China has blocked a joint India-US proposal to sanction a Pakistan-based terrorist, Abdul Rauf Asghar, an accused in the 1999 IC-814 hijacking, the 2001 Parliament attack and the 2016 attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot. The latest...
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24th Nov 2024 | Updated at 03:34am 24th Nov 2024
TRUMP’S HISTORICAL COMEBACK
- 07 Nov 2024
With millions of Americans casting their votes, the 2024 presidential race is emerging as one for the history books.
PM Modi and Xi vow to rebuild ties, put seal on LAC truce
- 30 Oct 2024
The landmark agreement India and China reached recently to end one of the longest military standoffs in recent times received the final seal of approval from PM Modi and President Xi Jinping, as the two held a bilateral meeting after a gap of...
No wish for revenge, Nawaz tells supporters on return
- 25 Oct 2023
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home on Saturday, ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London and restarting his political journey ahead of the general elections with a huge rally at Minar-e-Pakistan...
Bilawal to attend SCO meet in Goa, India plays it down
- 26 Apr 2023
Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend SCO foreign ministers meet which India is hosting in Goa on May 5.The Indian administration didn't explicitly rule out a meeting between S Jaishankar and Bilawal, but it didn't seem...
Have patience, efforts on to overcome challenges: Yunus
- 28 Aug 2024
Bangladesh interim govt chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has requested people in his county to have patience and allow his govt time to address the challenges instead of insisting on addressing everything right now
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees to India, Army in charge
- 07 Aug 2024
Bangladesh’s embattled PM Sheikh Hasina (76) on Monday resigned and fled the country following more than a month of deadly demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement precipitating the end of her 15-year...
TRUMP’S HISTORICAL COMEBACK
- 07 Nov 2024
With millions of Americans casting their votes, the 2024 presidential race is emerging as one for the history books.
PM Modi leads Yoga day event at United Nations
- 28 Jun 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the celebration of International Yoga Day at the United Nations in New York and urged people "to join hands together to realise the goal of one earth, one family, one future"
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Nepal PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month
- 22 Mar 2023
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said.
Nepal ruling coalition bags 90 seats out of 165
- 07 Dec 2022
Kathmandu: The top leaders of Nepal’s five-party ruling coalition on Monday met at PM Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence to review the general elections and discuss the formation of a new government.
Three generations, three journeys
- 05 Sep 2022
Rakesh Patel, a 47-year-old commodity trader took a plunge to visit Greenland. Speaking to Asian Voice, he said, “Over a hundred years ago, our grandparents emigrated from India to Africa in search of a better life. In 1972, our parents had...
‘2024, MODI ONCE MORE’
- 04 May 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome by the diaspora in Germany, on his three-nation Europe trip.
NAIROBI: Despite chaos and a physical attack on Kenya's top elections official, the country's elections commission has announced that Deputy President William Ruto will be the East African nation's fifth president.
Taipei/Washington: A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while there are military tensions between the self-ruled...
Abu Dhabi: Raksha Bandhan, a traditional Hindu festival celebrating the bond between sisters and brothers was celebrated in a unique way by the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. The women wing of the BAPS created more than 10,000 rakhis, a holy...
BEIJING: China said it has started the process for the return of Indian students stuck back home due to the Covid-19 visa restrictions here and the first batch may arrive soon, raising hopes for the thousands of students waiting to re-join their...
New York: Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was hospitalised last week with serious injuries after being repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance...
Beijing: China and Nepal have decided to build the so-called Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, the Chinese foreign ministry said, following a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries. They also guaranteed...
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s finance minister has warned developing countries to think twice about taking loans through China’s Belt and Road Initiative as global inflation and slowing growth add to the strains on emerging markets.
COLOMBO: Several features, including curbing the Sri Lankan President's power to sack the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, have been included in the draft of a constitutional amendment bill that seeks to reduce the concentration of power in one...
Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan vented out his frustration against the Shehbaz Sharif government yet again by showering praise on India. “If India, that gained independence with us, can frame its foreign policy to suit the...
