Kashmir, One Year On
July 31 ,2020
Welcome to South Asia Brief. This week: Aug. 5 marks the anniversary of Kashmir’s abrogation, a cease-fire in Afghanistan,&n...
Najib and Goldman 1MDB twists pose risks and rewards for M...
July 30 ,2020
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to reporters after being convicted on seven charges and sentenced to 12 years in...
Chinese students at US colleges face uncertain future
July 30 ,2020
The exterior of The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. © Reuters
Until a few weeks ago, Zhao...
US, China and Russia lock horns over weaponization of spac...
July 30 ,2020
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley simulate a launch and docking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. (Photo courtesy of...
Russian moves in Afghanistan are about regional stability,...
July 30 ,2020
Hardly a week seems to pass without some new crisis in Russian-American relations. The most recent was the revelation that U.S. Preside...
PAKISTAN CONDEMNS OCCUPIED KASHMIR EIDUL AZHA PRAYER RESTR...
July 29 ,2020
Pakistan condemned restrictions imposed by Indian authorities Tuesday on traditional prayers of Eidul Azha in Indian Occupied Jammu and...
INDIAN DIPLOMAT SUMMONED OVER CEASEFIRE VIOLATION
July 29 ,2020
A senior Indian diplomat was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, to register Pakistan’s strong protest over...
5 RAFALE FIGHTER JETS TOUCH DOWN AT AMBALA AIR BASE, RECEI...
July 29 ,2020
Five Rafale fighter jets over Indian airspace. (Photo: Twitter | @IAF_MCC)
Amidst a majestic welcome, the five Rafale fighter jets...
Sick, insecure and suffering, Lt. Gen (retd) Sarwardy appe...
July 29 ,2020
Lt Gen Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy (retd) has appealed to the prime minister to ensure safety of his life and proper medical treatment. He...
COVID-19: BANGLADESH RECORDS 35 DEATHS, 3,009 NEW CASES IN...
July 29 ,2020
Bangladesh has recorded 35 deaths and 3,009 new cases of Covid-19 infection across the country in the last 24-hours.
DGHS Additional D...
GRETA THUNBERG DONATES €100,000 TO AID FLOOD RELIEF IN BAN...
July 29 ,2020
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the High-Level event on Climate Emergency during the UN Climate Change Conference...
SRI LANKA TO SEND HIGH-LEVEL TEAM FOR RUSSIAN ARMY DEFENSE...
July 29 ,2020
Sri Lanka is to send a high-level team for the Russian Army-2020 defense forum next month.
The TASS news agency reported that the nove...
DELHI PROFESSOR ARRESTED IN BHIMA KOREGAON CASE OVER "MAOI...
July 29 ,2020
A 54-year-old associate professor of Delhi University was arrested by the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday in connection with t...
Iran missile scare 'very close' to where India's 5 Rafale...
July 29 ,2020
As India awaits the arrival of the first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft, a mid-transit scare occurred on the eve of the final le...
US, NATO WELCOME EID TRUCE, URGE INTRA-AFGHAN TALKS
July 29 ,2020
US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a tweet on Tuesday night welcomed the announcements of a three-day ceasefire this week...
MINISTRY DECIDES TO CONDUCT AUDIT OF KARTAPUR CORRIDOR PRO...
July 29 ,2020
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday decided to conduct an audit of the Kartarpur corridor project.
As the National Assembly (...
5 RAFALE FIGHTERS TO LAND IN INDIA TODAY, TO BE INDUCTED I...
July 29 ,2020
In the wake of a military standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will...
BOMB EXPLODES AT PALLABI POLICE STATION, OC AMONG 5 INJURE...
July 29 ,2020
A bomb exploded inside Pallabi police station around 6 am Wednesday. Confirming the matter, Pallabi Zone Assistant commissioner Fi...
BAF Air Defence Exercise ‘ADEX-2020-1’ held
July 29 ,2020
Air Defence Exercise ‘ADEX-2020-1’ of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was held in Dhaka, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Moulviba...
TALIBAN ANNOUNCES 3-DAY CEASEFIRE FOR EID
July 29 ,2020
The Taliban on Tuesday announced a three-day ceasefire during Eid al-Adha ahead of the intra-Afghan negotiations that are expected in t...
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