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Forbes power play: Hasina dropped to 46th in 2023 from 42nd in 2022

DHAKA, Bangladesh - PM Sheikh Hasina is ranked 46th on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in ...

Raiwind to Karachi: Hunt for Persian-speaking robbers ends with OCU's swift action

LAHORE, Pakistan - According to the Lahore police Organized Crime Unit (OCU), a gang of robbers has been arrested in ...

No casualties reported after Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia

BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia: On December 2, Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, erupted, sending hot ash clouds several miles (kilometers) ...

Borders in turmoil: Junta's warning as coordinated offensives shake Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's junta chief has urged ethnic armed groups fighting the military across the country to find a ...

Prof. Abdul Malik, Bangladesh's pioneer in Cardiology, passes away at 94

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh's father of cardiology, Professor Brigadier (retd) Abdul Malik, who established the first cardiac unit in Bangladesh ...

Kathmandu welcomes first Nepal-Australia JAC meeting on water resource management

KATHMANDU, Nepal - On November 23, Kathmandu hosted the first Nepal-Australia Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) meeting under a new Memorandum ...

US delegations to address Afghan immigration concerns in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A senior Biden Administration official dealing with refugee issues will begin a four-day visit to Islamabad on ...

Police track culprit behind train arson, who blames BNP leaders

PABNA, Bangladesh - According to police, the person responsible for the train arson at Ishwardi railway station on November 27 ...

Dahal invites UAE's 'vibrant business community' to partner with Nepal for mutual growth

ABU DHABI, UAE - Nepal, according to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda,' requires a significant investment in infrastructure, human ...

Flight to Freedom: 121 Malaysians rescued from Myanmar's battle zone return home

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - According to Malaysia's foreign ministry, 121 people, mostly Malaysians suspected of being victims of job scams, ...

What does El Nino do to the weather in your state?

You've probably heard El Nino brings hot and dry weather to the eastern states, but what about the rest of ...

BSF, Punjab police recover Pak drone in Amritsar

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 8 (ANI): The Border Security Force, in a joint operation with the Punjab Police, recovered a ...

Preparations for polls underway, schedule to be announced in few days: Pak Chief Election Commissioner

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja said preparations for the general elections are ...

Pakistan: Peshawar court bars authorities from arresting former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 8 (ANI): Peshawar High Court (PHC) has barred authorities from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former ...

DRDO espionage case: Pune court denies bail to scientist Pradeep Kurulkar

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI): A bail application filed by former DRDO director Pradeep Kurulkar in connection with an ...

Nepal, India Adopt Opposite Stances on LGBTQ Rights

New Delhi - Celebrations erupted in Nepal's LGBTQ community when Maya Gurung, a transgender woman and Surendra Pandey, a man, ...

Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution ranking again

Lahore [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): With poor air quality, the provincial capital topped the worldwide pollution index once more on ...

UN experts raise concern over condition of Afghan nationals in Pakistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 7 (ANI): The UN experts highlighted the alarming risk of human rights violations against Afghan nationals in ...

Modi cannot be intimidated, threatened or forced Putin

The Russian president praised his Indian counterpart for acting in the interest of his country and peopleIndian Prime Minister Narendra ...

Apple looking to India for critical components FT

The US firm reportedly wants batteries for its latest iPhone to be made in the South Asian countryUS tech giant ...

India spends at least 18 times more in Kashmir as compared to Pakistan: Kashmir Cultural Centre

Vienna [Austria], December 7 (ANI): Comparing the socio-economic development of people on the Indian and Pakistan sides of Kashmir, the ...

Pakistan: Imran Khan moves Lahore HC against his five-year disqualification

Lahore [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) ...

"Get back PoK before 2024 elections...," Opposition to Amit Shah over his remarks on former PM Nehru

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on former PM Jawaharlal Nehru ...

BSF Meghalaya foils smuggling attempts at Indo-Bangladesh border

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], December 7 (ANI): BSF Meghalaya foiled smuggling attempts for sugar and cattle on the international border on ...

Delhi's annual North East Festival is back; Check artist line-up, other attractions

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): It's that time of the year and the colourful North East Festival is back ...

Assam Accord: SC seeks details on immigrants made citizens through Section 6A of Citizenship Act

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central government to furnish data on the ...

Pakistan: Islamabad HC to hear Nawaz Sharif's appeal in Al-Azizia reference on merit

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif's appeal ...

Russian intel chief warns US of 'second Vietnam

Western attempts to exhaust Russia in the Ukraine conflict could backfire, Sergey Naryshkin has saidBy backing Kiev in its fight ...

British Asian Trust official inaugurates fence to restrict wild elephant movements in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills

West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) [India], December 7 (ANI): A 1.2 kilometre long and single-wire solar-powered fence to restrict movements of ...

Volleyball Club World Championship: Ahmedabad Defenders put up fight but lose to Itambe Minas

Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], December 7 (ANI): Prime Volleyball League champions Ahmedabad Defenders put up a spirited performance in Men's Club World ...

Pakistan: Death toll in Karachi mall fire rises to five

Karachi [Pakistan], December 7 (ANI): The death toll from the fire incident at Arshi shopping mall and residential flats in ...

China's Xi to Visit Vietnam Next Week

Beijing - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit neighboring Vietnam next week to push for deeper ties between the socialist ...

China's foreign trade continues to show upward momentum

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade has continued to show upward momentum since the ...

Hosts Delhi aim to set benchmark in inaugural Khelo India Para Games

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): As the countdown to the Khelo India Para Games reaches its final stages, Delhi ...

India, Mauritius, Sri Lanka participates in 6th NSA-level meeting of Colombo Security Conclave

Port Louis [Mauritius], December 7 (ANI): The National Security Advisers of India, Mauritius and Sri Lanka, as well as delegates ...

Abu Dhabi T10: New York Strikers' Amir's four-wicket spell strikes down Chennai Braves

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir displayed the traits that had once hailed him ...

Meghalaya: British Asian Trust official inaugurates solar fence to mitigate human-elephant conflict

West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) [India], December 7 (ANI): In an effort to foster coexistence between villagers and wild elephants, a ...

India pacer Mohammed Shami among nominees for ICC Player of Month for November

Dubai [UAE], December 7 (ANI): India pacer Mohammed Shami, who ended the recently concluded ICC World Cup as the leading ...

Bhutan, India collaborate on joint endeavour to safeguard endangered species in South Asia

Thimphu [Bhutan], December 7 (ANI): In a momentous initiative, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh have united to address the pervasive ...

"It does have references from epic Ramayana" says Vardhan Puri about 'Dashmi'

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 7 (ANI): Actor Vardhan Puri has said his upcoming film 'Dashmi' is about a powerful subject ...

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Twenty-two dead, 1 still missing as Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia: The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Marapi volcano surged to 22 as rescuers discovered additional climbers ...

HRW officials believe Israel is apartheid state

In September, Tamir Pardo, who headed the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to ...

US Navy says salvaging crashed jet in Hawaii will cost $1.5 million

HONOLULU, Hawaii: U.S. Navy officials say that it would cost some $1.5 million to salvage a P-8A jet plane that ...

Scale of human lives lost in Gazan conflict prompts rare UN move

NEW YORK, New York - In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has taken a dramatic constitutional step ...

No casualties reported after Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia

BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia: On December 2, Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province, Indonesia, erupted, sending hot ash clouds several miles (kilometers) ...

Philadelphia City Council bans ski masks to control crimes

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: In a measure supporters claimed will increase public safety amid high violent crime rates, Philadelphia City Council passed ...

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