Category: South Asia News
Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people
ISLAMABAD: Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring…
Usb-C: 12 killed, 40 missing in Afghanistan flash flood
KABUL: At least 12 people were killed and up to 40 more are missing following a flash flood caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan,…
Afghanistan: Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes Afghanistan
KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology reported. It toook place at 08:46:16 IST, at a…
Sri Lankan president Wickremesinghe to call all-party meet on implementing pro-Tamil amendment
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will convene an all-party meeting next week on the implementation of the contentious 13th Amendment to the country’s Constitution,…
Gautam Adani meets Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe, proposes green hydrogen project
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Gautam Adani on Friday proposed to set up a green hydrogen plant in Sri Lanka, where his conglomerate is already developing a…
Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban
KABUL: Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban…
TTP Sanctuaries: Pak army terms TTP sanctuaries in Afghanistan a security threat | World News
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN): The top military brass of Pakistan has said that the sanctuaries of Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) in Afghanistan are majorly impacting the security of the…
Dhaka: Bangladesh: Four killed as waterbus capsizes in Buriganga River, many missing
DHAKA: At least four people were killed after a waterbus they were sailing in capsized near the Telghat area of Keraniganj on the Buriganga River…
Cross-border rail link between Nepal and India becomes operational
KATHMANDU: Cross-border railway connection between India and Nepal, the Kurtha-Bijalpura rail section of the Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas has become operational from Sunday.The Minister of Physical Infrastructure and…
Bangladesh sees surge in dengue cases in July, over 11,000 hospitalised
DHAKA: Bangladesh recorded surge in dengue cases with more than 11,000 people being hospitalised for the vector-borne disease in the first half of July, according…