India Sets Coronavirus Record
September 18 ,2020
Welcome to South Asia Brief, the weekly newsletter that keeps you up to date on a region that is home to one-fourth of humanity. Today:...
HEFAZAT CHIEF SHAH AHMED SHAFI PASSES AWAY
September 18 ,2020
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Shah Ahmed Shafi
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Shah Ahmed Shafi died on Friday evening while u...
‘GREAT LEADER AND LOYAL FRIEND’: US PRESIDENT TRUMP EXTEND...
September 18 ,2020
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended his greetings to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 70th birthday.
He also shar...
SRILANKAN GOVERNMENT SAYS NO DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM UNH...
September 18 ,2020
The Government says no decision has been taken to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The Government Information Depart...
DUBAI SUSPENDS AIR INDIA EXPRESS FLIGHTS TILL OCTOBER 2 FO...
September 18 ,2020
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Air India Express flights till October 2 for allegedly bringing passengers with Covid-...
PAKISTAN SAYS ONUS ON INDIA TO NORMALISE TIES
September 18 ,2020
Pakistan said on Thursday that the onus was on India to create an enabling environment for normalisation of relationship by reversing i...
PHOTO EXHIBITION HONORS SACRIFICES OF AFGHAN FORCES
September 18 ,2020
A photo exhibition was launched in the western city of Herat on Thursday to honor the sacrifices of the Afghan National Defense and Sec...
India Sets Coronavirus Record
September 18 ,2020
Welcome to South Asia Brief, the weekly newsletter that keeps you up to date on a region that is home to one-fourth of humanity. Today:...
MORNING BRIEF, 18 SEPTEMBER
September 18 ,2020
Strong military deterrent needed to stop Indian illegal crossing of LAC
It seems that to be indulgent and tolerant is not suitable f...
PAKISTAN PLANS A CHANGE IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN STATUS
September 18 ,2020
The Pakistan government plans to make Gilgit-Baltistan the country’s fifth province, two years after powers of the Islamabad-cont...
NOVO NORDISK LAUNCHES WORLD’S FASTEST ACTING INSULIN IN BA...
September 18 ,2020
Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk yesterday launched the world's fastest acting insulin in the Bangladesh market as the number of diabet...
COVID VACCINE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR:...
September 18 ,2020
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday has expressed hopes that there will be coronavirus vaccine available for the country...
PAKISTAN RE-ELECTED TO UN’S COMMITTEE FOR PROGRAMME AND CO...
September 18 ,2020
Pakistan won the election to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) at the United Nations, the Foreign Office confirmed on...
DISCUSSIONS IN DOHA 'VERY PROMISING': US GEN. MILLER
September 18 ,2020
Gen. Scott Miller, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, speaking during a visit to the eastern province of Laghman, called t...
KEY TALIBAN COMMANDER KILLED IN AFGHAN FORCES OPERATION
September 18 ,2020
Afghan forces during an operation in Surobi district in Kabul killed Ghairatullah, also known as Mullah Sangeen, the deputy commander o...
Is Trump the frenemy of the Islamic world?
September 18 ,2020
In the Republican primaries of the 2016 US presidential elections, Mitt Romney severely castigated Trump, calling him a phony and a fra...
What to Expect From Japan’s New Leader
September 18 ,2020
As anticipated, Suga Yoshihide has won the election for the leadership of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following Prime...
Revealed: Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium ore to prod...
September 18 ,2020
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared in 2018 that if regional rival Iran develops a nuclear bomb, ‘we will follow suit as...
Pakistan reportedly begin receiving VT4 tanks from China’s...
September 18 ,2020
North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), is reportedly starting to deliver new VT4 main battle tanks fitted with explosive reactiv...
Peace in Afghanistan is impossible without an inclusive ap...
September 18 ,2020
On 29 February, an agreement was signed between the United States of America and the Taliban in Doha, clearing the way for a National P...
In Modi’s India, Muslim rulers of the past ‘can’t be heroe...
September 18 ,2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pictured in New Delhi on September 14. Photo: EPA
For 300 years from the 16th century onwards,...
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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...
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