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November 18, 2019 1:46 PM

Gotabaya Rajapakasa sworn-in as new President of Sri Lanka

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka's newly sworn-in President Gotabaya Rajapakasa has said that he will follow a neutral foreign policy and stay out of any conflict with world powers. Mr. Gotabaya was sworn in as seventh President of Sri Lanka at a ceremony ...

November 18, 2019 12:29 PM

Afghanistan: Back-to-back blasts hit Kabul; at least 4 wounded

In Afghanistan, back-to-back explosions targeting a Military Training Centre in the capital Kabul wounded four Afghan national army soldiers on early Monday morning. Police and the Interior Spokesmen Nasrat Rahimi said, the explosion targeted the Military Training Centre on the western edge of the K...

November 18, 2019 11:09 AM

HC orders shutting down of 25 factories along Buriganga river in Dhaka

The High Court in Bangladesh has ordered the closure of 25 factories and two private hospitals along the banks of river Buriganga in Dhaka. The factories and hospitals have been operating without environmental clearance. The HC has ordered the Department of Environment to execute its order within 15...

November 18, 2019 9:04 AM

6th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus to be held in Bangkok today

The 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand today. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with 17 other Defence Ministers of ADMM-Plus countries will attend the meeting.<br />'' <br />'' On the sidelin...

November 17, 2019 10:04 PM

GoI to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility to UAE nationals

Government of India has decided to extend the Visa-on-Arrival facility to nationals of the United Arab Emirates. This facility, which came into effect yesterday, is aimed at further strengthening people to people and trade links as well as strategic ties between the two countries.<br /&gt...

November 17, 2019 7:19 PM

Nawaz Sharif to travel to London for treatment

<span style="color: #222222;">After the Lahore High Court allowed him to travel abroad for treatment, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif will leave for London on Tuesday by an air ambulance. A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court yesterday announced t...

November 17, 2019 7:09 PM

Iran: 40 arrested after clashes with police over hike in petrol prices

<span style="color: #222222;">Forty people have been arrested in the central Iranian city of Yazd after clashes with police over hike in petrol prices.<br />'' <br />''Semi-official ISNA news agency today quoted the prov...

November 17, 2019 2:30 PM

Australia bushfires: Fresh emergency warnings in Queensland

Bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales and Queensland in Australia as hot, dry and windy conditions returned to the affected areas.<br />'' <br />'' This comes as firefighters are working day and night trying to contain over 120 bushfires.&a...

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