COLOMBO – Three lawmakers from Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s party defected to the government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday after a dispute between the two leaders. The island nation was plunged into crisis in October after Sirisena replaced Wickremesinghe with ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, without the […]
Attari (Amritsar), Dec 18: A software engineer from Mumbai, who had spent around six years in a Pakistan jail, was reunited with his family after he returned to India through the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday evening. Hamid Ansari, 33, was earlier released from a jail in Peshawar on Tuesday […]
After nearly half a century navigating Bangladesh’s thousands of miles of rivers, the country’s most celebrated swimmer has hung up his trunks — but not before one final, arduous paddle upstream. Kshitindra Baisya, 67, plans to spend his retirement on dry land inspiring younger generations to embrace the […]
Media: Amid sanctions, Russia gunning for defense deals with India Given the need to counter sanctions, Russia seeks to support its economy not only through oil and gas exports, but also through increased defense cooperation with other countries. The Thursday meeting of the Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical […]
At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls and electricity is sparse, as a surging population overstretches the country’s fragile education system. Sandwiched behind desks like sardines, students repeat words learned in Pashto and English during an […]
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena’s sacking of parliament last month was illegal, clearing the way for potential impeachment proceedings against him. The ruling is a major blow to Sirisena, seven weeks into a major political crisis in the Indian Ocean island nation […]
SAPPORO: The interior of a new Japanese government airplane, outfitted for use by imperial family members and the prime minister on overseas visits, was shown to reporters earlier this week for a preview ahead of its entry into service next fiscal year. The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, one of […]
TOKYO: More than half of youths involved in child prostitution in Japan’s three biggest metropolitan areas last year had shown no signs of delinquency, attending schools normally and having never had criminal records, a survey showed Tuesday. The finding suggests it has been increasingly difficult for parents and […]
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator shut down dozens of online news portals for several hours on Monday, citing security reasons, as officials scrutinize hundreds of sites before a parliamentary election this month. The move comes as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government is already facing criticism for introducing laws […]
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s travel industry is starting to suffer the fallout of a political crisis in the middle of its peak tourist season, as uncertainty prompts cancellations by both business and leisure visitors. Tourism makes up about 5 percent of the Indian Ocean island’s $87-billion economy, but […]
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