South Asia News

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is in Tawang in India's state of Arunachal Pradesh, itself a source of dispute between Beijing and Delhi. Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of trying to undermine its rule in Tibet and says the...

At least 12 people were killed when the bus they were traveling on fell off the road at Lambhir of Hansapur in Arghakhanchi district in western Nepal Sunday morning, Nepal TV reported.     The state-owned TV said that 20 passengers were...

Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says the Federal Government should send a group of asylum seekers on board an Australian Customs ship back to Sri Lanka. The 78 Sri Lankans have been on board the Oceanic Viking for three weeks and...

Guwahati, India, Nov 08(bdnews24.com)-Mitchell Johnson found his mojo and combined with Doug Bollinger to reduce India to 27 for 5 before MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja fought hard to push it to 62 for 5 half-way through their innings in...

The blast ripped through a busy market on the outskirts of the city. Unconfirmed reports say the bomber appeared to have been targeting a local mayor. Islamist militants have unleashed a campaign of attacks in Pakistan in recent weeks in...

Bollywood actors often describe their shooting schedule as a picnic. But �cold and depressing� is what Saif Ali Khan has to say about the US shoot of �Kurbaan�, speaking for not just himself but also girlfriend and co-star Kareena Kapoor....

Pakistan received a timely wake-up call here on Saturday when they crashed to a surprise 2-3 defeat against underdogs Poland, just a day before the final of the World Cup Qualifiers. Already in the final after achieving four comprehensive wins...

Ravindra Jadeja's ill-timed run out in back-to-back one-dayers against Australia notwithstanding, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday backed the promising all-rounder saying he would learn from his mistakes. The dismissal of Jadeja, who was chasing a non-existent single at...

Afghanistan on Saturday rejected criticism of President Hamid Karzai by foreign leaders and the senior UN official in the country, accusing them of disrespecting the country's sovereignty. Kai Eide, the UN's special representative to Afghanistan, was among those who this...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza on Saturday said the issue of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) has been �buried forever�.Talking to reporters after inaugurating Nishat power plant in Jamber, the Prime Minister said the NRO issue was no more to be...