India reopens tourist visas for Bangladeshis after nearly two years
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Bangladesh
At least 4 injured as M7.2 quake hits northeastern Japan, traffic disrupted
25 June 2026, 08:35 AM
Asia
School shooting in Philippines leaves 3 students dead
23 June 2026, 14:59 PM
Asia
Rebels ‘remove’ Mamata from TMC helm
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
India
China gives PM grand welcome
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
China launches probe over diaper row
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
China
China sanctions 10 US firms in tit-for-tat move
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
China
China imposes export controls on 10 US companies: govt
22 June 2026, 08:41 AM
World
Renaming of Kolkata road sparks debate
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM
South Asia
'Progressive' $3b Sri Lanka programme will protect poorest: IMF
Sri Lanka's roughly $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will look to protect the poorest while tackling deep-rooted economic issues, a senior IMF official said
21 March 2023, 03:19 AM
IMF approves Sri Lanka's $2.9bn bailout
Sri Lanka's president said Monday that the International Monetary Fund has approved its request for a $2.9 billion bailout, raising hopes for an easing of the island nation's dire economic crisis
21 March 2023, 03:13 AM
Indian police hunt Sikh separatist
Indian authorities blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a third straight day yesterday – one of the country’s most extensive blackouts in recent years – as police search for a Sikh separatist on the run.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Lanka seeks 10-yr debt moratorium
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking a 10-year moratorium on its foreign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said yesterday on the eve of a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Dozens of Imran’s supporters arrested
Police in Pakistan have arrested dozens of supporters and aides of former prime minister Imran Khan in raids in two cities as part of a crackdown on those involved in recent clashes with the security forces, Khan’s party and police said yesterday.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Thai PM dissolves parliament
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved parliament yesterday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Visva-Bharati says land still owned by univ
Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan yesterday said although the mutation of the disputed 13 decimal plot has been done in economist Amartya Sen’s name,
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Dear friends’ Xi, Putin meet in Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing’s role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Move To Counter China: Japan plans $75b investment across Indo-Pacific
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday announced a new plan to promote an open and free Indo-Pacific, promising billions of dollars in investment to help economies across the region in everything from industry to disaster prevention.
20 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan looking at possibility of economic ties with Bangladesh: Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in India on a two-day official visit, today said Japan is studying the possibility of an economic partnership with Bangladesh..“India’s next-door neighbour Bangladesh will soon graduate from a least developed country,” Kishida said..“We h
20 March 2023, 14:45 PM
Indian state extends internet ban in hunt for Sikh separatist
Indian authorities have blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a third straight day today – one of the country’s most extensive blackouts in recent years – as police search for a Sikh separatist on the run..The Punjab government initially announced a
20 March 2023, 12:13 PM
China's Xi lands in Russia for Putin summit: state media
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow today for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media reported.
20 March 2023, 10:34 AM
Thai PM dissolves parliament, calls election
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule.
20 March 2023, 09:47 AM
Xi calls for 'severe punishment' after 9 Chinese killed in Central Africa
Xi "has given important instructions, demanding an all-out effort to treat the wounded, handle the aftermath in a timely manner, severely punish perpetrators in accordance with the law, and ensure the safety of Chinese citizens"
20 March 2023, 04:46 AM
Political void in Punjab: Can a radical leader again ignite separatism?
When a mob led by a radical 30-year-old Sikh preacher openly espousing to separatist cause stormed a police station in Amritsar district of India's Punjab bordering Pakistan on February 24, the incident and the man behind it revived memories of the dark days of militancy that had ravaged the state for years in 1980s
19 March 2023, 19:20 PM
Adani suspends work on $4.2b project in Gujarat
Adani Group has suspended work on a 349 billion rupee ($4.2 billion) petrochemical project at Mundra in India’s western Gujarat state as it focuses on consolidating operations and addressing investor concerns after the Hindenburg shortseller report, according to the Press Trust of India.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
N Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile yesterday, Seoul’s military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the US stage major military drills.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Xi eyes to play peacemaker’s role
President Xi Jinping heads to Russia today hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a peacemaker.
19 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan booked on terror charges
The Islamabad Police have lodged a first information report (FIR) — including terrorism charges — against PTI Chairman Imran Khan and more than a dozen PTI leaders for allegedly attacking police officers and causing chaos outside the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC), it emerged on Sunday
19 March 2023, 09:23 AM
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the United States stage major military drills.
19 March 2023, 06:54 AM