Bangladesh PM asks army to gain more strength to defend co...
October 28 ,2020
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Bangladesh Army to be always ready for facing any threat from home and abroad to pr...
CENTRE LIFTS BAN ON OUTSIDERS BUYING J&K LAND
October 28 ,2020
Lifting the ban on outsiders purchasing land in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre on Monday notified a new law allowing residents of any pa...
‘NO SPACE FOR THIRD PARTY TO INTERVENE’: CHINA ON LADAKH A...
October 28 ,2020
A day after the 2+2 dialogue between India and US in which the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended strong support for India&rsqu...
KHALILZAD CALLS FOR URGENT REDUCTION OF VIOLENCE IN AFGHAN...
October 28 ,2020
The Defense Ministry on Tuesday said the Taliban staged attacks and other “violent activities” in at least 22 provinces ove...
CHINA TELLS US NOT TO ‘BULLY’ SRI LANKA
October 28 ,2020
China yesterday warned the United States not to "coerce and bully" Sri Lanka ahead of a visit to the strategically-placed island by US...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 28 OCTOBER
October 28 ,2020
PICTURE OF THE DAYKATHMANDU, NEPAL
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CHAI BREAK: 28 OCTOBER
October 28 ,2020
Wake up and smell the coffee! Or the chai, if you prefer. Start the day with this virtual visit to the delightful cafes, bistros and re...
FACING MUSLIM ANGER, FRANCE WARNS CITIZENS ABROAD TO TAKE...
October 28 ,2020
Muslims have reacted angrily to President Emmanuel Macron’s staunch defence of the right to mock religion following the beheading...
INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMITS TO TRAINING BANGLADESHI J...
October 28 ,2020
Law Minister Anisul Haque held a meeting with the newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami in Gulshan...
INDIAN AIR FORCE TO GET A BIG RAFALE BOOST, 16 FIGHTERS TO...
October 28 ,2020
The Indian Air Force’s strike capability is set for a boost with 16 omni-role Rafale jet fighters to be inducted into the Golden...
KASHMIRIS STAGE PROTESTS IN UK CITIES TO OBSERVE KASHMIR B...
October 28 ,2020
The Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) held protests in various cities of the United Kingdom on the occasion of Kashmir Black Day against the occu...
TALIBAN STAGE ATTACKS IN 22 PROVINCES IN 24 HOURS: MOD
October 28 ,2020
The Taliban staged attacks and other “violent activities” in at least 22 provinces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of...
AFGHAN, PAKISTANI OFFICIALS AGREE TO ADDRESS TRADE ISSUES
October 28 ,2020
Afghan and Pakistani officials at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade and Investment Forum 2020 in Islamabad agreed to solve 16 out of 21 is...
Malaysia's Muhyiddin on thinner ice despite key parties' l...
October 28 ,2020
A woman passes a mural depicting embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 27. &co...
Germany drawn into Thai political conflict
October 28 ,2020
Pro-democracy protesters read out a prepared statement outside the German embassy in Bangkok on Oct 26, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
Germany fo...
Saudi Arabia condemns attempts to ‘link Islam with terrori...
October 28 ,2020
Protesters denounce French President Macron at a demonstration in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad [Teba Sadiq/ Reuters]
Saudi Arabia ha...
(Natural) lights, camera, food!
October 28 ,2020
Agrawal’s pictures not only present different cuisines aesthetically but also attempt to encapsulate different cultures. Photo:...
Russia ties mean India won’t go too far with US
October 28 ,2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
In 2009, US scholar Robert Kaplan called...
India to get 5 military theatre commands, one each for Chi...
October 28 ,2020
The Indian military is expected to be reorganised under five theatre commands by 2022 with defined areas of operation and a seamless co...
Why India’s latest defence deal with the US may prove a co...
October 28 ,2020
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark Esp...
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