- Monday, March 31, 2025
INDIA’S chief minister of Tripura state in the northeast, Biplab Kumar Deb, plans to gift the "Queen" variety of pineapples to Sheikh Hasina, days after receiving mangoes from the Bangladesh prime minister. The pineapples will weigh a little more than double the weight of hampers of the famous 'Haribhanga' mangoes sent…
PAKISTAN prime minister Imran Khan expressed grief on the demise of India’s iconic actor Dilip Kumar on Wednesday (7). "Saddened to learn of Dilip Kumar's passing," Khan tweeted. "I can never forget his generosity in giving his time to help raise funds for Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research…
FOUR top south Asian leaders including Narendra Modi and Imran Khan have been accused of being "predators" who are “cracking down on press freedom”.Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global free media advocacy group, has featured the duo in their 2021 "Press freedom predators gallery – old tyrants, two women and…
EIGHT Bangladeshis, who had illegally entered India were arrested by Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday (3). The Railway Protection Force detained four of them in Rajamahendravaram while the Vijayawada city police apprehended the rest while they were proceeding by the Howrah-Vasco da Gama Express. Police were on an alert following…
INDIA’S INS Sarvekshak, has surveyed 800 miles of the sea near the Colombo Port and a findings report has been sent to the Sri Lankan ministry of fisheries on Friday (2) to resume safe navigation and commercial fishing. "Ship Sarvekshak surveying around #MVXPressPearl off #Colombo entered Colombo harbour, post completion of…
A FRENCH judge has been tasked with investigating a controversial multi-billion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets to India on "corruption" suspicions, the national financial prosecutors' office (PNF) said on Friday (2).The €7.8 billion (£6.7bn) deal for 36 planes between the Indian government and French aircraft manufacturer Dassault has long been…
THE UK's Labour Party has dragged India’s prime minister Narendra Modi into Thursday’s (1) Batley and Spen by-election by issuing a leaflet which says prime minister Boris Johnson has failed to condemn the Indian leader for his policies in Kashmir. The literature has been widely condemned by many of Labour’s…
PAKISTANI security agencies arrested two suspects in connection with a car bomb blast outside the house of Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged prime conspirator of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.The counter terrorism department (CTD) has arrested two suspects who had a connection with the sale and purchase of…
By Chandrashekar Bhat A POWERFUL car bomb exploded outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed, in Lahore on Wednesday (23), killing at least three people and injuring 21 others. The blast took place at a police picket outside Saeed's residence…
By Chandrashekar Bhat A FEDERAL US court will on Thursday (24) hold an in-person extradition hearing of businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted in India for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 59, a Pakistani Canadian, was arrested in Los Angeles on June 10, 2020, on an extradition…
