29 Sep, 2024 07:57 AM
Kathmandu, Sep 29 (IANS) Landslides and floods induced by incessant rainfalls in Nepal had left 66 people dead and 60 others injured, the Home Ministry said.
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South Asia
28 Sep, 2024 03:38 AM
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus said that his government will uphold its bilateral treaties and is open to friendly relations with all countries based on mutual respect.
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South Asia
27 Sep, 2024 21:23 PM
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) Totally isolated at the world organisation in trying to raise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in a sabre-rattling speech at the General Assembly, on Friday threatened a decisive response to a "limited war" by India that he made up.
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26 Sep, 2024 10:59 AM
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) For over six decades, he strode jauntily across the screen - and into the hearts of legions of fans with his distinctive diction, nonchalant nod, and flamboyant fashion, but Dev Anand had another major contribution to Indian cinema than his stardom - pioneering its 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Look East' focus.
Entertainment
South Asia
Showbiz
Cinema
Bollywood
Culture
25 Sep, 2024 16:23 PM
Aizawl, Sep 25 (IANS) The Centre allowed the Mizoram government to procure 1,379.34 metric tonnes (MT) of rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns for over 44,000 refugees from Manipur as well as neighbouring nations of Myanmar and Bangladesh living in the northeastern state since a long period of time, an official said on Wednesday.
National
Politics
Society
South Asia
24 Sep, 2024 22:50 PM
Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios.
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Politics
South Asia
23 Sep, 2024 21:05 PM
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Pakistan Army's Lt General Muhammad Asim Malik, who has held top commands in restive Balochistan province and terrorism-hit Waziristan, has been appointed the new chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), it was announced on Monday.
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South Asia
Defence
23 Sep, 2024 20:53 PM
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) In a humanitarian gesture, India on Monday handed back a Pakistani national, who had inadvertently crossed the line of control (LoC) into the country in J&K's Poonch district, officials said.
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South Asia
Defence
21 Sep, 2024 16:34 PM
Kabul, Sep 21 (IANS) Afghanistan extracts 1,300 tonnes of crude oil in northern Sari Pul province daily, the caretaker government's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced on Saturday.
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South Asia
20 Sep, 2024 18:23 PM
Agartala, Sep 20 (IANS) Indian Chakma leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to hold any dialogue or meeting with the Chief Adviser of the interim Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus, at the ongoing session of the UN General Assembly.
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