Pakistan’s ‘brotherly ties’ with Saudi Arabia are under ge...
August 7 ,2020
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AIR INDIA EXPRESS PLANE FROM DUBAI SPLITS INTO TWO DURING...
August 7 ,2020
An Air India Express plane with 191 people on board from Dubai has skidded off the runway while landing at Kerala's Kozhikode, the loca...
HOPE TO BRING BACK ANOTHER BANGABANDHU KILLER IN MUJIB BOR...
August 7 ,2020
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. File photo
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the government is working to bring b...
YOGI ADITYANATH TO SKIP MASJID INAUGURATION IN AYODHYA
August 7 ,2020
The Samajwadi Party on Friday sought an apology from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remark that he would not att...
Modi’s Ramifications
August 7 ,2020
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BANGLADESH'S VIRUS CASELOAD CROSSES 250,000; ANOTHER 27 DI...
August 7 ,2020
The tally of coronavirus infections in Bangladesh has surpassed 250,000, hitting another unwanted milestone in the pandemic that has up...
EX-SAUDI INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL ALLEGES CROWN PRINCE SALMAN...
August 7 ,2020
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MOUNTAINEER RESHMA KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
August 7 ,2020
A private car ran over and killed mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, 33, this morning on Lake Road adjacent to Chandrima Uddyan in Dhaka....
SLPP SWEEPS POLLS AND SECURES 145 SEATS, SJB GETS 54
August 7 ,2020
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) swept the Parliamentary Election securing 145 seats, which includes 17 National List seats.
The...
TIKTOK UPGRADES GUIDELINES, RELEASES URDU VERSION
August 7 ,2020
After warnings and negotiations with the telecom regulator, global short funny video platform TikTok has not only upgraded its ‘C...
'OCCUPIED KASHMIR BEING TURNED INTO INDIAN COLONY AS WORLD...
August 7 ,2020
In an article with The Guardian, award-winning novelist and essayist Mirza Waheed while criticising the Modi-led government over its at...
JIRGA CHANCE TO CLEAR PATH FOR PEACE TALKS: KHALILZAD
August 7 ,2020
“It is a historic opportunity to remove the last hurdle to direct peace talks. A positive outcome will mean a reduction in violen...
Sri Lanka polls: Rajapaksas’ SLPP secures big win
August 7 ,2020
Sri Lanka’s ruling party has won the recently held parliamentary elections, securing a huge majority of 145 seats, just five shor...
Indian security agencies seek dedicated satellites for kee...
August 7 ,2020
Seeking to keep a closer eye on the activities of the Chinese military both near the Indian territory as well as in its depth areas all...
Modi's acolytes have reminded India's Muslims just what he...
August 7 ,2020
Mussolini confided in his son that one of his nightmares was that he would be put on trial at New York’s Madison Square Garden, i...
KASHMIR DEBATE AT UNSC 'ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS' FOR PA...
August 7 ,2020
The discussion of the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations Security Council meeting is another diplomatic success for Pakistan, said F...
JADHAV CASE: IHC FORMS LARGER BENCH
August 7 ,2020
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday formed a three-member larger bench at the government’s request to appoint lawyer for I...
AFGHAN FILMMAKERS SAY NATIONAL CINEMA NEEDS SUPPORT
August 7 ,2020
Cultural elites and filmmakers in Afghanistan are concerned about Afghan cinema.
Latif Ahmadi, one of the country's most famous and pr...
PREPARATIONS FOR LOYA JIRGA ALMOST FINISHED: MEDIA COMMISS...
August 7 ,2020
All preparations and arrangements for the consultative Loya Jirga are near completion, the media and public relations committee of the...
PRESIDENT DECLARES SLPP WINNERS AT PARLIAMENT POLLS
August 7 ,2020
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna SLPP winners at the Parliament polls, based on results releas...
TRUMP SAYS CORONAVIRUS VACCINE POSSIBLE BEFORE NOVEMBER 3
August 7 ,2020
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible the United States would have a coronavirus vaccine before the November 3 ele...
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P.K. Balachandran
Colombo Chronicle
Takeaways from the Indian elections: an overview
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...
Ikram Sehgal
Karachi Canvas
Pandemic has sharpened geo-political conflicts
The Corona pandemic that the world is struggling with for the second year now has brought home to us some truths about ourselves. The first thing is that...
