Leaked cable hints at US role in Imran’s ouster
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
Pakistan sends new Iranian proposal to US
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
US authorities move to resolve fraud cases against India's Adani, Bloomberg News reports
14 May 2026, 22:52 PM
South Asia
Turkish Airlines plane catches fire at Nepal airport, passengers safe
11 May 2026, 11:25 AM
South Asia
Car bomb kills 15 cops in Pakistan
11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
Car bomb attack on checkpoint kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan: police
10 May 2026, 10:29 AM
South Asia
Pakistan eyes Chinese capital markets with panda bond
10 May 2026, 09:44 AM
Global Economy
BJP names Suvendu Adhikari as Chief Minister of West Bengal
8 May 2026, 19:44 PM
South Asia
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices as inflation spikes
3 May 2026, 14:36 PM
South Asia
At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials
23 April 2026, 13:16 PM
South Asia
Pakistan sends new Iranian proposal to US
Peace mediator Pakistan has shared with the United States a revised proposal from Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters yesterday, warning that the sides “don’t have much time” to narrow their differences.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Leaked cable hints at US role in Imran’s ouster
Four years after Imran Khan’s ouster as prime minister of Pakistan, a leaked classified diplomatic cable published by US‑based investigative agency Drop Site now points to possible US involvement.
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US authorities move to resolve fraud cases against India's Adani, Bloomberg News reports
Reuters could not immediately verify the report
14 May 2026, 22:52 PM
Turkish Airlines plane catches fire at Nepal airport, passengers safe
A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 277 passengers and 11 crew members caught fire while landing at Kathmandu airport Monday, but no one was hurt in the accident.
11 May 2026, 11:25 AM
Car bomb kills 15 cops in Pakistan
Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 15 and wounding three, officials said yesterday.
11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Car bomb attack on checkpoint kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan: police
Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 12 and wounding five, officials said on Sunday
10 May 2026, 10:29 AM
Pakistan eyes Chinese capital markets with panda bond
Pakistan Finance Minister Aurangzeb says economy was showing signs of recovery, including rising exports and remittances, despite the war in Iran
10 May 2026, 09:44 AM
BJP names Suvendu Adhikari as Chief Minister of West Bengal
Swearing-in ceremony scheduled for tomorrow in Kolkata
8 May 2026, 19:44 PM
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices as inflation spikes
Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by nearly four percent on Sunday, further fuelling inflation, which more than doubled last month due to the Middle East war.
3 May 2026, 14:36 PM
At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials
About 40 militants on motorcycles and other vehicles stormed the mining project site of Pakistani company National Resources Private Limited (NRL) in the Darigwan area of Chagai district on Wednesday
23 April 2026, 13:16 PM
India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border
Senior Border Security Force officer Manoj Barnwal told AFP that "the use of reptiles" was discussed in a February meeting with the Home Ministry
8 April 2026, 16:02 PM
How is South Asia tackling the Iran war-driven energy crisis?
Countries in South Asia, home to a fifth of the world's population and some struggling economies, have unveiled a number of measures to tackle the energy crisis triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has squeezed supplies and raised prices
6 April 2026, 14:58 PM
Pakistan, Afghanistan: Heavy rain, storms kill 121
Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said yesterday.
5 April 2026, 01:40 AM
Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Friday
4 April 2026, 09:42 AM
Myanmar junta chief elected president
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president yesterday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup.
4 April 2026, 03:45 AM
Pakistan hikes fuel prices sharply
Pakistan has hiked consumer prices for diesel and petrol sharply, its second increase in less than a month, amid rising global oil prices spurred by the conflict in the Middle East.
4 April 2026, 03:17 AM
Nepal holds its first post-polls parliament session
Nepal’s newly elected lawmakers yesterday met for the first parliamentary session since deadly anti‑corruption protests toppled the government in September 2025 and left the old parliament building in flames.
3 April 2026, 05:01 AM
Myanmar House to elect new president today
Myanmar lawmakers will elect a new president today, the parliamentary speaker said, with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing one of three candidates for the post.
3 April 2026, 04:44 AM
Burden lies with Afghanistan to end hostilities
Pakistan said yesterday that the burden of ending its conflict with Afghanistan lay with Kabul, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.
2 April 2026, 23:45 PM
Nepal to issue formal apology to Dalits within 15 days
Nepal’s new govt said it would issue a “formal state apology” to Dalits and other historically excluded communities within 15 days under Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s 100-point reform agenda, in what activists described as a historic acknowledgment of generations of caste-based discrimination and denial of opportunity.
2 April 2026, 23:43 PM