Dhaka, Sep 28 — As Bangladesh grapples with a deteriorating law and order situation, police has recovered 920 bodies from rivers across the country over the 20 months until August this year, with incidents of murder, rape, abduction and robbery continuing to surface, local media reported.…
Islamabad, Sep 28 — The explosion in Dera Ismail Khan city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which claimed lives of 13 people and injured 20 others over the weekend, should not be seen as an isolated attack, but as another warning from a rapidly deteriorating security environment along Pakistan's…
Kalimpong, Sep 28 — The Eastern Himalayas should be recognised for their contribution to India’s economic growth, environmental security, regional connectivity and engagement with its neighbourhood, top experts reckoned on Monday during a dialogue held in West Bengal's Kalimpong on the region's…
Kathmandu, Sep 28 — At least four people have died and 12 are missing following an avalanche that struck the base camp area of Mt. Himlung in Nepal’s western mountainous district of Manang, a senior government official said.“The bodies of four people have been recovered from the incident site so…
Dhaka, Sep 28 — Amid mounting concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Bangladesh, as many as four incidents of attacks, vandalism and looting were witnessed in Dhaka over the past three days, with most of the incidents reportedly linked to attempts to take over properties, local…
Cairo, Sep 28 — India and Egypt on Monday held discussions on strengthening cooperation in sports and youth affairs. The discussions took place during a meeting between India's Ambassador to Egypt, Suresh Reddy and Egypt's Minister of Youth and Sports, Gohar Nabil. Reddy invited Egypt to…
Seoul, Sep 28 — South Korea's Defence Minister Kang Shin-chul said on Monday that "appropriate, substantial and corresponding" measures would be taken if the recent explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) is confirmed to have been caused by land mines planted by North Korea. Kang made the…
Islamabad, Sep 28 — Daily-wage workers at hotels, motels, inns, marriage halls, private hostels and public transport services have been laid off in Pakistan after authorities' closure of roads amid fears of the long march and sit-ins, local media reported on Monday. Helpers, dishwashers, waiters,…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — The cross-Line of Control military operations carried out on September 29, 2016, marked a decisive paradigm shift in India's national security strategy, establishing a high-precision deterrence model against cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan.Ten years ago, on…
Dhaka, Sep 28 — As the crackdown on political opponents escalates in Bangladesh, a Dhaka court sent 27 people to jail after police arrested them from the central office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD), local media reported.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam passed…
Geneva, Sep 28 — The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest rally in Geneva against enforced disappearances, human rights violations, extrajudicial killings, and the sentencing of political activists in “fabricated” cases by Pakistani authorities in Balochistan.According to the BNM, the…
New Delhi, Sep 28 — Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Monday held discussions with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation led by Representative Brian Mast on deepening the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, with a particular focus on advancing defence industrial and…
Washington, Sep 28 — India has been included among countries eligible for zero US tariffs on several categories of speciality pharmaceutical products and ingredients, offering targeted relief to one of America’s leading sources of medicines.The US Commerce Department published the list as…
Washington, Sep 28 — The United States has partially lifted antidumping and countervailing-duty orders on certain aluminium can stock imported from India.The US Commerce Department announced the final results of its changed-circumstances reviews in a notice applicable from September 24.The decision…
Washington, Sep 28 — The United States and China have approved lists of goods worth roughly $30 billion on each side for possible tariff cuts, according to documents released after President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington. The lower tariffs have yet to take effect.The lists are the first concrete…
Washington, Sep 28 — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence could drive events causing one billion deaths, as a sharp debate emerged in Washington over whether governments should regulate advanced AI or avoid rules that could slow the United States in its race with…
United Nations, Sep 28 — A growing young population can drive global prosperity only if countries provide education, skills, technology and decent employment, leaders have told the UN General Assembly, warning that artificial intelligence could widen inequality and increase anxiety about the future…
Washington, Sep 28 — Brazil’s presidential candidates took their campaigns to streets, markets and motorcades during the final weekend before the first round of voting, highlighting differences over online gambling, oil production, taxes, agriculture and crime.The first round of the presidential…
Washington, Sep 28 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold separate talks with the prime minister of Lebanon and the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia on Monday as the Trump administration intensifies diplomacy over Iran, maritime security and instability across the Middle East.Rubio will meet…
Washington, Sep 28 — Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sixth day of a proposed seven-day plan and resume nuclear negotiations with the United States on the seventh, but Washington rejected the proposal because it demanded sanctions relief and access to frozen assets at the…
United Nations, Sep 28 — More than 20 countries are introducing or considering age restrictions on social media, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told the UN General Assembly, as leaders sought stronger safeguards for children facing risks from digital platforms and artificial…