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Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup

JAKARTA: Before each rainy season Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar's far northern Kachin...

Experts examine bottom of big ship that was stuck in Suez Canal

CAIRO: Experts dived under a colossal container ship that had been stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal before it was freed,...

Biden expresses outrage over civilian killings in Myanmar

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has expressed outrage over the recent killings of innocent people by the security forces in Myanmar, where military junta...

Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal set free

SUEZ( EGYPT): Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, bringing an end...

Myanmar protests continue a day after junta killed more than 100

YANGON: Protesters in Myanmar returned to the streets Sunday to press their demands for a return to democracy, just a day after security forces...

Australian PM greets ‘good friend’ Modi on Holi

MELBOURNE: Australian Premier Scott Morrison on Sunday extended greetings to his "good friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Holi, the festival of colours. Morrison...

Microplastics in sewage become ‘hubs’ for drug-resistant bacteria: Study

New York: Ultra-fine plastic particles can become 'hubs' for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens to grow once they wash down household drains and enter wastewater...

Vaccines may need regular updates as coronavirus evolves, say scientists

Scientists have assessed the course of evolution of the novel coronavirus and predicted that COVID-19 vaccines currently in use across the world may need...

PM Modi holds talks with Sheikh Hasina; India, Bangladesh sign five MoUs

DHAKA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday and discussed the progress achieved in areas like connectivity, energy, trade,...

Iran-China to sign 25-year cooperation pact: Tehran

TEHRAN: Iran and China are to sign a 25-year cooperation agreement later Saturday, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said, as the US rivals...

Afghan president, rejecting US peace plan, to offer election in six months, officials say

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will propose a new presidential election within six months under a peace plan he will put forward as a...

Pakistan reaches out to China to ensure supply of Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reached out to its all-weather ally China for ensuring the supply of the coronavirus vaccine, as the country is grappling...

Fifteen dead, 500 missing as huge blaze engulfs Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

COX BAZAR: Fifteen people have so far been confirmed dead and 400 are still missing in the huge blaze at the Rohingya refugee camp...

Bhutan PM thanks Modi for 4,00,000 more doses of Covid vaccine

THIMPHU: Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Monday expressed gratitude to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for making the nationwide rollout of the Covid...

Pakistan’s former premier Gilani challenges results of Senate chairman election in HC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday challenged the results of the Senate chairman election more than a week after he...

Bangladesh rules out security threat to PM Modi’s visit amid protests

DHAKA: Bangladesh has ruled out any security threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the country later this week and said “few”...

Elevating US-India defence partnership priority of Biden admin: Lloyd Austin

NEW DELHI: Elevating the US-India defence partnership is a priority of the Biden administration, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday as he...

Taliban warns US over deadline for troops withdrawal, vows to restore Islamic rule

MOSCOW: The Taliban warned on Washington on Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan,...

‘Unresolved’ Kashmir issue biggest hurdle between Indo-Pak relations: Imran Khan

Says peace with Pakistan will give India direct access to Central Asia Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said India will be benefitted...

China has administered 65 million COVID-19 vaccine doses at home

BEIJING: A Chinese official says the country has administered almost 65 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to its citizens amid plans to immunise up...

Quad leaders: Committed to free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region

Washington: The leaders of the four-nation Quad have reaffirmed that they are striving to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is accessible, dynamic and governed by...

Indian envoy in Sri Lanka visits Northern and Eastern Provinces; holds talks with Tamil leaders

Colombo: India’s top diplomat in Colombo held talks with senior Tamil leaders during his visit to the Northern and Eastern Provinces and emphasised that...

Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday,...

US defence secretary and Rajnath to discuss ways to operationalise major defence partnership: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh next week in India and discuss ways to operationalise the major...

Gurdeep Singh takes oath as Pakistan Senator

ISLAMABAD: Gurdeep Singh from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party took the oath on Friday as a Senator, becoming the first turban-clad Sikh representative in...

Imran Khan, military generals to be responsible if anything happens to Maryam: Nawaz Sharif

LAHORE: Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has accused the country's powerful military establishment of threatening his daughter Maryam Nawaz, warning that if anything...

Quad going to be vital arena for cooperation in Indo-Pacific, says Biden

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the Quad involving the US, India, Australia and Japan - is going to be a vital...

Cooperation between countries should not target third party: China on Quad summit

BEIJING: Ahead of the Quad summit on Friday, China said exchanges and cooperation between countries should contribute to mutual understanding rather than “targeting” a...

China’s Parliament approves 14th Five-Year Plan to build dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet

BEIJING: China's Parliament on Thursday adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan, the mega blueprint containing billions of dollars worth of projects, including the controversial hydropower...

China to connect Tibet with high-speed bullet trains before July: Official

BEIJING: China will operate bullet trains to Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh before July this year, marking the opening of...

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