YASHWANT SINHA JOINS TRINAMOOL CONGRESS
March 13 ,2021
Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress.
Senior TMC leaders such as Sudip Banerjee, Der...
DEATH TOLL RISES TO 8 IN HERAT CAR BOMB ATTACK
March 13 ,2021
The death toll in a deadly car bomb attack in the city of Herat rose to eight, according to officials, who said that at least 60 others...
TEESTA ISSUE WON’T BE DISCUSSED DURING MODI'S VISIT: FM
March 13 ,2021
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has categorically stated that the issue of sharing water of the Teesta River will not be discussed...
Russia backs plans for Afghanistan interim rule with talib...
March 13 ,2021
Russia said Friday it backed the Taliban’s integration into a future interim government in Afghanistan, as global powers ramped u...
China approves $1.5 billion currency swap with Sri Lanka
March 13 ,2021
FILE PHOTO: A general view of a Port City Colombo project is seen in the business district, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 9, 2020....
Nepal Army Day marked with special function in Kathmandu
March 13 ,2021
Nepal Army soldiers perform a parade on the occasion of the Army Day, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Photo: Chandra Bahad...
Kachin independence army attacks Myanmar Military outpost
March 13 ,2021
KIA fighters at Mai Ja Yang in Kachin State. / The Irrawaddy
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) carried out a pre-dawn attack on a...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 13 MARCH
March 13 ,2021
PICTURE OF THE DAYHAKKARI, TURKEY
Electricians reach the area where transmission lines are located in order to fix the electrical fa...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 13 MARCH
March 13 ,2021
PICTURE OF THE DAYHAKKARI, TURKEY
Electricians reach the area where transmission lines are located in order to fix the electri...
New Delhi would do well to look at China's gift horse in t...
March 13 ,2021
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen on a screen as he speaks to reporters during an online press conference, in Beijing, China,...
Li says China wants 'mutual respect' from US ahead of Alas...
March 13 ,2021
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is displayed on a screen during a news conference held via video link, following the closing ses...
US joins West in rare criticism of Egypt on human rights a...
March 13 ,2021
El-Sisi has overseen an extensive crackdown on political dissent that has steadily tightened in recent years [File: Drew Angerer/Gett...
Israel 'bombed a dozen ships carrying Iranian oil or weapo...
March 13 ,2021
The Israeli-owned cargo ship Helios Ray was damaged by an unexplained blast in the Gulf of Oman in February. Photograph: Kamran Jebre...
As political drama unfolds in West Bengal, here are the fa...
March 13 ,2021
A TMC activist writes on a wall for the speedy recovery of party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata,...
IAF set to raise second squadron of Rafale jets in West Be...
March 13 ,2021
A Rafale jet at the induction ceremony in Ambala. | Photo: Praveen Jain/ThePrint
The Indian Air Force is set to raise a second squ...
Quad summit, high-level diplomacy signal Washington's Asia...
March 13 ,2021
That Asia and the Indo-Pacific are the Joe Biden administration's top foreign policy priority is clear from the calibrated flurry...
Pakistan signals statehood in J&K key to movement forward
March 13 ,2021
Pakistan has conveyed to India that the February 25 renewal of the 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control can lead to a wider engagem...
India is wrong to accuse IRGC for attack on Israeli embass...
March 13 ,2021
Russia’s publicly financed international media outlet Sputnik published a piece on Monday titled “‘Asymmetric Warfare...
The garment industry is ignoring the plight of its workers
March 13 ,2021
Ready made garments workers seen at work in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on January 31, 2021. [Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images]...
Eye on China, Biden holds first summit of Quad alliance
March 13 ,2021
US President Joe Biden on Friday holds the first-ever four-way summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, ramping up effort...
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