Sheikh Hasina lands at Hindon Air Base as protesters unleash mayhem in Dhaka
New Delhi, Aug 5 - Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina landed at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on Monday, hours after resigning as the country's Prime Minister and leaving Dhaka en route Delhi.
Indian Railways suspends all train operations to Bangladesh
New Delhi, Aug 5 - Indian Railways on Monday suspended all train operations to Bangladesh amid the unrest in the neighbouring country.
BSF on high alert along Indo-Bangla border amid turmoil in B’desh
Agartala, Aug 5 - Amid turmoil in Bangladesh, a high alert has been sounded in India's bordering areas with the neighbouring nation where the situation has become extremely volatile following protests over a quota-related issue.
Angry protesters set Home Minister’s residence on fire in Dhaka
Dhaka, Aug 5 - Local media in Bangladesh reported on Monday that "thousands of protesters" have vandalised the residence of the country's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in Dhanmondi, an upscale area in Dhaka, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sri Lanka’s economic recovery continues: IMF
Colombo, Aug 2 - Sri Lanka's economic recovery continues with real gross domestic product (GDP) posting three consecutive quarters of expansion, and growth accelerating to 5.3 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday.
Indonesia identifies over 100 new potential nickel reserve sites
Jakarta, Aug 2 - There are at least 100 additional sites in Indonesia with the potential to contain nickel reserves that remain unexplored, according to recent findings by the Geological Agency of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.
Textile factory resumes operation in Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 1 - The operation of a textile plant in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province was resumed after more than two decades of suspension, General Director of the plant Mawlawi Mohammad Salim Sabir said on Thursday.
Former vice president of China Development Bank expelled from CPC
Beijing, Aug 1 - Li Jiping, a former vice president of China Development Bank, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) due to serious violations of discipline and laws.
SL’s largest party splits as 92 MPs pledge support to President Wickremesinghe’s candidacy
Colombo, July 31 - After deciding not to back President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's largest political party in parliament split into two with 92 lawmakers pledging support for his re-election.
Beijing renews yellow alert for rainstorms
Beijing, July 30 - The Beijing Meteorological Observatory renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms on Tuesday, warning of heavy rainfall and secondary disasters in the city.
Widespread floods displace large number of people in southern Myanmar
Yangon, July 29 - Widespread flooding has hit the southern regions and states of Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of people and submerging facilities.
Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture to end temporary housing for nuclear crisis evacuees
Tokyo, July 29 - Japan's Fukushima prefectural government will stop providing temporary housing for evacuees of the two towns hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at the end of March 2026, local media reported.
Pakistani woman travels from Islamabad to Rajasthan in yet another cross-border love story
Islamabad, July 29 - In yet another cross-border love story, a 25-year-old Pakistani woman crossed the international border last week to join a man from Rajasthan, whom she had befriended on a social media platform and later got married to.
Typhoon Gaemi brings heavy rainfall to China, over 27,000 relocated
Beijing, July 27 - More than 27,000 residents in northeastern China's Liaoning Province have been safely relocated in response to Typhoon Gaemi.
Malaysia’s median monthly wages up 9.4 per cent to 610 USD in March
Kuala Lumpur, July 26 - The median monthly wages of the formal sector in Malaysia rose 9.4 per cent year on year to 2,844 ringgit (610 US dollars) in March 2024, official data showed Friday.
Afghan Deputy PM lays foundation stone of modern lounge at Kabul airport
Kabul, July 26 - Afghan caretaker government's Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar laid the foundation stone of a new modern lounge at the Kabul International Airport on Thursday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Friday.
Myanmar floods displace 1,30,000; Magway region most affected
Yangon, July 26 - Over 1,30,000 people from over 33,000 households have been affected by floods across regions and states in Myanmar in July, according to a disaster management official on Friday.
Construction of major highway, new bridge starts in Afghanistan
Kabul, July 26 - Afghan authorities have launched the construction of a major highway and a bridge in south Afghanistan's Helmand province to link the provincial capital Lashkar Gah and the western Herat city, state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Friday.
Sri Lanka establishes new division in police to address legal issues faced by investors, exporters
Colombo, July 26 - Sri Lanka has set up a new division in the police to address legal issues faced by investors and exporters and to provide them with additional security in the future, the country's Export Development Board (EDB) quoted a state
Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest Sri Lanka Presidential polls as independent candidate
Colombo, July 26 - Hours after the Election Commission announced the date for the presidential elections in Sri Lanka, incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday announced that he would be contesting the polls as an independent candidate.