KUWAIT SENDS BANGLADESH MP SHAHID ISLAM TO PRISON ON CHARG...
June 25 ,2020
The Kuwaiti attorney general decided to detain Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, nicknamed Papul, in the country’s central pri...
PAKISTAN RECEIVES $1B FROM ADB, WORLD BANK
June 25 ,2020
Pakistan on Wednesday received $1 billion in fresh loans from two international financial institutions for overcoming the shortfall in...
COVID-19: BANGLADESH RECORDS 3,946 NEW CASES, 39 DEATHS IN...
June 25 ,2020
Bangladesh has recording 39 deaths and 3,946 new cases of Covid-19 infection across the country in the last 24-hours.
With the new dea...
ABDULLAH AT USIP: NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT
June 25 ,2020
In a virtual interview given for the US Institute of Peace on Wednesday, Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High National Reconcili...
FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AFGHANISTAN AND SRI LANKA DISCUSS BIL...
June 25 ,2020
The Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka had talks on bilateral relations and other matters.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affa...
Pakistan’s federal budget: Desperate circumstances, courag...
June 25 ,2020
Pakistan’s economy had already been suffering before the COVID-19 outbreak, it was in no imminent danger of a recession. Th...
CHINA GIVES VERSION OF CLASHES, DEMANDS INDIA’S WITHDRAWAL...
June 25 ,2020
China has demanded a withdrawal of Indian personnel and facilities from Galwan valley, and this was conveyed at the Corps Commander tal...
UN ALLOCATES $5 MN TO SUPPORT RESPONSE TO CYCLONE AMPHAN
June 25 ,2020
The UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$ 5 million to complement the government's response to the people in ne...
In India, China shipments held up as New Delhi takes steps...
June 25 ,2020
Customs officials at Chennai, one of India’s biggest ports, have held shipments originating from China for extra checks, accordin...
High prevalence of corruption in public service delivery i...
June 25 ,2020
The perception of corruption in the form of favouritism based on friendship and family relationship is prevalent in public service deli...
THE IMF'S FORECAST FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY GOES FROM BAD TO...
June 25 ,2020
The outlook for the global economy keeps going from bad to worse.
On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund said it now sees the g...
JUSTIN TRUDEAU TAKES SON OUT FOR ICE CREAM AS CANADA PANDE...
June 25 ,2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his son out for ice cream on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his son out for ice...
CLINICAL TRIALS FOR COVID VACCINE, DEVELOPED BY OXFORD UNI...
June 25 ,2020
With over 4,80,000 deaths worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, the infection continues to surge in several countries. Scientists,...
WEST BENGAL EXTENDS LOCKDOWN TILL JULY 31
June 25 ,2020
As the state of West Bengal reported 14,728 confirmed COVID-19 cases so far, the state government has decided to extend the lockdown ti...
ABDULLAH'S MINISTER POSITIONS NOT FILLED
June 25 ,2020
A number of members of the House of Representatives said Wednesday that although 35 days have passed since the agreement was reached fo...
INDIA CALLS IN ARMY TO RUN FACILITIES IN DELHI AS VIRUS CA...
June 25 ,2020
India reported 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest daily increase since the outbreak began, and the government calle...
INDIA’S TREATMENT OF PAKISTANI DIPLOMATS VIOLATION OF VIEN...
June 25 ,2020
A day after India unilaterally asked for Pakistani diplomatic staff to be reduced in the country, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi...
ISLAMABAD CONDEMNS HOUTHI MILITIA’S MISSILE, DRONE ATTACKS...
June 25 ,2020
Islamabad condemned on Wednesday the missile and drone attacks towards Riyadh and other cities of Saudi Arabia carried out by the Houth...
Risk of military conflict between US and China higher than...
June 25 ,2020
The risk of a military conflict between China and the US is higher than ever as communication channels between the countries’ arm...
In Australia and China, public trust in each other nosediv...
June 25 ,2020
Two surveys, conducted separately in Australia and China, show that deteriorating bilateral ties between Beijing and Canberra are negat...
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Although the elections just held in four States and one Union Territory in India were provincial, they had immense national importance because national issues and national conditions impinged on them...
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