Bandar seri Begawan, Feb 21 (IANS) Leaders of India, Bangladesh and Iran have sent greetings to Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on its 32nd National Day on February 23, the media reported on Sunday. Indian…
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) Bangladeshi authorities should immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of the Daily Star and Prothom Alo, the countryÂ’s leading newspapers, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday. Bangladesh…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with David Granger, President of the Republic of Guyana at the United Nations on Friday, February 19, 2016 (Photo: UN/IANS) United Nations, Feb 21 (IANS) President David Granger of Guyana…
Damascus, Feb 21 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he was ready for cease-fire in Syria on condition that the “terrorists” don’t exploit it. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper, El Pais, whose script…
Wakiso, Feb 20 (IANS) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a re-election by garnering 60.75 percent of the total votes, official results showed on Saturday. Results released by the country’s Electoral Commission in the district…
Visakhapatnam: Naval ships of participating countries during the inauguration of the International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam on Feb. 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Nepal is set to benefit from the Visakhapatnam…
New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli inspects the Guard of Honour at the Ceremonial Reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Nepal…
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) North Korea conducted a firing drill on its western coast, hours after observers heard an explosive sound near the frontline island of Baengnyeong, South Korea’s military confirmed on Saturday. The military…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli tele-inaugurate 400 KV Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line from Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli tele-inaugurate 400 KV Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line from Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb…
New Delhi: Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 20…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India and Nepal have…
Moscow, Feb 19 (IANS) The deployment of an advanced US missile system in South Korea in the wake of the launch of a satellite by North Korea earlier this month could raise tension in the…
(151016) — MANILA, Oct. 16, 2015 (Xinhua) — Philippine boxing world champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao shows his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Commission on Elections building in Manila, the Philippines, Oct. 16,…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 19 (IANS) Malaysia will suspend the hiring of foreign workers, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced on Friday, a day after the government announced an agreement to recruit thousands of Bangladeshis….
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India on Friday called for a “whole of the world” approach to counter the global scourge of terrorism. “India has displayed early initiative in building a global resolve and new…
(150726) — PYONGYANG, July 26, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 26, 2015 shows top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un making…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) A day ahead of his state visit to India, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has said his visit will clear the misunderstanding that developed recently between the…
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) Prime Minister K.P. Oli will be visiting India during a period when relations between the two countries are at “their worst for a long time”, said a Nepal daily. An editorial…
India’s Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin speaks at the opening of the Africa in India Exhibition at the United Nations on Wedneday, Feb 17, 2016. Sylviane Diouf, the curator of the exhibition, is at right. (Photo:…