Chattogram will be linked by air with Agartala, the capital city of north eastern Indian state of Tripura, India’s Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia announced yesterday (October 30, 2022).

Sadaf Naeem, a reporter covering the PTI’s long march for Channel 5, was crushed to death during an accident near Sadhoke on Sunday.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan yesterday launched a so-called “long march” on the capital Islamabad to demand early elections, piling pressure on a government already in crisis.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan launched a so-called "long march" Friday on the capital Islamabad to demand early elections, piling pressure on a government already in crisis.

Pakistan’s intelligence chief accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of asking the country’s powerful military for “illegal and unconstitutional” support for his

PTI chief Imran Khan filed a plea in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today (October 22, 2022), challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to disqualify him over what the electoral watchdog cited as his failure to properly account for monetary proceeds from the sale of Toshakhana gifts while he was the prime minister.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified yesterday from running for political office for five years, after the election commission ruled he misled officials about gifts he received from foreign leaders while in power.

Pakistan has been removed from an international grey list that warrants increased surveillance for terrorism financing, the head of the international money laundering watchdog which makes the list said on Friday.

Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday passed a constitutional amendment aimed at trimming presidential powers, beefing up anti-corruption safeguards and helping to find a way out of the country's worst financial crisis since independence.

Pakistan's Election Commission disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday from holding public office after its tribunal found him guilty of unlawfully selling state gifts given by foreign dignitaries and heads of state, a lawyer for Khan said.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court blocked the country’s parliament from approving a bill that would have allowed the state to arbitrarily detain suspects for up to two years for “de-radicalisation”, MPs were told yesterday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (October 19, 2022) laid the foundation stone of a new strategic air base at Deesa in his home state of Gujarat. The base is just 130km from the border with Pakistan.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is a candidate for seven of eight national assembly seats up for grabs in a key by-election today, a vote he says is “a referendum” on his popularity.

Major flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Nepal have killed 48 people in the past two weeks, with 13 others missing after being swept away by

President of India Droupadi Murmu has said that connectivity between Bangladesh and India has increased with the construction of ‘Maitri Setu’ over Feni River.

Floods and landslides killed at least 33 people in western Nepal over the past week, Nepali news agencies reported. Karnali-province in the north-west was heavily hit as rains forced thousands of residents to evacuate.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan yesterday granted PTI chief Imran Khan protective bail in a case registered by the Federal

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai yesterday met with victims of Pakistan’s devastating monsoon floods, in only the second visit to her

Maniruddin Chowdhury and Ratan Bhowmick were close friends. During the turbulence of 1970, Ratan moved to India with his family. Maniruddin, meanwhile, fought in the Liberation war of Bangladesh. Ratan’s family lived in Uttarpara of West Bengal. After many years, Maniruddin went to Uttarpara, sat on the verandah of Ratan’s house, and wanted to see his “mashima” (aunt). Ratan’s sister said that their mother had died. This made Maniruddin weep uncontrollably. Maniruddin and Ratan’s mother shared a mother-son like relationship. Ratan’s nephew Shekhar Bhowmick narrated this story when he came to know about my proposed tour to Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday.