Ministers are the boss, bureaucrats real boss
August 29 ,2022
Who is calling all the shots in government affairs at the moment, the ministers or the bureaucrats? The answer is pretty obvious.
A hu...
Death of a Vietnam War photographer legend
August 25 ,2022
Vietnam War photographer Tim Page has passed away. Photo: Supplied
JAKARTA – It was dusk when photojournalist Tim Page pulle...
3 IAF officers sacked for accidental firing of BrahMos mis...
August 25 ,2022
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Elon Musk is virtual friends with an Indian superfan, who...
August 25 ,2022
Pranay Pathole uses his mobile phone at his home in Pune, India. Photo: AFP
Not many people can boast of having candid conversatio...
Myanmar: Junta approves sale of ousted leader Suu Kyi's an...
August 25 ,2022
Ousted leader Daw Aund San Suu Kyi's ancestral home, 54 University Avenue on the shores of Yangon’s Inya Lake. Photo: Reuters/...
Qatar Investment Authority aims to invest $3 billion in Pa...
August 25 ,2022
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) plans to invest $3 billion in Pakistan, Qatar’s Emiri Diwan said on Wednesday, lending suppo...
PM Hasina to visit India Dhaka, Delhi eye positive results
August 25 ,2022
Former foreign secretary Shahidul Haque addresses a programme ‘Special Lecture on Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy’ orga...
Geopolitical tensions biggest risk to India's growth outlo...
August 25 ,2022
Jayanth R Varma, member, Monetary Policy Committee
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How India and Israel are ideologically identical
August 25 ,2022
India is a Hindu majority area whereas Israel is a Jews majority area. They have good diplomatic ties and have the same goals as to exp...
Bangladesh’s new data protection law grants more power to...
August 25 ,2022
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Bangladesh’s plodding bureaucracy is in a sudden rush to pass two conseq...
Adani stake in NDTV a 'move to stifle independent media':...
August 25 ,2022
Jairam Ramesh. Photo: PTI
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How Adani Group moved stealthily to acquire NDTV stake: An...
August 25 ,2022
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Zero-Covid Bhutan bans vehicle imports to stave off a Sri...
August 25 ,2022
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In turning India into a tyranny, Modi has made economic 'C...
August 25 ,2022
Sanjay Raut; Narendra Modi, Manish Sisodia. Photos: PTI
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15 August: The actual truth must be known
August 25 ,2022
Body of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman lying on the stair at Dhanmondi 32Prothom Alo illustration
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As Thai court suspends Prayuth, ex-army ally takes over as...
August 25 ,2022
Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, and ally Prawit Wongsuwan. File photo: Reuters
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UNSC divided over travel ban on Taliban
August 24 ,2022
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Indian legislator from Modi’s BJP arrested after Prophet r...
August 24 ,2022
Students demonstrate in New Delhi after another BJP politician made remarks against Prophet Muhammad earlier this year [File: Money S...
Why five years on, Rohingya refugee crisis still drags on
August 24 ,2022
Rohingya refugees shout slogans at a protest against a disputed repatriation program at the Unchiprang refugee camp near Teknaf on No...
Islamic State member arrested for planning terror attack i...
August 24 ,2022
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New Delhi: Russia’s principal security agency has claimed to have detained a su...
India forced twitter to hire a ‘Govt Agent’, claims former...
August 24 ,2022
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