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The gun was allegedly smuggled through in a hollowed-out book at the courthouse in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: AFP via Getty Images
South Asia

Gang leader shot dead by man disguised as lawyer in Sri Lanka court

The gang leader, Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, had been in court to face proceedings when he was shot, police say he was a suspect in multiple murder cases

The terminal, part of India's effort to enhance National Waterway 2 on the Brahmaputra, is a major cargo and river tourism hub, and is located 108 km from the Bangladesh border and 147 km from Guwahati via waterways. Photo: Kuensel
South Asia

Bhutan's new inland waterway terminal to boost trade with Bangladesh and India

Representational Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Bangladesh to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Vietnam

File photo of Rekha Gupta. Photo: UNB
South Asia

Rekha Gupta sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister in BJP's grand power show

US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference. In another picture, Elon Musk meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington, DC. (Photo source: Reuters)
USA

Trump says it will be unfair to US if Musk builds Tesla factory in India

Multinational victims of scam centres, who were trafficked into working in Myanmar and were sent to Thailand on February 12 amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border, queue to get food at a shelter inside the 310th Military District (Fort Wachiraprakan), as they wait for their embassies to pick them up, in Tak province, Thailand February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
South Asia

Myanmar scam centre survivors recall torture and coercion

US President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk as they arrive for a joint news conference after bilateral talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, 25 February 2020. File Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Why did US stop $21 million 'voter turnout' aid to India? Trump cites high Indian taxes and tarrifs

Sarbananda Sonowal with Bhutan minister Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji at the inauguration of the IWT Terminal of Inland Waterways Authority of India on river Brahmaputra at Jogighopa in Assam. Photo: X/@sarbanandsonwal
South Asia

India opens PM Gati Shakti port, will boost trade with Bhutan and Bangladesh

Elon Musk meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. Photo: @narendramodi via X/via REUTERS/File Photo
South Asia

Tesla steps up India hiring after Musk-Modi meet, fast-tracking market entry plan

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South Asia

Bangladeshi vessel carrying fly ash sank in Muriganga river after hitting sandbar

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain. File Photo: Collected
Foreign Policy

Bangladesh-India ties should not be 'regime-specific', Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid tells The Hindu

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South Asia

Indian gov warns of 'possible aftershocks' after earthquake jolted Delhi, NCR

A detained migrant waits to board a US Air Force aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas, US January 23, 2025. Photo: Dept. of Defense/US Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
South Asia

Second batch of Indian deportees returns to India, some Sikhs not allowed to wear turbans