Taliban enforces order for Afghan women TV anchors to cove...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
TV anchor Khatereh Ahmadi wears a face covering as she presents the news on TOLO NEWS, in Kabul, Afghanistan [Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Ph...
Shyam Benegal responds to criticism of ‘Mujib: The Making...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Arifin Shuvoo stars as Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation&r...
India trims tax on gasoline and diesel to fight inflation
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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NEW DELHI : India's F...
Head of Myanmar’s military government begins peace talks w...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw in Ma...
Pakistan: Ousted PM Imran Khan calls for march on Islamaba...
May 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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Myanmar Junta Threatens to Downgrade Australia Ties Over S...
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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Sri Lanka fills out cabinet as PM warns of food shortages
May 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Laborers in Colombo wait after unloading sacks of rice at a wholesale market amid the country's economic crisis. ©...
Mediated ceasefire between Pakistan, TTP: Taliban
May 20 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, “During the talks, in addition to significant progress...
Weakening rupee affecting India’s forex reserves
May 20 ,2022
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By: KS Kumar
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The weake...
Pakistani billionaire Mohammad Zahoor buys fighter jets fo...
May 20 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistani billionaire Mohammad Zahoor helps buy Ukraine two fighter jets to fight against Russia, claims his wife who is a Ukrainian n...
Sri Lanka central bank holds rates, calls for political st...
May 20 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Sri Lanka's central bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday. The nation of 22 million is battling a devastating econ...
India’s Supreme Court frees Rajiv Gandhi assassination cas...
May 19 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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India’s top court on Wednesday ordered the relea...
Taliban dissolve Afghanistan's Human Rights Commission
May 18 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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Govt’s assessment on inflation not realistic: Debapriya Bh...
May 18 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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Convener of Citizen's Platform for SDGs Debapriya Bhattacharya said the assessment on inflation...
Is Pak delegation in Afghanistan to negotiate peace with T...
May 18 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan’s security forces have killed two “important and most wanted TTP terrorists”. The Inter-Services Public...
India, Nepal agree to build hydroelectric power plant as p...
May 17 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, during a bilateral meeting in Lumbini, Nep...
Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Buddhist centre in...
May 17 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi with Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba looking at a model of the planned India Interna...
Pakistan ramps up security for ex-PM Khan after assassinat...
May 17 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, says he has evidence of a plot to assassinate him. Photo: AFP
Pakistan strengthened...
Sri Lanka denies LTTE revival bid using on-going crisis
May 16 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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Nepal’s Lhaka Sherpa breaks her own female record by scali...
May 14 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Nepalese female climber Lhakpa Sherpa broke her own record for the most climbs of the world’s highest peak by a female climber....
Pakistan to attend anti-terror meeting in India
May 14 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan will participate in the upcoming meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation O...
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