Kathmandu, Jan 18 (IANS) Balen Shah, Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, resigned from his post on Sunday ahead of the completion of his tenure to contest the elections to the Nepal's House of Representatives scheduled for March 5.
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) Bangladesh's Law Advisor Asif Nazrul on Sunday admitted that establishing the rule of law remains the biggest challenge in the country. However, he noted that significant progress has been made in that direction, local media reported.
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged a sit-in outside the Bangladesh Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka's Agargaon on Sunday, accusing the poll body of bias in postal ballot and student union election verdicts, local media reported.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Senator Steve Daines in the capital on Sunday, discussing bilateral ties and its strategic significance.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A total of 103 people died from mosquito-borne diseases in Pakistan's Sindh during 2025, with 23 of them losing their lives at a hospital in Karachi due to malaria, local media reported on Sunday, citing the data collected from three hospitals in Karachi and one in Hyderabad, local media reported on Sunday.
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) At least six people were killed and over a dozen were injured after a massive fire erupted at Gul Plaza shopping mall in Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported on Sunday, citing officials.
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) A Hindu man was beaten to death in Bangladesh’s Gazipur district after he tried to protect a teenage employee from an assault, local media reported, citing police officials.
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) The United States military has carried out a third strike in Syria in response to a deadly ambush that killed three Americans last month, with US Central Command confirming the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader linked to the attack.
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for an end to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s decades-long rule, saying the country needs new leadership as it faces sustained public unrest.
Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) As Bangladesh gets ready to hold General Elections next month, attacks on women, girls, and religious minorities continue to rise, exposing the failure of the interim government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to protect basic fundamental human rights of the country's citizens.
