Kabul, Jan 5 (IANS) Business leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan held discussions on reopening the Torkham border crossing, aiming to ease trade disruptions between two nations, local media reported on Monday.
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards its 13th Parliamentary elections in February, it has come to light that out of the 17 candidates fielded by the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami in Dhaka's 20 constituencies, 13 are millionaires, local media reported on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) ONGC may receive nearly $500 million in unpaid dividends from its Venezuelan oil project as the evolving US-Venezuela situation has revived expectations of long-pending payouts from the South American nation, global brokerage firm Jefferies has said.
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) At least one person was killed, and nine others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a cement factory vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported, citing police.
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) Life was severely disrupted in Bangladesh’s capital as escalating protest marches brought traffic in several key areas to a standstill, blocking major intersections and causing widespread congestion and hardship for commuters, according to local media reports.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami’s subcontinental hawala network, which has been the main fund-raising front for many terror groups, has become active once again before elections, Intelligence inputs suggest.
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) People held a protest in the Landi Kotal area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to demand an immediate reopening of the Torkham border, local media reported on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said India will make an appropriate response to worsening situation in Venezuela, stressing that national interest and diplomatic sensitivities must guide any such decision.
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) A coalition of civic groups on Monday chanted anti-US slogans to protest against the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro outside the US Embassy in Seoul, condemning US President Donald Trump over a military strike.
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp increase in road crashes and casualties in 2025, leaving 9,111 people dead and 14,812 injured in 6,729 accidents, raising concerns over poor road safety and infrastructure in the country, according to a welfare platform.
