BY JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh urged all universities to close on Wednesday, after at least six people died in violent protests over the allocation of government jobs. The Dhaka University, at the center of the violence, decided to suspend classes and close its dormitories indefinitely, a university official told The […]
Read MorePakistan’s ruling government has announced plans to ban former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, PTI. However, the United States expressed deep concern in opposing this decision. On Monday, Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar announced in a press conference that PTI cannot be kept in existence if the country is to move forward. Tarar said, […]
Read MorePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has been sent to 10-day remand. The anti-terrorism court in Lahore remanded Imran Khan in several cases on Tuesday. News of Sama TV. The prosecutor cited ‘security concerns’ for not producing Imran Khan in person. He was produced in court through a video link. Earlier, […]
Read MoreAt least four Indian soldiers, including a major, were killed in an attack by armed gunmen in India’s Jammu and Kashmir. Four more soldiers and one policeman were seriously injured in the incident. The Statesman newspaper reported in a report that the casualty occurred during the gunfight in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on […]
Read MoreHeavy rains and thunderstorms have killed at least 35 people in eastern Afghanistan. More than two hundred people were injured in this incident. The head of the country’s information and culture department, Quraishi Badloon, said that 35 people died in some districts of Jalalabad and Nangarhar provinces due to heavy storms and rain on Monday […]
Read MoreKharga Prasad (KP) Sharma Oli was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. He was sworn in on Monday (July 15). Earlier on Sunday, the country’s President Ram Chandra Paudel announced him as the new Prime Minister. 72-year-old KP Sharma is the head of the country’s Communist Party. This time his party formed […]
Read MoreMajority of lung cancer patients in India have never smoked in their life, according to a study. Lung cancer among Southeast Asians is distinct and different from other regions of Asia and the Western world, scientists say. In one study, they also found that the genetic makeup of lung cancer in India is ‘shaped by […]
Read More‘China-expert’ Vikram Mishri has taken over as India’s new foreign secretary. He was appointed as India’s foreign secretary on Monday. And through this, Vikram Mishra replaced Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra. Before his new appointment, he was serving as deputy to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He was also appointed as the Ambassador of India in […]
Read MoreTwo passenger buses plunged into the Trishuli River in Nepal due to recent heavy rains and landslides. At least 63 people went missing in this accident. Three days after the incident, no trace of 55 people has been found yet. The chances of survival of the missing are almost non-existent. On Monday (July 15), a […]
Read MoreAbout 6,500 trained members of Pakistan’s banned armed group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are active along the Afghan border. They have a haven and a safe haven inside Afghanistan. A new report of the United Nations has stated this information. The TTP, linked to al-Qaeda, operates freely across Afghanistan, with former camps in Jalalabad and Kandahar, […]
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