China targeting US West Coast mobilization centers with new weapons, says General
Mar 17, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington/Sputnik: China is developing precision weapons to target US military logistical centers on the West Coast and a new generation of hypersonic weapons, Northern Command and North American Defense Command (NORAD) chief General Glen VanHerck told the Senate on Tuesday.
No final decision on burqa ban: Sri Lankan foreign minister
Mar 17, 2021, at 04:27 am
Pakistan: Blast rocks Karachi, Rangers personnel dies
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:51 am
Islamabad: A blast rocked Karachi's Orangi Town on Monday which left at least a Pakistani ranger official dead and 10 others, including two Rangers personnel, injured, media reports said on Tuesday.
Import cotton yarn from India: Pakistan textile exporters urge Imran Khan govt
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's textile exporters association has asked PM Imran Khan-led government to import cotton yarn from India to ensure continuity in export growth as the country is facing a rise in unavailability of cotton yarn.
Three Afghan soldiers guarding dam killed in attack
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:33 am
Three members of Afghan security forces guarding a dam in western Herat province have been killed on Tuesday morning in an attack by unknown gunmen, reported TOLOnews.
India’s Adani group set to acquire 51 % stakes in Sri Lanka’s West Container Terminal
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:22 am
Detained Sri Lankan student dies in Japan
Mar 16, 2021, at 11:21 pm
A 33- year-old Sri Lankan woman, who had been in the Japanese Immigration detention Centre for seven months, has died, The Daily Mirror reported. Officials of the Sri Lankan embassy in Tokyo visited the center and were assured of an impartial investigation into the case by Japanese authorities.
Pakistan raises concern over Sri Lankan burqa ban
Mar 16, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad: Days after Sri Lanka announced the plan to ban burqa wearing in public Pakistan has expressed concern over it and said the ban would further strengthen the apprehensions about the situation of minorities in Sri Lanka.
India gifts training aid to Sri Lankan Navy
Mar 16, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi: India has handed over $111,000 million worth of training aids to Sri Lanka Navy. Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay witnessed the handing over ceremony of the equipment.
Pakistan tech startup raises $1.4 mn from Silicon Valley
Mar 16, 2021, at 10:49 pm
RemoteBase, a technology start-up based in Islamabad, has raised $1.4 million in investments from Silicon Valley investors, reflecting, what some feel, the growing tech ecosystem of Pakistan.
Myanmar crisis: UN chief 'appalled' by escalating violence with dozens reported killed over weekend
Mar 16, 2021, at 05:17 pm
New York: The UN chief on Monday issued a statement saying he was "appalled" by the reported killing over the weekend of dozens of protesters calling for the restoration of democracy, at the hands of the country's military.
Rising COVID-19 cases: Pakistan extends travel restrictions on inbound flights
Mar 16, 2021, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has extended the duration of restrictions imposed on inbound flights, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Saturday, a move taken amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, media reports said.
Mar 16, 2021, at 04:58 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday called five leaders of neighbouring countries to join Bangladesh’s Independence Golden Jubilee and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birth Centenary celebrations despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Article on press freedom: China summons British envoy
Mar 15, 2021, at 06:48 am
Beijing: The Chinese foreign ministry has summoned Britain’s ambassador to Beijing to lodge stern representations over an “inappropriate” article she wrote defending recent international media coverage on China, media reports said.
Hong Kong electoral changes: G7 leaders express concern
Mar 15, 2021, at 06:39 am
London: The G7 Foreign Ministers have expressed their concerns at the Chinese authorities’ decision fundamentally to erode democratic elements of the electoral system in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: EU report points out at 'severe erosion of autonomy'
Mar 15, 2021, at 06:19 am
Brussels: The European Union has come out with a scathing review of political conditions in Hong Kong where it described an “alarming political deterioration” and a “severe erosion of autonomy, democracy and fundamental freedoms”, making things tough for China.
G7 Foreign Ministers express concern over Hong Kong electoral changes
Mar 15, 2021, at 04:14 am
Tokyo: The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, have expressed concerns at the Chinese authorities’ decision to fundamentally erode democratic elements of the electoral system in Hong Kong.
Mar 15, 2021, at 04:08 am
Beijing: China's top legislature has urged the country's cash-strapped regional governments not to “blindly expand” infrastructure projects.
Colombo expresses concern over China-made Sri Lanka flag doormat
Mar 15, 2021, at 03:59 am
Colombo: Colombo has expressed concern over China-made Sri Lanka flag doormat which is being sold online.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill Provincial CID chief
Mar 14, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have shot dead the commander of the provincial police Criminal Investigation Department in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, media reports said.
Sri Lanka to soon ban burqa, shut down several Islamic schools: Minister
Mar 13, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Colombo: A Sri Lankan Minister has said the country will soon ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools.
Mar 13, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Islamic political parties have called upon the Bangladesh Government to sever all diplomatic ties with China, owing to alleged persecution of Uighur Muslims in the country.
China’s next aircraft carrier ‘likely nuclear powered’
Mar 13, 2021, at 07:04 pm
Beijing/UNI: China is building its fourth aircraft carrier as it seeks to deepen its naval power foothold in the Asia-Pacific region and the vessel is “likely to be nuclear powered,” sources close to the Chinese military revealed on Saturday.
China’s 6.8 per cent rise in military spending worries Australia: Expert
Mar 13, 2021, at 04:40 pm
Beijing: The rise in China's defence budget has probably left Australia concerned, an expert believes.
Breaking WeChat ban: Three Tibetan teens go missing, one hospitalised
Mar 13, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Lhasa: Three Tibetan teenagers went missing and even one remained hospitalised with two broken legs after reportedly failing to register a WeChat text group chat with local authorities, as per a report published by a Tibetan advocacy group.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast rocks Herat, 8 die
Mar 13, 2021, at 03:00 pm
Kabul: At least eight people died as a car bomb blast hit Afghanistan's Herat region on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kills prosecutor in Paktia Province
Mar 12, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kabul: Gunmen killed a prosecutor in Paktia Province of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Transgenders: The Outcasts of South Asia Prisons
Mar 12, 2021, at 07:32 pm
In South Asian countries like India and Pakistan, the judgments from apex courts declare self-determination of gender identity by trans people as fundamental to gender recognition. However, the right to self-determination of gender is not yet realised for transgender persons admitted to prisons. Sai Bourothu writes
Myanmar crackdown has led to likely crimes against humanity, Human Rights Council told
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:11 pm
New York: The Myanmar junta’s brutal response to peaceful protests likely meets the legal threshold for crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed independent rights expert told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
China should have no role to play in deciding Dalai Lama's successor: Ned Price
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:45 pm
Washington: The United States has said China should have no role to play in deciding the successor of spiritual leader Dalai Lama.