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Death toll in China mudslide rises to 21
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) The death toll in a rain-triggered rock and mudslide in the suburbs of Xian, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has risen to 21, with six others still missing, rescuers have said.
2023-08-14
Category: International/South Asia/Accident/Disaster,
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China asks Pakistan to punish perpetrators of Gwadar attack
Islamabad, Aug 14 (IANS) China has strongly condemned the terror attack on a Chinese convoy in Balochistan's Gwadar on Sunday and has asked the Pakistani side to bring the perpetrators to justice.
2023-08-14
Category: Terrorism/International/South Asia/Politics/Security/Diplomacy,
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In talks with China, India calls for withdrawal troops from friction points in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India on Monday called for withdrawal of troops from friction points in eastern Ladakh during the 19th round of Corps Commander-level talks with China.
2023-08-14
Category: National/South Asia/Politics/Defence/Security/Diplomacy,
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(IANS Bookshelf) From Partition to Bharat Jodo, why peacemakers count
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The anthology titled 'The Peacemakers' (Aleph; Rs 799), which has been edited by Ghazala Wahab, comes as a breath of fresh air for people who believe in plurality and peaceful coexistence. In atmosphere surcharged with hate, 'The Peacemaker' makes for an urgent read.
2023-08-14
Category: National/Spotlight/South Asia/Books,
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Ex-SL Prez Gotabaya denies charges over Easter Sunday killings; terms allegations 'absurd'
Colombo, Sep 7 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responding to newest UK's Channel 4 TV documentary which allegedly connected him to IS-affiliated local Islamic extremists' 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, has said that the allegations were "absurd".
2023-09-07
Category: International/Terrorism/Security/South Asia,
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Pakistani rupee picks up crash mode against USD, touching record low
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) The Pakistani rupee (PKR) again picked up a crash mode against the US dollar, hitting another record low, according to the country's central bank.
2023-09-06
Category: International/Economy/South Asia,
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PM to embark on quick visit to Indonesia for ASEAN Summit ahead of G20 meet
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Areas relating to maritime security as well as digital economy will be reviewed by India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during ASEAN Summit in Indonesia, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending on September 7.
2023-09-05
Category: National/South Asia/Diplomacy,
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Chinese envoy's remarks over Nepal-India energy trade receive flak
Kathmandu, September 8 ( IANS) China's Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song has received widespread criticism over his remarks on the Himalayan nation’s energy trade with India.
2023-09-08
Category: International/Politics/South Asia,
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Modi, Hasina hold talks, exchange MoUs on areas of mutual cooperation (Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Friday expressed appreciation for operationalisation of settlement of bilateral trade in Indian rupee and encouraged the business community on both sides to utilise the mechanism.
2023-09-08
Category: National/South Asia/G20 SPECIAL/Diplomacy,
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Pakistani woman stoned to death over adultery
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) A woman was stoned to death in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly committing adultery, police said as quoted by media sources.
2023-09-04
Category: International/South Asia/Crime,
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Pakistan's weekly inflation spikes 26.3%
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan's weekly inflation surged 26.3 per cent year on year mainly due to a rise in food prices, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has said.
2023-09-09
Category: International/South Asia/Politics,
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4 soldiers, 12 terrorists killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Four Pakistani soldiers and 12 terrorists were killed in a clash between government security forces and the terrorists in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said.
2023-09-07
Category: Terrorism/Security/South Asia/International,
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Hindu community in Pak protests against kidnappings, lawlessness
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) The Hindu community in Kashmore district of Pakistan's Sindh province has had enough of the continuous lawlessness, kidnappings for ransom and failure of authorities to recover the victims.
2023-09-04
Category: International/Focus/South Asia,
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Bangladesh's dengue death toll hits 201
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh has killed 201 people so far this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported.
2023-07-26
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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'She died for us': Father of Anju, now went to Pakistan and married Facebook friend
Bhopal, July 26 (IANS) The father of Anju, who left her family in Rajasthan to go over to Pakistan and married her Facebook friend there, expressed his anger at her action, saying she has "died" for the family.
2023-07-26
Category: National/Politics/Society/South Asia,
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Imran Khan’s legal battles continue
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) As Pakistan moves towards bringing in a caretaker setup to see through the process of a political power transition in the wake of the general elections, former Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to be running out of options to tackle and delay his legal battles.
2023-07-27
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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Wild poliovirus detected in environmental sample from Peshwar
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Health Ministry said that wild poliovirus has been detected in an environmental sample collected from Peshawar city.
2023-07-27
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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Macron to become first French President to visit SL
Colombo, July 27 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Colombo on Friday, marking the first ever French presidential visit to Sri Lanka.
2023-07-27
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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India should focus on engaging with smaller neighbours keeping China in mind, says Parliamentary panel
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A high-level Parliamentary panel has said that it is in India's strategic interests and foreign policy requirements to focus on wider engagements and deepening of ties with smaller neighbours, especially keeping in mind China's Belt and Road vision and America’s Indo-Pacific vision.
2023-07-25
Category: National/Politics/Diplomacy/South Asia,
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Bangladesh's dengue death toll spikes to 185
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) The death toll from the viral dengue outbreak in Bangladesh has increased to 185, while the number of cases reported so have this yearhave reached 35,270, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DFHS).
2023-07-25
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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Sri Lanka has sufficient fuel: Minister
Colombo, July 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka has sufficient quantities of fuel, the country's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.
2023-07-24
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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Pakistan's northwest province witnesses 666 terrorist attacks in 1 yr: Report
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province witnessed 666 terrorist attacks in one year, said a report from police.
2023-07-24
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/Terrorism/Security/South Asia,
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SL to set MPR for fuel as China’s Sinopec enters market after state-run CPC and Inda’s LIOC
Colombo, July 23 (IANS) The first shipment of Chinese fuel supplier Sinopec, the third fuel supplier to enter the Sri Lankan fuel market after India’s Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) and the state–run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), is to arrive at the island early next month.
2023-07-23
Category: International/Business/Diplomacy/South Asia,
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Sri Lanka to import over 92mn eggs from India
Colombo, Aug 30 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to import over 92 million eggs from India to help domestic consumers buy eggs at a fair price.
2023-08-30
Category: International/Politics/South Asia,
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Pak man commits suicide after failing to pay high electricity bill
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Amid the ongoing protests across Pakistan against inflated power bills, a man committed suicide after failing to pay a 40,000 PKR electricity bill, the second such incident this week, the media reported on Wednesday.
2023-08-30
Category: International/Human Interest/South Asia,
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Pak woman commits suicide due to high electricity bill
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) As Pakistan is reeling from inflation and high taxes, a woman in Punjab province committed suicide after electricity was not restored at her home despite paying a bill of 10,000 PKR, a media report said on Tuesday.
2023-08-29
Category: International/Human Interest/South Asia,
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Islamabad HC suspends Imran's sentence in Toshakhana case, orders release
Islamabad, August 29 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sentence in the Toshakhana case and ordered his release from jail.
2023-08-29
Category: International/South Asia/Politics,
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Intensity, frequency of tropical cyclones to rise in Indian Ocean: Study
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones are expected to increase in the north Indian Ocean, warns a study led by an international team of scientists including those from India.
2023-08-28
Category: Environment/Science/South Asia/Science/Tech,
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Islamabad HC suspends Imran’s sentence in Toshakhana case, orders release (Ld)
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) In a major relief to Imran Khan, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended the former Prime Minister's sentence in the Toshakhana case and ordered his release from jail.
2023-08-29
Category: International/Law/South Asia/Politics,
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Western lobby expresses concern over expected delay in Pakistan polls
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) The ongoing forecast and debate about the expected delay in Pakistan's general elections and extension of the caretaker government's tenure from its mandated 90 days, has prompted western nations and the European Union (EU) to express their reservations and warns Islamabad of consequences in case of a postponement,
2023-08-28
Category: International/IANS NEWS POINT/South Asia,
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Imran being served chicken, mutton in Attock Jail: SC informed
Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan was informed that incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being served meals with chicken and mutton in the Attock Jail in accordance to his "profile and legal status".
2023-08-29
Category: International/Human Interest/South Asia/Politics,
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Pak court dismisses murder abetment charges against Imran
Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) A court in Pakistan has dismissed an FIR stating murder abetment charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer confirmed on Monday,
2023-08-28
Category: International/Politics/Law/Crime/South Asia,
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Bangladesh preps to start voluntary Rohingya repatriation later this year
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) Bangladesh is preparing to start safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland Myanmar later this year, initially with around 1,000 people, a senior government official said here.
2023-08-28
Category: International/Politics/Law/South Asia/Rights,
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Bilawal fears for his political future as PML-N cosies up to military
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) with its political leadership in the Bhutto and Zardari family, is the country's second largest political force which has been at the forefront of political rivalries, anti-military establishment rows and political maneuverings as its built on the reputation of being a “king maker”.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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Politicians fear Pak poll panel move to defer vote will hurt country
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s caretaker government took office after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the dissolution of Parliament, or National Assembly, on August 9.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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With Imran languishing in jail, PTI struggles to find a credible face
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) As former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is still languishing in jail, his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is surrounded by challenges in the absence of a chief.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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Pak ongoing delimitation exercise has political parties on the edge
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The ongoing delimitation process in Pakistan being carried out as per the latest figures of the Digital Census, have started to show its impact and the affects on the re-arrangements of constituencies across the country, which would have a direct consequence in the January 2024 general elections.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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With Nawaz Sharif set for comeback, Shehbaz gets ready for Punjab
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) As former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is gearing up for his return to Pakistan after nearly four years of self-imposed exile, his brother Shehbaz Sharif’s political role seems to be moving back to where it matters more.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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In poll season, India is hot, and Imran under fire for 'selling out' on J&K
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad have been part of the political narratives of all political parties in Pakistan.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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Resurgent Taliban, terror spike cast a dark shadow on weakened nation
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Pakistan is again witnessing the resurgence of terrorism in its tribal belt bordering Afghanistan which is now spreading to major cities like Peshawar, Lahore as well as the capital Islamabad, making it the most challenging and dangerous test for the country’s security forces.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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IMF bailout conditions make life harder for ordinary people in Pak
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The Standby Agreement (SBA) programme by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with Pakistan came as a lifesaving bailout, rescuing the cash-strapped country from an eminent economic meltdown.
2023-09-30
Category: International/South Asia/PAKISTAN - BACK TO UNCERTAINTY,
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Foreign intelligence agency involved in terror incidents in Pak, claims Minister
Quetta, Sep 30 (IANS) Pakistan Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Saturday that a foreign intelligence agency is involved in carrying out terror incidents in Pakistan, the media reported.
2023-09-30
Category: IANS NEWS POINT/Terrorism/Crime/Security/South Asia,
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Voting underway in Maldives presidential runoff
Male, Sep 30 (IANS) People across the Maldives on Saturday are voting in the presidential runoff polls after no candidate secured more than 50 per cent of votes required to win in the first round.
2023-09-30
Category: International/Politics/South Asia,
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Blast near mosque in Balochistan kills 6, injures 30
Quetta, Sep 29 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 30 others injured during a blast neat a mosque in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.
2023-09-29
Category: International/Terrorism/South Asia,
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Sri Lanka President urges dialog between West, EU, US and China to face new challenges
Colombo, Sep 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday stressed the need to have a comprehensive dialogue between the West and China, the United States and China and the European Union and China as a robust international plan to address the global challenges anticipated in 2024.
2023-09-28
Category: INDIA ABROAD/South Asia,
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UNGA President urges Taliban to allow Afghan girls back in school
United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis has urged the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to reconsider their decision to ban women and girls from proper education.
2023-09-29
Category: International/South Asia/Rights,
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34 killed in 'suicide' blast near Balochistan mosque
Quetta, Sep 29 (IANS) At least 34 people were killed, including a police officer, and more than 130 others injured during a blast near a mosque in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday when a large number of people gathered for a religious procession to mark Eid Milad-un-Nabi, officials said.
2023-09-29
Category: Terrorism/International/South Asia,
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52 dead, 50 injured in 'suicide' blast near Balochistan mosque (Ld)
Quetta, Sep 29 (IANS) At least 52 people, including a police officer, have died and some 50 others injured in a suspected suicide blast that occurred on Friday near a mosque in Pakistan's Balochistan province as people gathered for a religious procession to mark Eid Milad-un-Nabi, officials said.
2023-09-29
Category: Terrorism/International/South Asia,
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Guterres links Pakistan floods to ‘climate chaos’, makes appeal for aid
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has linked the devastating floods last year in Pakistan to “climate chaos” spurred by greenhouse gas emissions to make his case for aid to Islamabad.
2023-09-28
Category: International/INDIA ABROAD/South Asia,
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Pakistan on flood alert after India releases water
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) After India released about 185,000 cusecs of water, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a flood alert and warned of heavy rain in the next 24 to 48 hours.
2023-07-10
Category: International/NEIGHBOURHOOD IN DISTRESS/South Asia,
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