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April 23, 2024 1:33 PM

Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed

Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement. The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.3...

April 23, 2024 11:57 AM

Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties. In a report published on Tuesday, WMO said that 79...

April 23, 2024 9:23 AM

Renowned Bangladeshi singer Rezwana Choudhury Bannya receives Padma Shri Award

Renowned Bangladeshi singer Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya received the prestigious Padma Shri Award on Monday. The President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2024 at the Civil Investi...

April 23, 2024 8:39 AM

US Reports says, Pakistan rarely took steps to punish officials committing human rights abuses

Pakistan has been witnessing some significant human rights issues including, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention among many others. However, their government rarely took credible steps to identify and punish officia...

April 22, 2024 11:08 AM

Leaked documents reveal China’s extensive cyber-espionage operations

Leaked documents from i-Soon, a Chinese cybersecurity company linked to the country's cybersecurity apparatus, have provided fresh evidence of China's extensive cyber espionage operations. The documents expose China's funding of hackers to t...

April 22, 2024 9:13 AM

First ever Hindi radio broadcast starts in Kuwait, strengthening ties between two nations

The first-ever Hindi radio broadcast has started in Kuwait, the Indian Embassy in Kuwait said on Monday. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait lauded Kuwait's Ministry of Information for starting a Hindi programme on Kuwait Radio on FM 93.3 and AM 96.3 every ...

April 21, 2024 5:33 PM

Very severe heat wave grips parts of Bangladesh

Very severe heat wave has gripped parts of Bangladesh, with maximum temperatures ranging from 40 degrees Celsius to over 42 degrees Celsius in some areas. Very severe heat wave is sweeping over north, north-east and north-west districts of Bangladesh...

April 19, 2024 1:33 PM

Another 13 Myanmar border guards take shelter in Bangladesh

Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhine, 13 more members of the Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh on Thursday night. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) public relations of...

April 19, 2024 11:18 AM

Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals

Police in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesperson said. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow ...

April 19, 2024 11:11 AM

India lays foundation stone to build High Impact Community Development Projects in Nepal

By: Sweta Singh (Kathmandu) India laid out the foundation stone to build High Impact Community Development Project in Darchula district of Nepal on Thursday. The esteemed guests at this event included Bijay Singh Dhami, Mayor of Shailyashikhar Mu...

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