BANGLADESH ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH SAINT KITTS AN...
September 1 ,2020
Bangladesh and Saint Kitts and Nevis, an island country in the West Indies, have established diplomatic relationship formally by signin...
Nepali Afghanistan and Iraq victims seek compensation, jus...
September 1 ,2020
Suraj Lama with his mother at their home in Rajahar, Nawalparasi. Photo courtesy: Peter Gill
Kamala Thapa, of Bakrang, Gorkh...
Rs 2,580 crore contract signed with Indian firms to boost...
September 1 ,2020
The defence ministry on Monday signed a Rs 2,580-crore contract with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), Tata Power Company Ltd (TPCL) and...
Moscow to host Sino-Pak-Russia defence, foreign ministers...
September 1 ,2020
Two sets of back-to-back meetings of Pakistan, China and Russian defence ministers followed by foreign ministers of the three countries...
PAKISTAN, AFGHAN OFFICIALS URGE STAKEHOLDERS TO SEIZE ‘HIS...
September 1 ,2020
Senior officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday reviewed bilateral ties as well as Afghan peace efforts, as Islamabad urged al...
HOUSE DEMANDS POMPEO, ESPER PROVIDE WITNESSES FOR AFGHAN H...
September 1 ,2020
Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to pro...
83 VIETNAM-RETURNEE BANGLADESHIS ARRESTED UNDER SECTION 54
September 1 ,2020
Eighty-three Bangladeshis, who had been stranded in Vietnam and returned home by a chartered flight two weeks ago, were arrested today,...
ASSAM GOVT IN INDIA TO RE-VERIFY 20% OF FINAL NRC LIST IN...
September 1 ,2020
The Assam government in India said on Monday that it seeks to re-verify 20% of the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC...
Dhaka's Chinese Chequers on Teesta put Delhi on back foot
September 1 ,2020
Alarm bells are ringing in Delhi at Beijing’s potential involvement in the hydro-politics of India and Bangladesh. Foreign Secret...
INDIA-CHINA STANDOFF: AMID TENSIONS ALONG LAC, INDIA, CHIN...
September 1 ,2020
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Amid tensions between India and China along the Line of Control(LAC), newswire ANI quoting...
US seeks formal alliance similar to Nato with India, Japan...
September 1 ,2020
Washington aims to formalise its closer Indo-Pacific defence relations with India, Japan and Australia – also known as “the...
BANGLADESH DECLARES ONE DAY MOURNING FOR PRANAB
September 1 ,2020
The government has announced one day National Mourning on 2 September (Wednesday), in honour of the memory of former Indian president P...
STATE FUNERAL FOR PRANAB MUKHERJEE TODAY; PM MODI PAYS LAS...
September 1 ,2020
Pranab Mukherjee's funeral will take place today with full military honours. The former President, who had tested positive for the coro...
3 SECURITY FORCE MEMBERS KILLED IN TALIBAN ATTACK IN PAKTI...
September 1 ,2020
At least three security force members were killed and five were wounded after gunmen stormed a public protection forces unit compound i...
LARGEST FACTION OF JAPAN'S RULING PARTY BACKS SUGA TO REPL...
September 1 ,2020
Japan’s chief cabinet secretary and a long-time lieutenant of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Suga is widely expected to stay...
ONLINE VERSIONS OF NEWSPAPERS, TV NEWS PORTALS: SEPARATE R...
September 1 ,2020
From now on, a newspaper will need registration to run its online version if contents in the portal and the print edition are different...
AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN MEET PM IMRAN
September 1 ,2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said removing hurdles to business activities and providing a conducive environment to the business commun...
CHINA DENIES INDIA’S ACCUSATION OF FRESH ‘PROVOCATION’ AT...
September 1 ,2020
China on Monday denied Indian allegations of fresh "provocation" at Ladakh border, saying that its border troops have always strictly r...
Pranabda rose to be Indian President but the Premiership h...
September 1 ,2020
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday in a Delhi hospital, where he had undergone brain surgery. He was 84....
AFGHAN, PAKISTANI OFFICIALS AGREE TO EXPAND TIES
September 1 ,2020
Afghan officials and Pakistan’s deputies ministers attended the second review meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for...
TALIBAN ‘PROBES’ ALLEGED ROCKET SHELLING OF US BASES
September 1 ,2020
The Taliban is investigating reports of rocket attacks on two military bases in Helmand, according to spokesman Zabihullah, who said th...
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