Balendra Shah unseats former Nepal PM
8 March 2026, 03:26 AM
South Asia
Nepal's rapper-turned-politician looks set for landslide win
7 March 2026, 09:26 AM
South Asia
Three-year-old party set to sweep Nepal polls
7 March 2026, 03:33 AM
South Asia
RSP ahead in 110 constituencies in Nepal election with three confirmed seats
7 March 2026, 00:10 AM
South Asia
Nepal goes to the polls: Voters seek change after youth-led protests
6 March 2026, 03:17 AM
South Asia
Nepal's rocky road to elections: Five key dates
2 March 2026, 09:58 AM
South Asia
Afghan, Pak forces battle along border
2 March 2026, 02:10 AM
South Asia
Pak, Afghan forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify
1 March 2026, 02:56 AM
South Asia
US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
28 February 2026, 08:51 AM
South Asia
Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government
28 February 2026, 08:34 AM
South Asia
'Pakistanis themselves give a bad name to Pakistan, Islam'
Referring to the recent mob-lynching of a university student for 'blasphemy', Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, in a strongly-
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Porn video on Delhi's Rajiv Chowk Metro Station screen: Report
A video goes viral on social media of porn being played out on a big screen at one of the busiest metro stations in Delhi.
15 April 2017, 14:39 PM
South Asian Satellite to be launched on May 5
Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch on May 5 the 'South Asia Satellite' that will benefit all the countries in South Asian region, except Pakistan which is not a part of the project.
14 April 2017, 18:29 PM
Dhaka-Delhi ties in new heights: Indian HC
Ties between Dhaka and Delhi have reached a new height, Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla says.
14 April 2017, 15:38 PM
Malala, 19, becomes honorary Canadian
Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai became only the sixth person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship Wednesday, as she
13 April 2017, 18:34 PM
Lok Sabha condemns BJP man’s bounty offer for beheading Mamata
The Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, condemns a BJP youth wing leader's offer for a bounty of Rs 11 lakh to anyone who beheads West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
12 April 2017, 05:50 AM
Malala becomes UN Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace on Monday to
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Malala Yousafzai made United Nations Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace to promote girls education, more than four years after a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012.
11 April 2017, 08:29 AM
India clamps down on Kashmir transport
Indian police yesterday imposed curfew-like curbs on movement of people across several parts of disputed Kashmir, a day after clashes
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak sentences accused Indian 'spy' to death
Pakistan will execute an Indian who allegedly confessed to spying for Indian intelligence, the powerful military said yesterday in a move that quickly raised tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, India companies strike deals worth nearly $10b
Leading companies from India and Bangladesh sign 13 MoUs and agreements for electricity, oil and gas projects, including the controversial Rampal thermal power plant, worth nearly $10 billion, aimed at deepening the bilateral economic partnership.
10 April 2017, 13:08 PM
Pakistani court sentences accused Indian spy to death
A Pakistani military court sentences an Indian accused of espionage to death, potentially ratcheting up tension between the two nuclear-armed states.
10 April 2017, 11:30 AM
'Have I sold out the country?'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slams critics who opposed the deals signed with India and said those who made such remarks are “novice or motivated”.
10 April 2017, 07:26 AM
India, China navies rescue hijacked ship
The navies of India and China yesterday carried out a joint operation to rescue a merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Sonia assures PM of their common stand on Bangladesh
Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi assures Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of taking common stand of all political parties of India regarding next-door neighbor Bangladesh.
9 April 2017, 16:06 PM
PM offers prayers at Ajmer shrine
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in India on a four-day official visit, offers prayers at the dargah (shrine) of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (RA) in Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan.
9 April 2017, 05:20 AM
List of Bangladesh-India deals
Bangladesh inks a total of 22 agreements and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with India during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to the neighbouring country.
8 April 2017, 14:55 PM
Pakistani police say 10 militants killed in gun battle in Lahore
Pakistani police says 10 militants from Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, die in a gun battle in the eastern city of Lahore, including a key suspect behind a February blast that killed 13 people.
8 April 2017, 13:04 PM
$500m Indian credit for Bangladesh’s defence
India pledges to extend a $500 million credit to Bangladesh for its defence related procurement.
8 April 2017, 12:03 PM
Bangladesh-India to jointly produce biopic on Bangabandhu
Bangladesh and India agree to produce a film based on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
8 April 2017, 11:37 AM