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Bangladesh navy team in India to witness operational sea training

An eight-member delegation from the Bangladesh Navy Operational Sea Training Group (BNOSTG) visited India’s southern naval command headquarters at Kochi in the southern state of Kerala to witness operational sea training.
26 September 2022, 16:28 PM

India blocks 45 YouTube videos citing ‘disinformation’

Based on input from intelligence agencies, India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels which had a cumulative viewership of over 1.3 crore.
26 September 2022, 13:46 PM

America’s relations with Pakistan serving none of them: India

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has opined that America's relationship with Pakistan has "not served" either of the two countries.
26 September 2022, 06:11 AM

China’s Communist Party has elected delegates for congress

China’s Communist Party said yesterday that it had elected all the delegates attending a key political meeting starting October 16, where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term.
25 September 2022, 18:00 PM

China celebrates National Day in Dhaka

The Chinese embassy in Bangladesh in collaboration with the foreign affairs office of the People’s Government of Yunnan Province and Yunnan Commercial Representative Office in Dhaka organised a programme to celebrate the 73rd National Day of the People’s Republic of China on Saturday. 
25 September 2022, 18:00 PM

North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul

North Korea fired a ballistic missile yesterday, Seoul’s military said, just days after a US aircraft carrier arrived for joint drills with the South in a show of force against Pyongyang.
25 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Pakistan PM’s "leaked audio" reveals request to “facilitate” relative

An audio recording of an alleged conversation, purportedly between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a government official, was leaked on social media on Saturday, with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders claiming that it shows the PM putting his family’s business interests before those of the state.
25 September 2022, 10:02 AM

World should hear reason; experience acts of goodwill: Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has urged the international community to listen to “more voices of reason” and experiences “more acts of goodwill” in these turbulent times and said his country “is willing and able on both counts.”
25 September 2022, 05:20 AM

North Korea fires missile ahead of US vice president's visit to region

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and US forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by US Vice President Kamala Harris.
25 September 2022, 04:31 AM

Sri Lanka disperses rally after partial protest ban

Sri Lankan police dispersed hundreds of demonstrators yesterday, a day after severely curtailing protest rights in response to months of unrest sparked by the island nation’s sharp economic downturn. 
24 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Lightning, heavy rains kill at least 36 in India

Hazardous weather has killed at least 36 people in northern India over the past 24 hours, including 12 who died after being struck by lightning. 
24 September 2022, 18:00 PM

India at UNGA slams Pakistan for making false accusation

In a hard-hitting response to Pakistan, India has said in the UNGA that a country which claims to seek peace with its neighbours would neither sponsor cross-border terrorism nor would it shelter planners of the horrific Mumbai terrorist attack of November 26, 2008.
24 September 2022, 06:01 AM

Ukraine conflict’s outlook very concerning: India

India told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the trajectory of the Ukraine conflict was very concerning and that the outlook was more so, as New Delhi sharpened its calls for peace.
23 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

Hayabusa-2 probe was launched in 2014 on its mission to Ryugu, and returned to Earth’s orbit two years ago to drop off a capsule containing the sample.
23 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Asian coastal cities sinking fast: survey

Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study said.
23 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Seven killed in blast near Kabul mosque

A blast outside a mosque attended by Taliban members in the Afghan capital killed seven people minutes after Friday prayers had ended, according to a hospital.
23 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Death toll now 7 in car bomb blast near Kabul mosque

At least four people were killed and 10 injured by a blast near a mosque in the Afghan capital which struck as worshippers were streaming out of afternoon prayers on Friday, a nearby hospital said.
23 September 2022, 13:12 PM

Khmer Rouge Trial: Court upholds previous verdicts

Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict yesterday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Japan to stop Myanmar military training: ministry

Japan’s defence ministry yesterday said it will halt training for members of Myanmar’s military from next year over the junta’s executions of pro-
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Contempt of court case: Former Pak PM Khan apologises

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has apologised for criticising a magistrate, his lawyer said yesterday, likely averting a court case
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM