Four killed in train blast in Pakistan

Four people were killed and 10 injured in Pakistan yesterday when a bomb went off on a train track in the resource-rich province of
17 March 2019, 18:00 PM

4 killed in Pakistan railway track blast: police

A blast targeting a passenger train kills four people and injures another six in Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali area, police say.
17 March 2019, 08:37 AM

India, Pak hold 'cordial' meet

Pakistan and India held "very positive" talks yesterday, as the arch-rivals sat down to discuss a visa-free corridor for Sikh pilgrims just weeks after soaring tensions brought the two nuclear-armed powers to the brink of war.
14 March 2019, 18:00 PM

China blocks move to designate JeM chief as global terrorist again

India says it was “disappointed” after China for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations (UN) Security Council to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist” by putting a technical hold on the proposal.
14 March 2019, 08:01 AM

Rahul woos women with jobs promises

India's main opposition Congress party will reserve a third of federal government jobs for women if it comes into power, its chief Rahul Gandhi said yesterday, in a sign women's rights are rising up the political agenda for next month's election.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Prosperous Bangladesh, India's vital interest: Kovind

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind says that a strong, prosperous and progressive Bangladesh is in India’s fundamental national interest.
12 March 2019, 09:51 AM

Former Taliban leader lived under US nose

A biography of one-eyed former Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar says he lived near a US base in Afghanistan for years, not in Pakistan as US officials have said, exposing Western failure to track him down, but a spokesman for the Afghan president described the claim as "delusional".
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Pak PM's income drops in 3 years

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's net income has dropped sharply by Rs 3.09 crores in the last three years even as the income of some Opposition leaders continued to rise, according to a media report yesterday.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Myanmar's land law to hurt ethnic minorities

A UN expert has expressed grave concern over implementation of a new land law in Myanmar that has disastrous implications for traditional farming communities in ethnic minority regions and would affect a third of the country.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Hasina, Modi jointly inaugurate 4 projects in Bangladesh

The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India jointly inaugurates four projects in Bangladesh, including the supply of 1,100 buses and trucks to Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC).
11 March 2019, 08:34 AM

India general election from April 11

Indian parliamentary elections will be held in seven separate phases from April 11 to May 19 and the counting of votes will take place on May 23, the Election Commission announces.
10 March 2019, 12:21 PM

MH370 families seek answers, five years on

Emotional relatives of those aboard Flight MH370 yesterday demanded answers to one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries and called for the hunt to resume, five years on from the plane's disappearance.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Opposition demands graft probe

India's opposition yesterday called for a corruption probe into a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet deal, raising pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as government lawyers threatened a leading newspaper with legal action for revealing details.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM

118 religious schools seized; 121 detained

Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants yesterday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and detained 121 people as part of its push against banned groups.
7 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Quader will return home in two weeks: Hanif

Ruling Awami League casts a bright light on the condition of its General Secretary Obaidul Quader and says he will return home in a week or two.
6 March 2019, 05:01 AM

Satellite images show Jaish school standing after Indian bombing

High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group’s training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.
6 March 2019, 04:58 AM

Pakistan detains dozens

Pakistan has detained dozens of alleged militants after a suicide attack in Indian-held Kashmir last month which sent tensions between the nuclear-armed foes soaring, its interior minister said yesterday.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM

India launches 'smart fencing' in Assam border

India launches “smart fencing” comprising electronic surveillance along a difficult stretch of its border in Assam with Bangladesh.
5 March 2019, 14:06 PM

Bandhan Express to have stoppage at Jashore from Thursday

Bandhan Express will make a three-minute stoppage at Jashore Railway Junction from Thursday (March 7), allowing passengers to get on and off the train during their journey to and from Kolkata.
5 March 2019, 06:50 AM

Modi, Imran bask after Kashmir crisis

As tempers cool after an alarming confrontation between India and Pakistan, analysts say their leaders have emerged stronger -- with Narendra Modi burnishing his nationalist credentials and Imran Khan cast as a peacemaker.
4 March 2019, 18:00 PM