Wed 03 December 2025: A fresh round of discussions between Afghanistan and Pakistan has taken place in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Reuters. Citing three Afghan officials and two Pakistani officials — including one based in Istanbul — the agency reported that both sides agreed to maintain a ceasefire and continue dialogue aimed […]
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Wed 03 December 2025: On Wednesday, India’s telecommunications ministry reversed its mandate requiring smartphone makers to install a government-operated cybersecurity application on fresh devices. The Ministry of Communications on Monday asked smartphone makers to install the government’s “Sanchar Saathi” app within 90 days and to prevent users from disabling it. It also required manufacturers to […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) president Maulana Mahmood Madani has sparked a nationwide debate with his sharp criticism of the Supreme Court, the central government, and what he described as a “systematic campaign” to target India’s Muslim community. Speaking at a JUH gathering in Bhopal, Madani accused constitutional institutions of failing minorities and […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: The death toll from the ongoing floods and landslides in four countries in South and Southeast Asia climbed to over 1,400, as hundreds are still missing amid continued search and rescue operations, according to data shared by local governments. Unprecedented floods, landslides, storms, and cyclones have wreaked havoc across Indonesia, Malaysia, […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: A special judge court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Thursday sentenced exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison in absentia in three corruption cases tied to alleged irregularities in allocating plots in the Purbachal New Town project. This marks the first corruption verdict against Hasina since she […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: Hong Kong on Thursday said that it has contained its deadliest fire in decades – a blaze that tore through a residential complex in Tai Po, killing 55 people and leaving 279 others unaccounted for. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said that the fires in the seven buildings have been […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Volcanic ash from the Ethiopian Hayli Gubbi volcano has affected the air traffic in India since Monday, with several flights canceled. At least seven international flights were cancelled, and over 10 overseas flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday due to the ash plumes, according to the Press Trust of India. Air India […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: According to a new World Bank report released on Monday, by 2030, around 90% of people in South Asia could face extreme heat risks, while nearly 25% may be vulnerable to severe flooding. The report, titled “From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia,” based on case […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Beijing carries out emergency launch to relieve space station crew left without working return capsule. China has rushed to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to relieve three astronauts left on board the Tiangong space station without a passage to Earth. State broadcaster CCTV showed a Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft lifting […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Government spokesman says the attack in Khost destroyed a civilian home, killing five boys, four girls and a woman. At least nine children and a woman have been killed after Pakistani forces bombed a house in the country’s southeastern Khost province, according to Afghan authorities. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the […]
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