take measures to contain coronavirus
India and Pakistan continued to receive new coronavirus cases, prompting authorities to take emergency measures to contain the further spread of the coronavirus.
Declared coronavirus an epidemic, India on Thursday closed all schools,…
What’s Happening: People separated, China closing Everest
People around the world have become increasingly isolated from each other due to a mounting number of travel bans, school closures and canceled sporting events.
REGIONS ARE BEING KEPT APART
A day after the World Health Organization…
Pakistan: Pilot killed as F-16 jet crashes in capital
KARACHI, Pakistan
A Pakistani Air Force pilot was killed when a fighter jet crashed on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad on Wednesday morning, an air force official said.
The F-16 aircraft crashed while practicing maneuvers for a…
85-year-old Jaipur man tests positive for Covid-19
Jaipur,India
An 85-year-old man from Jaipur, who had returned from Dubai on February 28, has tested positive for coronavirus, a state government official said on Wednesday.
"He was found presumptive positive in the first test yesterday…
Air India Milan-Delhi flight quarantined at IGI Airport, passengers undergoing screening
New Delhi
Air India flight from Milan to New Delhi has been taken to the isolation bay at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. The passengers onboard AI-138 are undergoing health screening as coronavirus cases surge in…
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
KABUL, Afghanistan
After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started.
A recent peace deal…
Coronavirus Ground Mount Everest Climbers
Kathmandu
The coronavirus is already wreaking havoc on international sporting events, but what about the spring Everest season, set to begin in April?
Since the outbreak, postponements and cancelations have plagued events worldwide, and…
Devotees celebrate ‘Hola Mohalla’ at Golden Temple, Amritsar
Amritsar, India
On the special occasion of 'Hola Mohalla' or Warrior Holi today, thousands of devotees thronged to seek blessings at the Golden Temple here.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh early this morning tweeted his greetings: " Warm…
Taliban wait for Afghan president to order release of fighters in prisoner swap
KABUL
The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tuesday, and were ready to honor their side of the deal by handing over 1,000 captured government…
Air India Express offers penalty waivers in view of coronavirus outbreak
New Delhi
Air India Express on Monday said it is offering penalty waivers due to uncertain travel situations in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
"We offer penalty waivers due to COVID-19. In view of uncertain travel situations due to…
2 laborers die in military depot explosion in Kashmir
SRINAGAR,India
At least two laborers in Indian-administered Kashmir were killed and as many others injured in an explosion inside an Indian army’s ammunition depot, a police official said on Monday.
The incident took place in Khundroo…
Police in Bangladesh arrest 13 war crime suspects
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Police have arrested 13 people in northern Bangladesh for alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war with Pakistan.
The suspects were arrested in separate operations Saturday…
Afghan president, rival to take parallel oaths
KABUL, Afghanistan
Drama unfolded in Kabul as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political rival Abdullah Abdullah decided to hold contrasting oath-taking ceremonies for the top office Monday with tight security in place.
The…
Marriage System in Nepal
The traditional marriage in Nepal is arrange marriage. The family cooperation with relative’s circles find girl for a boy. It is very natural that boys and family have not seen each other in their life. They have no say in their marriage.…
The one who is guilty has the higher voice
Upper Mustang,Nepal
The former kingdom of Lo is linked by religion, culture and history to Tibet, but is politically part of Nepal. Now while Tibetan culture is in danger of disappearing, the Mustang culture of Lo stands alone as one of…
Maldives confirms first two coronavirus cases; two resort islands locked down
MALE
The Maldives has curbed movement on several resort islands, authorities said on Sunday, after the country reported its first two cases of coronavirus.
The two infected people, who are both staff at the Kuredu Island Resort, tested…
Unknown gunmen kill three in daylight in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL
Unknown gunmen shot and killed three people in Kabul on Sunday, including a member of eastern Logar province’s provincial council, underscoring the ongoing risk of violence despite U.S.-led efforts to negotiate peace with the…
Delhi Airport may have separate belt for baggage of 12 coronavirus impacted countries’…
New Delhi
Reinforcing precautionary measures to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, Delhi Airport is planning to have a separate belt for baggage of international passengers from 12 countries, that are most impacted by the deadly…
In Afghanistan, another Great Game set to unfold
An unease in India, jubilation in Pakistan, and cautious optimism on the streets of Afghanistan sum up the varied moods in South Asia after the signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal.
While the deal offers a glimmer of hope that peace may…
Bangladeshis protest upcoming visit by Indian premier
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Large numbers of protesters in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka gathered after weekly Friday prayers demanding the cancellation of an upcoming visit by India's premier.
Accusing India's Narendra Modi of "killing Muslims" and…
Chinese student files sexual harassment complaint against Pakistani professor
Islamabad,Pakistan
A three-member committee has been formed in Malakand University to investigate the allegations of sexual harassment brought by a Chinese student against her professor, The News reported Friday.
Quoting unnamed sources,…
Afghan political leader Abdullah escapes attack on Kabul ceremony
KABUL
Gunmen attacked a ceremony in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was present but escaped unharmed.
Two were killed and 18 wounded at the event, according to Afghan officials,…
India’s Yes Bank plunges 60%, panicked depositors rush to withdraw funds
NEW DELHI
Shares in India’s Yes Bank Ltd (YESB.NS) plunged 60% on Friday as panicky depositors rushed to withdraw funds after the central bank took control in a dramatic late-night move and limited withdrawals from the troubled lender.…
India’s Tata Motors warns of JLR profit hit due to coronavirus
NEW DELHI
Indian automaker Tata Motors (TAMO.NS) has warned of lower profit at its British luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) for the fiscal year as sales in China have taken a hit because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The outbreak…
Bhutan bans tourists after first coronavirus case, India total hits 31
NEW DELHI
Bhutan said on Friday it had banned the entry of tourists for two weeks after it confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, in a tourist who arrived form neighboring India.
The tiny Himalayan kingdom, which is heavily reliant…
Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges
NEW DELHI
Sharjeel Imam was a little-known research scholar and a student activist until Indian police launched a manhunt across five states to nab him for a protest speech he gave calling for a month-long road blockade in the county’s…
India’s new envoy to Nepal presents credentials to President
Kathmandu
India's new Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, presented his credentials to President Bidya Devi Bhandari during a formal ceremony held at the Sheetal Niwas here on Thursday.
Kwatra is the 25th Ambassador of India to…
COVID-19: India to track over 450 visitors from Iran
NEW DELHI
As the number of coronavirus positive cases is on a sudden rise in India, the country of around 1.3 million population is trying to locate 459 visitors who arrived from Iran for screening, according to a Health Ministry official…
Holi: How to prevent the festival of colours from turning your pet’s day grey!
New Delhi
If you get hit by water balloons or splashed with colours while strolling in your garden, you know 'Holi' is around the corner!
Family and friends from children to grown-up alike might be gung-ho to throw colours on each other…
India-EU summit rescheduled amid coronavirus concerns: MEA
New Delhi
New Delhi and Brussels have decided to reschedule the India-EU summit on a mutually convenient date amid coronavirus concerns, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to…
Nepal, India agreement on seven issues of common interests
Baitadi,Nepal
A meeting of the district-level coordination committee of Nepal-India held Wednesday in Baitadi district ended with a seven-point agreement on issues of the bilateral interests.
Chief District Officer (CDO) of Baitadi Ananda…
India lifts social media ban in Kashmir
SRINAGAR
The Indian government on Wednesday lifted the social media ban in Jammu and Kashmir after seven months.
However, the restriction on high-speed internet remains in place until March 17.
The government said it issued the order…
UN asks top India court to intervene on citizenship law
NEW DELHI, India
The UN human rights chief’s office has filed an application with India’s Supreme Court over the controversial citizenship amendment law, in a move criticized by the Indian government.
“The High Commissioner seeks to…
U.S. carries out airstrike on Taliban fighters for first time since Doha deal-spokesman
KABUL
The United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a U.S. forces spokesman said, the first strike since a troop withdrawal agreement was signed between the two…
Mob rule is here to stay in India
Spring has come to Delhi. The smog of winter has lifted; the skies are blue once more and the first blossoms are blooming in the gardens.
There is nothing U.S. President Donald Trump saw during his short visit to the capital that would…
Myanmar President U Win Myint meets PM Modi
New Delhi
Myanmar President U Win Myint met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House here on Thursday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.
The visiting dignitary, earlier today, had called on External Affairs…
Sri Lanka to get 1st electric rail track
Colombo,Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Transport Services Management Ministry has decided to build the country's first-ever electric rail track in the central provincial city of Kandy.
State Minister Dilum Amunugama said that the decision was…
India provides 5th tranche of relief assistance for Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday supplied 1,000 sewing machines with pedal, 32 office tents, 32 rescue kits and 99 family tents for the Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar camps.
The relief materials were…
Germany suspends development cooperation with Myanmar until Rohingya repatriation
DHAKA,Bangladesh
German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Gerd Muller has announced that development cooperation with Myanmar will be suspended until Myanmar allows Rohingyas to return to their homes in Rakhine…
Trump’s India Visit Was Aimed Against China but Produced No Results
During U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to India on Monday and Tuesday, he was led to a packed cricket stadium with about 100,000 people in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat, the home of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Although many…
Timeline of major communal riots in India
New Delhi
India, home to nearly 200 million Muslims, has witnessed several communal riots after its independence from the British empire.
Running battles between Hindu and Muslim groups which started Feb. 24 in the Indian capital Delhi…
Draconian detention law spells nightmare for Kashmiris
SRINAGAR,India
A letter from a detainee addressed to his family in Indian-administered Kashmir says he remains "confined to four choked walls".
The detainee, held under provisions of the 1978 Public Safety Act (PSA), with another 22…
Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law
NEW DELHI
Defending the host who has showered him with pomp and pageantry, President Donald Trump refusedTuesday to speak out publicly against a controversial new Indian citizenship law pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has…
New violence erupts in Indian capital over citizenship law
NEW DELHI
New violence erupted in the Indian capital on Tuesday, a day after at least seven people, including a police officer, were killed and more than 100 others were reportedly injured in clashes between hundreds of supporters and…
Trump expresses optimism about eventual US-India trade deal
NEW DELHI
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s optimistic about the prospects of inking a trade deal with India despite moves by both sides that created doubt about the ability to reach an agreement.
Trump emerged from a pair of…
Seven killed, 150 injured in Indian capital riot as Trump visits
NEW DELHI
At least seven people were killed and around 150 were injured in clashes between opposing groups in the Indian capital, a police official told on Tuesday, the deadliest riots in the city since protests against a new citizenship…
Trump’s India visit moves from pomp to trade, military talks
NEW DELHI
President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to India turned to substance Tuesday after opening with a heavy dose of pomp and pageantry, but few concrete accomplishments were expected from the whirlwind trip.
Trump kicked off his…
Watch:Trump messes up while trying to pronounce Tendulkar, Kohli’s names
US President Donald Trump may have heaped praise on Indian cricketing stars Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli but he certainly doesn't know much about how their names are pronounced.
The American president was speaking at a rally in…
Police officer killed in pro, anti-CAA protesters clash in Delhi
New Delhi
A police officer was killed and another was injured as clashes broke out between pro- and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstrators in Delhi on Monday. Stone pelting and arson were reported, with two shops being set on…
Trump at India rally: US has a ‘very good’ relation with Pakistan, hopes for reduced…
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
United States President Donald Trump on Monday said that the US had a very good relationship with Pakistan and that Washington was working with Islamabad in a very positive way.
Trump made the comments while…
PM Modi, Donald Trump share at least 6 hugs during Ahmedabad events
New Delhi,India
The chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump was evident once again on Monday as the two leaders shared hugs at least six times through the course of engagements in Ahmedabad.…
Melania, Ivanka Trump exude elegance with subtle yet stylish outfits
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
Exuding elegance, US President Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump arrived in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Monday noon ahead of the 'Namastey Trump' event.
First Lady Melania descended the Air…
India’s unity an inspiration to the world: Donald Trump
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
United States President Donald Trump on Monday lauded India's diversity in his speech to a packed Motera stadium here and said the harmonious coexistence of millions of followers of various religions in the…
Thank you Prime Minister Modi for wonderful visit: Trump writes in Sabarmati Ashram’s visitor…
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
Following his trip to Sabarmati Ashram, US President Donald Trump on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 'wonderful visit'.
"To my great Friend prime Minister Narendra Modi, Thank you for this…
U.S. President Donald Trump in India.See Best Pics
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they arrived in Ahmedabad this afternoon for a 36-hour visit to India.
President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared…
President Trump with PM Modi visit Sabarmati Ashram
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Monday reached Sabarmati Ashram for a brief stopover on their way to Motera Stadium from the Ahmedabad Airport.
The first couple of US was accompanied by…
PM Modi welcomes President Trump to India with a hug
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the US President Donald Trump on Monday as he arrived in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on his first official visit to India in a bid to strengthen ties…
Trump, wife Melania land in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) India
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump landed in Ahmedabad in Gujarat on Monday, shortly before 12 pm.
The US President will participate in the 'Namaste Trump' event at Motera Stadium in a short…
India suspends Internet in Aligarh over anti-CAA protests
New Delhi
India has suspended mobile Internet in Aligarh, a city in the Uttar Pradesh state, for at least six hours, according to NDTV, after violent clashes broke out between authorities and activists protesting a controversial…
Pakistan seals Taftan border after coronavirus situation deteriorates in Iran
KARACHI
Pakistan has closed its Taftan border with Iran, stopping movement of people in light of the outbreak of Coronavirus in Iran, a report claimed on Sunday.
A large number of pilgrims visit Iran from Pakistan via the Taftan border…
Crowds gather to greet Trump hours before he lands in India
AHMEDABAD, India
Crowds were lining up outside a giant stadium in western India on Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first visit to the country during which t
Trump lands in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Indian Prime Minister…
Hughes fears Indian closure, bank disruptions over unpaid fees
NEW DELHI
U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands of banking services at risk, a company letter seen by showed.…
‘Pakistan should take Kashmir issue to int’l court’
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
A former chief justice of Gambia has suggested Pakistan to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the continuing rights violations in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Retired Justice Ali…
Indian authorities scramble to give Trump a mega-rally
AHMEDABAD, INDIA
The sun-baked city of Ahmedabad was jostling with activity Sunday as workers cleaned roads, planted flowers and hoisted hundreds of billboards featuring President Donald Trump, a day ahead of his maiden two-day visit to…
No 3,350 tonne goldmine found in India
NEW DELHI
A day after the news of the discovery of a precious goldmine in India’s Uttar Pradesh state hit TV screens, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Saturday dismissed reports of the availability of 3,350 tonnes of gold in Son…
US: Taliban’s ‘reduction of violence’ deal to start tonight
ISLAMABAD
The countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States to end the 18 years of war in Afghanistan will begin on Friday night, when the seven-day “reduction of violence” promised by the Taliban…
TERI School of Advanced Studies and Mahindra & Mahindra to collaborate on Neeti Manthan, a…
New Delhi
Mahindra & Mahindra in collaboration with TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) launched a Policy Case Competition titled ‘Neeti Manthan’ at the Vasant Kunj campus of TERI SAS today. This competition is open for the…
Trump’s India visit: Are Ahmedabad’s paan shops giving Modi a headache?
New Delhi,India
As India gears up to host US President Donald Trump on his visit to the country, Ahmedabad's paan shops may be giving Modi headaches.
It's not everyday that the American president comes to India. This is Trump's first ever…
Journalist Rehman passes away
Journalist Fasih ur Rehman passed away on Tuesday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 47.
Rehman had been part of the first team of Geo News Islamabad. He also served as bureau chief for Dunya and Express TV.
His funeral…
Internet shutdown cripples research in Kashmir
SRINAGAR,India
The communication clampdown over the past six months in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has crippled research activity in academic and scientific institutions .
The region has two central and nine state universities…
Failure Of Institutionalised Cooperation In South Asia
South Asian regional integration facilitated by economic cooperation and connectivity has emerged to the forefront of multilateral relations in the region due to the increasing awareness that only concerted effort can help South Asia…
US Tibetan Policy: Possibilities of using Nepal’s land against China
At present, there is a debate about the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Nepal. Secondly, the debate of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) is reaching in peak. But, the US bill on Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2019 is under…
The many benefits of magic herb curry leaves
New Delhi,India
The local Indian herb, curry leaves, better known as 'kadi patta', can be used in many different ways other than just cooking.
According to a report published in the Krishi Jagran, curry leaves are effective in…
Ram temple trust to meet tomorrow for setting construction deadline
New Delhi
Shree Ramjanmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the trust mandated by the central government to complete the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, at its first meeting is set to finalise "muhurat" for beginning construction and transparent…
Indian farmers threaten to burn Trump, Modi effigy
NEW DELHI, India
Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to India on Feb. 24-25, the Indian farmers' association in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday showed displeasure over a proposed India-U.S. trade…
TERI SAS mourns the demise of its founding father Dr R K Pachauri and stands with his family in this…
NEW DELHI
The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS)family grieves the loss of its founding Chancellor and one of the finest environmentalists and a trailblazer of sustainable development, Dr R K Pachauri, who left for his heavenly…
‘Inter-faith dialogue need of the hour’
Jose Kalathil
New Delhi,India
At a time when there is so much hatred in the world, inter-faith dialogue is essential for creating cordial relations with people of all religions. To this end, Institute of Harmony and Peace Studies (IHPS)…
Former Nepal speaker acquitted of rape attempt
Kathmandu,Nepal
Kathmandu District Court on Monday acquitted Former Nepal speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in an attempt to rape case.
A single bench of Judge Amar Raj Poudel pronounced the former Speaker not guilty of attempting to rape an…
Afghan refugees tell UN: ‘We need peace, land to go home’
KEBABYAN CAMP, Pakistan
Hukam Khan isn’t sure how old he is, but his beard is long and white, and when he came to Pakistan 40 years ago fleeing an earlier war in Afghanistan, his children were small, stuffed onto the backs of donkeys and…
6 Mountain Peaks in Nepal That You Can Conquer Easily
Anyone who’s spent some time up in the mountains has imagined climbing it. After you ascend from the base camp, there are panoramas of extensive valleys from ridges.
As Buddhist prayer flags flutter in the cool breeze, you wipe your…
Bangladesh will not accept ISIS girl Shamima Begum
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh foreign minister reiterated his strong stance Saturday for not allowing to enter the country a British woman who joined the Daesh/ISIS terror group in 2015 as a teen.
“Bangladesh will not accept British…
Bangladesh building barbed-wire fences around Rohingya
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Bangladesh started erecting barbed-wire fences around Rohingya refugee camps to rein in illegal trafficking of the vulnerable refugees, the government said Saturday.
Other measures, including “installation of watchtower…
Trump: I’m number 1 on Facebook, Modi number 2
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday expressed happiness over the fact that he has more followers than any other political leader on Facebook, followed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump made the remark in a tweet…
Nawaz Sharif’s mother departs for London
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s mother Shamim Akhtar departed for London on Saturday to be with her son who is undergoing heart treatment in London.
“Despite being advised not to travel, Shamim is travelling to London to see her son…
US, Taliban reach agreement to seven-day reduction in violence
The United States and Taliban have reached a deal for a seven-day reduction of violence in Afghanistan, a senior American official said, unveiling details of the agreement Washington hopes will lead to a full peace accord.
The weeklong…
Watch: Modi’s awkward handshake with Portuguese president
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "handshake of handshakes" (as it is being referred to on social media) went viral as people were particularly amused at the way the Indian premier shook hands with the Portuguese president vigorously.…
Court accepts Nawaz’s exemption plea in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case on medical grounds
LAHORE
An accountability court on Friday granted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif exemption from appearing before it on medical grounds in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
During today's proceedings, Nawaz’s lawyer Amjad Pervez submitted his…
Highest Mountains of the World
Nepal’s varied topography despite its small area has made it an explorer’s paradise. The Himalayan country surprisingly bears eight of world’s highest mountains. Among the 14 peaks over 8,000m around the world, Nepal’s fortunate location…
India: Modi’s ‘hate campaign backfired’ in Delhi polls
NEW DELHI, India
Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) hate campaign backfired in capital Delhi’s assembly elections last week, with voters spurning its divisive platform, according to a winning party official.
Voters gave a…
Let the taxus go WILD!
Shikha Acharya
“Taxus must be a magical tree. It heals diseases that can’t be cured even by western medicines,” says Ram Prasad Timalsina, who claims to be the first person to startup taxus commercial farm in Kavrepalanchowk district of…
The Curious Case of Binturong in Nepal
Yadav Ghimirey
Kathmandu,Nepal
Very few biologists will argue over the statement that Binturong Arctitis binturong is one of the most enigmatic of all mammals. This furry, arboreal and nocturnal mammal has flummoxed all biologists in…
US Indo-Pacific Strategy aimed containing China
Nepal's governing party Nepal Communist Party (NCP), after the unification of the CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Center) second central committee fully concludes, is ongoing in the capital Kathmandu. 20 months after the unification the…
Bomb explodes at Lucknow court, several lawyers injured
Lucknow, India
A bomb exploded outside the premises of a court in Lucknow on Thursday, February 13. The bomb explosion is believed to be an attempt to attack an advocate present in the District Sessions Court.
1 bomb exploded and three…
US cricket team equal record lowest ODI total of 35
KATHMANDU
The United States were bowled out for 35 by Nepal on Wednesday and joined Zimbabwe in making the lowest total in a 50 over international.
Nepal leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was wrecker-in-chief, taking six for 16 as the…
Nepal-Hub for Owl trade to India and china
Nepal is home to 23 species of owls, out of which one is a vagrant and another has not been seen since last 180 years. They are heavily hunted and traded, nationally as well as internationally making them one among top ten traded species in…
US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
ISLAMABAD
The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a U.S. peace envoy, demanding a reply on their offer of a seven-day reduction of violence in Afghanistan, or they would walk away from the negotiating…
14 Rohingya die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh
At least 14 people drowned and dozens more were unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early Tuesday, officials said.
Some 130 people were packed on the fishing trawler…
Nepal’s honey hunters
DANGLING FROM A rope ladder high in the Himalayan cliffs of central Nepal, Gurung honey hunters brave tornadoes of angry bees to collect their otherworldly golden nests. It's a tradition that's carried on for generations, with roots going…
Five killed in suicide attack on Afghan military academy in Kabul
KABUL
A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people early Tuesday, the first major assault in the city in months.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the dawn attack, which…
Kejriwal wins Delhi, little ‘Mufflerman’ wins hearts
New Delhi
The Mufflerman took Twitter by storm on Tuesday as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged victorious in the Delhi Assembly elections. But there is a catch. This Mufflerman is a cute baby and not Arvind Kejriwal who earned the moniker…
Delhi election results 2020: AAP leads on 58 seats, BJP on 12
New Delhi
The early trends for all 70 seats in Delhi Assembly elections hint that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to retain power in the capital.
According to the data compiled by the Election Commission of India, the AAP is leading…
2G internet services snapped in Kashmir in view of JKLF founder’s death anniversary
Srinagar
2G mobile internet services were snapped in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as a precautionary measure in view of the death anniversary of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat.
The internet services had…
‘In 2018 and 2019, one extreme weather event happened almost every month in India’
Jose Kalathil
NEW DELHI
The continuity and intensity of extreme weather events in India in the 2018-19 period has taken even climate scientists and meteorologists by complete surprise, says the latest State of India’s Environment Annual,…
AEN Xiling Snow Mountain Declaration on Climate Change Adaptation and Redefining Ecotourism…
Jose Kalathil
NEW DELHI
A joint declaration signed by the Asian Ecotourism Network (AEN) along with the Xiling Snow Mountain, Chengdu tourism leaders in Chengdu recently stresses the need for businesses and tourism organizations to take…
President Kovind presents international Gandhi awards for leprosy
Jose Kalathil
NEW DELHI
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category and the Leprosy Mission Trust under the institutional…
India shuts down for foreigners who have been to China after Jan 15, 2020
NEW DELHI, In line with keeping Indians safe from the Coronavirus Outbreak, India bars foreigners who have visited to China on or after Jan 15, 2020. The foreigners will not be allowed to India via sea, land or airports. This includes land…
Disputed Sage , so called “Buddha” Vanishes Again
Nepal, Ram Bahadur Bomjon, who lives in the guise of an austere sage, has been accused of murdering a disciple, making three nuns and a discipline disappear, and raping at least a nun has absconded from Sindhuli ashram. A police team…
Mumbai to Tax Garbage
Mumbai, India’s financial hub and the richest municipality of the nation, is exploring new ways to boost revenue as a slowing economy hurts earnings from real estate.This includes tax on garbage collection and additional levies on services…
Taliban who shot Malala escapes Pakistani prison
ISLAMABAD
Ehsanullah Ehsan, the former Pakistan Taliban spokesman who was responsible for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace prize winner,has escaped from prison, according to a audio clip released .
“With the…
Newly appointed British Ambassador to Nepal pays a courtesy call on NCP Chairperson Pushpa Kamal…
Kathmandu
Newly-appointed British Ambassador to Nepal Nicola Pollitt paid a courtesy call on Nepal Communist Party Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.
At a meeting held at Chairperson Dahal’s residence Khumaltar this morning,…
The World Bank’s Additional financing to benefit more than 86,000 households in Nepal
Kathmandu
The World Bank approved an additional credit of US$ 200 million (NPR 22.82 billion approximately) for the implementation of the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP) in Nepal on January 14, 2020. An agreement to this…
The Corona Virus Impact : Indian Business dependent on Chinese Imports – At Risk
The corona virus outbreak has affected the Indian business dependent on Chinese imports. Imports such as Electronics, automobiles and pharmaceuticals are affected. Also, seafood and spices exports are also vulnerable as Beijing absorbs a…
Nepali in Death Row in Saudi Arabia survives execution amidst efforts from local activist
Migration for foreign employment has become a major source of income for a many Nepali households. Nepali migrant workers make an enormous development contribution to their home country but also to the destination countries where they fill…
International court gathering evidence in Rohingya case
DHAKA
Investigators from the International Criminal Court have begun collecting evidence for a case involving alleged crimes against humanity by Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims causing them to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, a court…
Rohingyas finally await justice: ICC
DHAKA
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed optimism that justice will finally be done to Rohingyas though this is going to be a long, hard and challenging process of investigation.
"Justice…
India says no plans yet to prepare a citizenship registry
NEW DELHI
India’s ruling Hindu nationalist-led government said Tuesday it was still weighing whether to roll out a nationwide citizenship registry, an exercise it says would weed out illegal foreign nationals, amid ongoing protests against…
Sri Lanka scraps Tamil national anthem at Independence Day
COLOMBO
Sri Lanka’s new government declined to sing the national anthem in Tamil, the country’s second national language, during the island’s Independence Day celebrations Tuesday, a departure from the previous government which sang the…
Drug Menace Poses Massive Challenge For Human Security in South Asia, Believe Experts
New Delhi
The drug menace spread across the world certainly threatens the wellbeing of people, but in South Asia, the situation is quite grave when it comes human security challenges associated with drug abuse.
TERI School of Advanced…
Imran Khan to not use Indian airspace during Malaysia visit
Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will not use the Indian airspace for his flight to Malaysia, ARY News reported citing sources.
Khan, who will embark on a two-day visit to Malaysia on Monday, has decided not to use Indian…
The Untouched Holy Mountain of Nepal
Kathmandu
Rising nearly 7000 metres into the clear blue sky above Nepal’s rugged Annapurna mountain range, Machapuchare is arguably the most untouched place on Earth. Believed to be one of the homes of the Hindu god Shiva, its isolated…
Amid peace talks, US dropped 7,423 bombs on Afghanistan in 2019
New US air force statistics show the US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last year than any year since 2013, even as Washington’s peace envoy sought to boost regional support for a reduction in violence ahead of a final deal to end…
India’s shelling at LoC leaves one Pakistani injured
Indian forces' on Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing at the Line of Control (LoC) at Satwal sector, targeting civilian population, left one injured.
The Indian forces' unprovoked and indiscriminate firing at the LoC left Muhammad…
India reports second case of coronavirus in southern state of Kerala
MUMBAI,India
A second case of the new coronavirus has been detected in the southern state of Kerala in India, the government said in a news release on Sunday, days after the first case was reported in the state last week.
“Second positive…
Death toll rises to 304 in China’s coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING
The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 304, the National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday.
A total of 14,380 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been reported…
Social Media Advertising Ban in Nepal – Impact and Way Out…..
Yagyambar Shrestha
Nepal Rastra Bank Ltd. issued a notice on the 31st of January, banning all advertisements through social media as well as any online foreign transaction. However, the issue has been raised so many times in the past…
India reports its first case of coronavirus
BENGALURU
India reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Thursday, saying a woman in Kerala had tested positive in an outbreak that originated in China, killing 170 people, and spread abroad.
The patient was an Indian student of…
Man brandishes gun in Delhi’s Jamia area, detained
New Delhi
A man brandishing a gun in the Jamia area here on Thursday has been detained by police.
The man brandishing the weapon in his hand was seen walking along the road while mediapersons captured the incident on their cameras. He was…
Churches for Middle East Peace warns on US plan
Jose Kalathil
NEW DELHI
The plan presented on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and further fleshed out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is nothing less than a recipe for endless oppression and injustice, said Katie…
Mahatma Gandhi, the power of nonviolence
Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, western India. In the first 20 years of his existence he behaved exactly like a descendant of a wealthy family: High School, College in Mumbai and then he sailed to London…
India calls for direct talks between Israel, Palestine
New Delhi
India on Wednesday asked Israel and Palestine to engage with each other following the roll out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century”.
In a statement, the Indian Foreign Ministry said that New Delhi has…
Kumari: The Living Child Goddesses of Nepal
Kumari, the living virgin goddess has been worshipped in Nepal from ancient times. She used to be the tutelary deity in the Malla Era. The Shah who conquered Malla too kept the tradition of Kumari. Kumari is the human form of Goddess…
India: Politicians milking citizenship law protests
NEW DELHI, India
The protests against India’s new citizenship law has become an important plank for political parties ahead of provincial assembly elections in the national capital city of Delhi. The elections to choose 70 members of Delhi…
The Mystical Yeti : New Avatar Dispute
Kathmandu
The Government of Nepal officially announced its mascot the mystical Yeti for the promotion of Visit Nepal Year 2020". But the people pf Nepal are not happy with this decision as the mascot does not in any way represent the…
Tata launches ‘ecosystem’ to kickstart Indian clean vehicles
MUMBAI,India
Tata Group, a steel-to-autos conglomerate, is making its biggest push yet towards clean vehicles with plans to make electric cars and batteries, set up charging stations and build a battery recycling plant, senior executives…
Pakistan: Suspected militants blow up gas pipeline
KARACHI, Pakistan
Suspected militants blew up a major gas pipeline in Pakistan’s northeast, disrupting gas supply to many areas, an official said on Tuesday.
The explosion caused major damage to the pipeline near Rahimyar Khan district…
Taliban say mystery crash in Afghanistan was US aircraft
KABUL, Afghanistan
A U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a Taliban spokesman and Afghan journalist affiliated with the militant group said.
A U.S. Army spokeswoman declined to comment on the Taliban claim, but…
Afghanistan plane crash: Passenger jet ‘carrying 83 people’ crashes in Taliban area
Kabul
Casualties are feared after a plane reportedly carrying more than 80 people crashed and burst into flames in Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan.
Local officials said an Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737-400 went down in…
Plane crashes in Afghanistan
A plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Monday, officials said, but it was not immediately clear how many people were on board, or if it was a passenger or military jet.
"At around 0840 GMT a plane crashed in Deh Yak…
India plans sale of debt-laden national carrier Air India
NEW DELHI
India said Monday it plans to sell its entire stake in the national carrier Air India to shore up falling revenues and privatize the airline, after an initial attempt last year failed to attract a single bidder.
The government…
Afghan politicians prepare ‘national reconciliation plan’
KABUL
A group of prominent Afghan politicians has prepared a national reconciliation plan with the help of a research organization for moving forward the peace negotiations.
The politicians say the plan has been shared with political…
Kashmiris observe India’s Republic Day as black day
LONDON
Rallies and demonstrations were held on Sunday in Pakistan and across the world as Kashmiris observed India's Republic Day as black day to draw the international community's attention towards New Delhi's human rights violation in…
India showcases military strength at Republic Day
NEW DELHI
India on Sunday showcased its military strength at an event marking the country’s 71st Republic Day.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest at the event held in the capital New Delhi. This was the third time that…
India, Brazil sign 15 accords to deepen ties across range of sectors
New Delhi
India and Brazil have signed 15 accords aimed at forging closer ties between the two emerging market giants across a range of sectors, especially defense, both countries’ leaders tweeted on Saturday.
Indian Prime Minister…
India: Woman lawmakers forced to drag trollers to court
NEW DELHI, India
From rape threats to sexist comments and questions about their personal lives, female Indian politicians face daily abuse on social media for voicing opinions and for their presence in the male-dominated world of Indian…
Taiwan offers scholarships to Indian Students
Jose Kalathil
New Delhi
Taiwan has invited applications from Indian students for scholarships to study in its universities, 11 of them are ranked within top 500 worldwide according to QS World University Ranking. The scholarships offered…
16-year-old girl’s ‘rape story’ turns out to be false
Hyderabad,India
Sangareddy Police dismissing the claims made by a 16-year-old girl and said that she had cooked up ‘rape story’. SP of Sangareddy, Chandrasekhar Reddy told that the girl had gone with her boyfriend.
Girl’s claim
It…
India launches outreach program in Kashmir Valley
SRINAGAR, Jammu, and Kashmir
The Indian government on Tuesday launched its outreach program in the Kashmir Valley.
Addressing a small gathering of Kashmiris, India’s Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the scrapping the…
India: Rohingya refugees hail world court verdict
NEW DELHI, India
Displaced Rohingya community living in India hailed on Thursday the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict, directing Myanmar to prevent the act of genocide against them. They were all in praise for the small West…
Tragic fate follows Rohingya in India
NEW DELHI, India
Even as recent international attention has rekindled hope among displaced Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, hundreds of them living in India fear another displacement as the fallout of recently enacted controversial citizenship…
Border trade, collateral victim of India-Pakistan tensions
The tensions between India and Pakistan, resulting in snapping of trade ties have affected 50,000 people directly in India’s border city of Amritsar, according to a study conducted by an Indian research and consulting organization.
The…
Review petition filed in Pervez Musharraf’s case
LAHORE,Pakistan
The Lahore High Court has been asked to review its decision of striking down complaint, trial and special court that tried and awarded death penalty to former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf for high treason.…
Trump: US ready to ‘help’ in India-Pakistan Kashmir dispute
President Donald Trump said the United States was watching developments between India and Pakistan over Kashmir "very closely" and was prepared to help if necessary, but did not say how.
Speaking ahead of talks with Pakistan Prime Minister…
Disabled Afghan girl makes living by selling paintings
KABUL, Afghanistan
A young Afghan girl with paralyzed hands and feet makes a living for her family by selling the paintings she draws with her mouth.
Rubaba Muhammadi, 20, who has painted a total of 250 pictures since her childhood…
India’s highest court hears petitions on new citizenship law
NEW DELHI
India’s top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than 20 deaths.
The Supreme…
Nepal ,India and Bangladesh finally to open road network excluding Bhutan
Thimphu, Bhutan
Nepal ,India and Bangladesh have finally taken the initiative to open a road network connecting the three South Asian nations, excluding the fourth party, Bhutan.
Although Bhutan was also part of the initiative, it…
Nepal, India jointly inaugurate Integrated Customs Check Post
Kathmandu
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly inaugurated the Biratnagar-based Integrated Customs Check Post through a video conference.
Prime Minister Oli from Singha Durbar and Indian…
Nepal avalanche: Rescuers continue search for 7 missing
KATHMANDU
Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since since an avalanche swept across popular mountain trekking route .
The avalanche…
Leopard runs into house before being captured in south India
HYDERABAD, INDIA
A leopard that ran into a house and sparked a frantic search and a frenzy of attention in southern India on Monday has been caught and tranquilized.
The big cat emerged from the Kamdanam forest and ran into a house in…
UPDATE: Nepal avalanche-Search for avalanche-hit trekkers still difficult
Kaski,Nepal
Whereabouts of four Korean and three Nepali nationals, who went missing in avalanche in Annapurna trekking zone, are still unknown.
They lost contact following the occurrence of avalanche around Hinku Cave located at an…
Nepal : Annapurna base camp trek avalanche risk
Kathmandu,Nepal
Trekking to Annapurna region is not that difficult. But when it comes to climbing, it is the most challenging mountain. We all know that the Annapurna region is the famous Trekking region in Nepal.
There are many…
Rohingya ‘yaba dealer’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
COX’S BAZAR,Bangladesh
A Rohingya youth, suspected of being a yaba dealer, was killed in a reported gunfight with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Aiach, 25, son of Md…
Imran warns India of response over continuous LoC firing
Islamabad
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday once again warned the world that if India continued with its attacks across the Line of Control (LoC) then it would be difficult for Pakistan to “remain an inactive observer”.
In a…
Heavy snow hampers search for missing S. Korean, Nepal trekkers
Kathmandu
Heavy snow and poor visibility hampered the search Sunday for four South Koreans and three Nepalis caught in an avalanche in the popular Annapurna region of the Himalayas, officials said.
Relatives of the missing Koreans have…
India will have 225 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022
Jose Kalathil : New Delhi
India will have an installed renewable energy generation capacity of 225 Gigawatt (GW) by 2022, including large hydro projects.
Inaugurating the India Energy Forum Renewable Energy Summit here today, Mr Anand…
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 3rd worst
DHAKA
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked third worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday.It had an AQI score of 260 around 8:19am and the air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’.
Pakistan’s Lahore and Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar were on…
2G restored in 7 more Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India
Internet facilities were restored in two northern districts of Kashmir Valley and five Muslim-majority districts of Jammu region of Indian- administered Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to an order issued by the…
Pak sponsoring terror, should do more to take non-reversible action against it: UK
Underlining that terror groups are active in Pakistan, the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday said that Islamabad should do more to take "non-reversible" action against terrorism if it wants to prevent itself from being blacklisted by the…
India backtracking on Kashmir talks, Pakistan remains committed
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York where he apprised the UN chief about the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir.
The foreign minister, in his meeting, told…
5 climbers attempt to scale Everest during harsh winter
KATHMANDU
Five climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest, battling extreme cold, high winds and piled-up snow and ice as they try to become the first to reach the top of the world's highest mountain in the winter in 27 years, an…
World Bank Approves Additional Credit to support 86,000 New Households for Earthquake Housing…
The World Bank has approved an additional credit of US$ 200 million to the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project (EHRP) in Nepal.
The EHRP and the second additional financing contribute to the Government of Nepal’s umbrella Housing…
83 dead as severe cold grips Pakistan
Islamabad
The death toll from snow-related deaths climbed to 62 on Tuesday as severe weather continued across the country bringing life to a standstill.
According to a statement by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at…
Imran,Modi face-to-face at SCO summit
NEW DELHI
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to come to face-to-face at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit scheduled to be held later this year in India.
SCO Secretary General…
BRT Pakistan , A politically motivated project
PESHAWAR
Serious procedural violations have been identified during an investigation of the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), has learnt.
The inside story, narrated to the scribe by an official on the condition of anonymity, revealed that…
Pakistan: End to Jammu Kashmir blockade demanded
KARACHI, Pakistan
A multi-party conference held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Monday demanded an immediate end to a communication and security lockdown imposed by India in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region after the scrapping of…
Open Letter to India : India does not need CAA, NPR, NRC
Over 100 retires Indian bureaucrats have published an open letter to Indian citizens regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRIC), commonly known as NRC, and the National Population Register (NPR).…
Sri Lanka approves mega program to provide houses to poor
COLOMBO
Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a 46.5 million U.S. dollar proposal to construct or repair over 14,000 houses in the island country as part of a national plan to enhance access to housing at the village level, local media reports…
Pakistani judges rule special court in Musharraf case was unconstitutional
LAHORE
A Pakistani High Court on Monday ruled that the formation of a special court that last month handed former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf a death sentence was unconstitutional, casting into doubt the legitimacy of the…
Decorated Indian officer arrested for Kashmir rebel ties
SRINAGAR
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have arrested a long-serving counterinsurgency officer for allegedly having ties with rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed r officials said Sunday.
Police intercepted a…
Severe weather in Afghanistan, Pakistan leaves 43 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan
Severe winter weather has struck parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, with heavy snowfall, rains and flash floods that left at least 43 dead, officials said Monday as authorities struggled to clear and reopen highways and…
The power of Section 144
In the backdrop of the protests across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and the invocation of Sec.144 of Cr.P.C., it has become necessary to examine the scope of invocation of power under Sec.144 of Cr.P.C.…
Police, IB, RAW joint interrogation, searches underway in Kashmir
Srinagar
Police Sunday said the presence of Deputy Superintendent of Police and a recipient of President's Police Medal for Gallantry, Davinder Singh with two militants including a Deputy Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen was a heinous crime…
2 killed as small aircraft crashes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
A small aircraft on Sunday crashed in northeastern Pakistan killing two people including the pilot, an official said.
The aircraft crashed near Sadiqabad area of Rahim Yar Khan district in Punjab province while it was…
In India women are raped every 15 minutes
NEW DELHI
One woman reported a rape every 15 minutes on an average in India in 2018, according to government data released on Thursday, underlining its dismal reputation as one of the worst places in the world to be female.
The highly…
‘Chhapaak’: Fox Studios challenges court’s order directing grant of due credit to…
New Delhi
Fox Studios on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court's order directing the filmmakers of Deepika Padukone-starrer 'Chhapaak' to give credit to the lawyer who claims to have represented acid attack survivor…
India’s Supreme Court says Kashmir internet shutdown unconstitutional
NEW DELHI
India’s Supreme Court said on Friday that shutting down the internet in the disputed region of Kashmir was unconstitutional in a rebuke for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
The government imposed a communications…
Big fat Indian wedding goes on a diet as slowdown bites
India's weddings are famously lavish - lasting days and with hundreds if not thousands of guests - but this season many families are cutting costs even if it risks their social standing.
It is symptomatic of a sharp slowdown in the world's…
‘India faces diplomatic isolation on citizenship law’
NEW DELHI
India’s former National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon has said that India was facing isolation at the international front, due to certain controversial decisions taken by the right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led…
India grants diplomats access to restive Kashmir for first time in months
SRINAGAR,India
Foreign diplomats visited India-ruled Kashmir on Thursday for the first time since New Delhi stripped the region of special status in August, although some European nations and others declined the invite after being refused…
US, Iran tensions may put India’s Chabahar dreams on hold
The killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani has once again put a question mark on completion and operationalization of strategic Chabahar port, located in the Sistan-Baluchistan province on Iran’s southeastern coast.
Just a fortnight ago,…
2 pilots killed in Afghan military helicopter crash
Kabul:
An Afghan military helicopter on Wednesday crashed in western Afghanistan, killing two pilots onboard, the country’s Defense Ministry said.
The MI-35 helicopter crashed in Porchaman district of Farah province due to “technical…
US B-52s head to Indian Ocean amid Iran tension
The U.S. is planning to deploy six B-52 strategic bomber aircraft to a base in the Indian Ocean amid heightened tension with Iran, according to a media report.
Citing a U.S. official, CNN claimed Monday that the B-52s will be available for…
2 pilots killed in Pakistan’s training jet crash
Islamabad:
At least two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots were killed in a training aircraft crash near the M.M. Alam Base in Mianwali on Tuesday.
According to a PAF spokesperson, the PAF FT-7 aircraft was "on a routine operational…
Anti-US protest in Delhi against Suleimani’s killing
New Delhi
A large group of people held a protest near the United States embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday over the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike in Baghdad last week.
The demonstrators gathered at the…
Delhi court reserves orders on plea of Nirbhaya’s parents
New Delhi
A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved the order on the plea of parents of Nirbhaya seeking issuance of death warrant against all the four convicts in the case.
Additional Session Judge Satish Kumar Arora reserved the order which…
MCA-Nepal completing public hearings on the construction
Kathmandu:
udos to Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) for completing public hearings on the construction of approximately 300 kilometers of 400 kV transmission lines and three new substations.
These hearings were held in 30…
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland
MEERUT, India
Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbors and journalists pour into his house when suddenly scenes of his dead son wash over him.
“I find myself on the street, staring…
Kainakary in South India is a tourist-cum-pilgrimage centre
Jose Kalathil, NEW DELHI
If you want to stay in a pollution-free 'island' where no motorable road exists, for a day or two or for more, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, Kainakary, in the southern-most Indian state of Kerala,…
India, US have grown from strength to strength: PM Modi tells Trump on phone
New Delhi
Ties between India and the United States have grown from strength to strength, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Donald Trump during a telephonic conversation and expressed his desire to continue to work with the US President for…
Pakistan Bar Council opposes move to extend Army Chief Bajwa’s tenure
Islamabad
Hours after Pakistan National Assembly standing committee on Defence approved an amendment bill seeking to validate the three-year extension to Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Monday…
Amit Shah-led GoM meeting on Air India sale likely today, say sources
New Delhi:
A Group Of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Air India divestment led by Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to be held today, said sources.
The scheduled meeting is expected to discuss the Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM) on…
Delhi assembly elections on Feb 8, Model Code of Conduct comes into force
New Delhi
The Model Code of Conduct came into force in Delhi on Monday with the Election Commission announcing that assembly polls in the national capital will be held in on February 8.
Briefing the reporters here, Chief Election…
JNU violence a fascist surgical strike on student community: Mamata Banerjee
Howrah,India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned JNU violence and called it a "fascist surgical strike on the student community".
"It is very disturbing. It is a dangerous planted attack on democracy. Anyone who…
Jadavpur University students hold massive protest against JNU violence
Kolkata,India
Students of the Jadavpur University on Monday held a protest against the attack on students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.Showing solidarity with the students of JNU, the students were holding placards stating, "Stop…
Congress, AAP responsible for riots: Amit Shah
New Delhi
Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on Congress over its stand against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and accused Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi of misleading the minorities.
He also asserted that Aam…
Akhilesh, Mayawati condemn violence inside JNU campus
Lucknow,India
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati condemned the violence inside Jawaharlal Nehru University in which students and teachers were attacked by masked persons.
Hitting out at the Centre, Yadav said…
Situation grim in university: Students leave JNU campus
New Delhi
A student of JNU who was leaving the campus on Monday morning said that people from outside had attacked those in the campus and the situation was still grim in the university.
"People came from outside, armed with sticks and…
Fascists in control of our nation: Rahul on JNU violence
New Delhi:
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Central government over the violence that erupted in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Sunday.
"The brutal attack on JNU students & teachers by masked thugs, that…
JNU Violence : Masked mob attacks students, teachers; JNUSU president injured
New Delhi
Violence broke out in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday evening after a group of masked men went on a rampage inside the campus, brutally attacking students and teachers and vandalising property.
Several…
Bangladesh: Alarming rise in road crashes
DHAKA, Bangladesh
More than 5,000 casualties in road accidents across Bangladesh in 2019 marked an alarming rise compared to figures in previous year, said a report published on Saturday.
In 2019, deaths in road crashes in Bangladesh…
Pakistan should stay neutral in Middle East
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan:
Defense experts and former diplomats from Pakistan suggest Islamabad remain neutral and maintain a low profile in the current Middle East crisis, after the killing of senior Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, in a U.S.…
Shocking video shows elephants being beaten with metal HOOKS and chained up at sick festival for…
Chitwan,Nepal:
Shocking video shows elephants being beaten with metal HOOKS and chained up at sick festival for tourists in Nepal. THIS is the sickening moment chained-up elephants are beaten with hooks to make them perform for tourists in…
Nepali Congress Senior leader Poudel demands correction of recent decision
Bharatpur,Nepal:
Senior leader of the Nepali Congress, Ramchandra Poudel, has said the recent decision in the party must be corrected. Talking to media persons at Bharatpur airport today, senior leader Poudel said he had not accepted the…
Nankana Sahib Gurdwara Vandalized By Irate Mob, India Rebukes
Aditya Vaibhav
New Delhi:
Close on the heels of the controversy triggered by former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousaf who condemned Ace Pacer Shoaib Akhtar for his comments regarding discrimination against minorities in Pakistan, Nankana…
India’s LGBTQ community joins citizenship law protests
NEW DELHI
More than 1,000 members of India’s LGBTQ community, rights groups and their supporters marched through the streets of the capital on Friday to protest a citizenship law that excludes Muslims.
Describing themselves as “Citizens…
Mini-Hydro Village Electrification in Nepal
Kathmandu
Mini hydropower plans to provide off-grid electricity for villages in the Nepalese mountains. So far, 500 micro power plants have been installed under this project
Project Duration: July 2014 - July 2019
Funding: Government of…
Afghanistan:Air pollution more dangerous than civil war
KABUL
Increased air pollution in Afghanistan in recent years reportedly killed more people than the current civil war in the country, according to officials.
In 2017, about 26,000 people lost their lives due to air pollution related…
Opposition to Foster Dalit-Muslim unity to Counter NDA’s juggernaut in Bihar
Aditya Vaibhav
Patna,India:
Did Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar err by going against Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Parliament? Kumar’s decision has been described as a move to hold Muslim votes, which he has been assiduously…
Seem to be Nepali: Sisters in Haryana denied passport on grounds of appearance
Chandigarh,India
Narrating her ordeal, a girl said here on Wednesday that she and her sister were denied a passport by the concerned authorities citing that they look like Nepali.
"When we went to the passport office at Chandigarh, they…
Why do Muslims oppose citizenship engineering in India?
India’s Hindu nationalist government recently passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955, paving the way for granting Indian citizenship to religious minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and…
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1
NEW DELHI:
A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring at least 13 others, officials said.
A fire official said three people were rescued from the debris…
Indian government assists 4782 Kashmiri children violence-hit
Srinagar,India:
Government of India has assisted 4782 Kashmiri children hit by violence during the past three years. As per the official figures, Rs 3.64 crore has been disbursed among children affected by violence so to achieve better…
GST collections cross ₹1 trillion mark
Aditya Vaibhav, New Delhi
Bringing some relief to policymakers fighting to boost consumption and liquidity in a slowing economy, Goods and services tax (GST) collections exceeded the ₹1-trillion mark for the second straight month in…