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Pakistans deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) with his brother Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

FIR filed against Nawaz Sharif-'s brother, others in multi-billion...

PM Khan-'s friend Jahangir Tareen and son Ali Tareen are also booked under charges of money laundering and cheating of...

17 Nov 2020 2:03 PM IST

Through that so-called Order exactly two years ago in May, 2018, the then Pakistan government had seized more authority from the local council in the Gilgit-Baltistan region to deal with the affairs of that region

Gilgit-Baltistan assembly election gets under way amid tight security

India has slammed Pak-'s decision to hold election in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to alter its status has no...

15 Nov 2020 1:49 PM IST

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Official Myanmar vote count affirms Suu Kyi-'s party control

The NLD won 346 seats in the combined lower and upper houses of the legislature, far above the 322 needed to secure a...

13 Nov 2020 1:03 PM IST

The two sides announced a mini-deal on Friday to reduce some tariffs. (Representational Image)

China declines to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden

China has not yet come out with an official reaction to Biden and Kamala Harris-' victory

9 Nov 2020 4:54 PM IST

Myanmars State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives to cast an advance vote at a polling station in Naypyidaw on October 29, 2020. (AFP)

A look at Myanmar-'s election and Suu Kyi-'s expected victory

Suu Kyi-'s party has lost the cooperation of many ethnic minority parties, which are popular in their border-area...

7 Nov 2020 3:22 PM IST

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. (Twitter/@AbdulRe81179573)

Pakistan leader likely to be booked for treason over Abhinandan...

Posters of Sadiq have also appeared in Lahore, dubbing him a -'traitor-'

1 Nov 2020 9:19 PM IST

Census workers collect information from a woman in Lianyungang, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province on November 1, 2020, as millions of census-takers began knocking on doors for a once-a-decade head count of the worlds largest population that for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers. (AFP)

China begins once-a-decade census of world-'s largest population

After implementing the decades-old one child policy, China is facing a demographic crisis with a rapidly ageing...

1 Nov 2020 8:58 PM IST

In this photo provided by Bidyanondo Foundation, floating hospital called Jibon Kheya,meaning lifeboat, arrives at Banishanta near Mongla seaport in southwestern region of Bangladesh, Sept. 1, 2020.. A Bangladeshi charity has set up a floating hospital turning a small tourist boat into a healthcare facility to provide services to thousands of people affected by this years devastating floods that marooned millions. (Bidyanondo Foundation via AP)

Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community

The Jibon Kheya started its journey on September 1 with eight doctors and nurses

30 Oct 2020 2:15 PM IST

Pakistani security personnel (Representative Image) (Photo : AFP)

Seven killed, 26 injured as blast rips apart Peshawar seminary

A bag filled with explosive materials was kept close to wall of the seminary by some unknown person

27 Oct 2020 2:44 PM IST

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus looks as masked people browsing their smartphones near Forbidden City in Beijing. (AP)

China reports surge in symptomless COVID-19 infections

A total of 20 new confirmed and 161 new asymptomatic cases were reported in the mainland on October 25

26 Oct 2020 9:52 AM IST

Health workers take swabs from residents to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus as part of a mass testing program following a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Qingdao, in Chinas eastern Shandong province on October 13, 2020. (AFP)

New restrictions in Europe as China resorts to mass testing

Hopes for vaccines to rapidly provide relief suffered a blow Tuesday with the suspension of two clinical trials in the...

14 Oct 2020 10:34 AM IST

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. (AP)

Pakistan on FATF-'s -'Enhanced Follow-up-' list for meagre progress on...

The development came only a few weeks ahead of the meeting of the FATF to decide on Pakistan-'s grey list status

12 Oct 2020 12:38 PM IST