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May 20, 2024 9:35 AM

India & China can resolve Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh Foreign Minister

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said that the solution to the Rohingya crisis is the repatriation with civil rights and dignity. He said India's intensified engagement along with Chinese mediation as regional powers is crucial to a...

May 19, 2024 8:22 PM

Rescue teams trying to locate Iranian President Raisi’s chopper in Jolfa

Rescue teams have reached the city of Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, where they are attempting to locate the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, which made a hard landing. President Raisi, along with Foreign M...

May 19, 2024 2:24 PM

Dubai celebrates 550th birth anniversary of Hindi poet Surdas

In a vibrant celebration of Hindi literature, Dubai’s Indian community came together to mark the 550th birth anniversary of the revered poet Surdas. The Kirtan Sahitya Sabha, held on May 18th, saw enthusiastic participation from non-resident Indian...

May 19, 2024 1:47 PM

New probe uncovers alleged illicit transactions by Imran Khan in Toshakhana case

A recent investigation by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has revealed additional corruption allegations against Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister. The probe unveiled that Khan had unlawfull...

May 18, 2024 4:41 PM

Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan

At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday. Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaeem, the head of the information department for the central Ghor province, told Reuters that ther...

May 18, 2024 2:36 PM

Fierce fighting in Northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the south militants attacked tanks massing around Rafah. Res...

May 18, 2024 5:12 PM

Indo-Bangla Baul Music Festival inaugurated to mark 250th birth anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah

A Indo-Bangla Baul music festival began in Dhaka on Friday to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of the mystic saint and humanist bard Fakir Lalan Shah. In the nine day long festival, famous Baul artists of India and Bangladesh will participate. T...

May 17, 2024 11:05 PM

Nepal PM Prachanda to Seek Fourth Vote of Confidence on May 20

Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has written to the Federal Parliament Secretariat to take a vote of confidence from the House of Representatives on May 20. As per Article 100 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, the PM should tabl...

May 17, 2024 4:53 PM

Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina’s ‘Homecoming’ Day being observed

The 44th ‘Homecoming’ Day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being celebrated by the ruling Awami League in Bangladesh on Friday. Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh on May 17, 1981, after a long exile in India following the brutal killing of h...

May 17, 2024 2:43 PM

China unveils ‘historic’ steps to stabilise crisis-hit property sector

China on Friday announced "historic" steps to stabilise the crisis-hit property sector, allowing local governments to buy "some" apartments, relaxing mortgage rules and pledging to deliver unfinished homes. Investors hoped the measures marked the be...

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