RANCHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief ministerial nominee and former agriculture minister Nalin Soren has been accused of having amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income and a complaint has been lodged against him in the state vigilance court. ..Read More..

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and chairman of the Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal today said his party had failed to address the Madhesi concerns though it had raised their plight ..Read More..

MALE: The government has given till April to all expatriates living illegally to leave the country or return to their native countries. ..Read More..

DHAKA: Parliament on Thursday night approved unanimously, in the absence of the opposition lawmakers, a resolution seeking speedy prosecution of the 1971 war criminals. ..Read More..

COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday night gave an ultimatum to the LTTE to release civilians trapped in the war zone within the next 48 hours to ensure their safety and security. ..Read More..

KABUL: Afghanistan announced Thursday that its second ever presidential election would be held on August 20, three months late because of insecurity and logistic problems blighting the war-torn ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD: Nine alleged militants accused over a string of attacks that killed dozens of people and damaged the Danish embassy in Islamabad are expected to appear before a Pakistan court Friday. ..Read More..

THIMPHU: Graduates who managed to obtain 50% and above in the Civil Service Common Examination (CSCE) gathered in the capital today for placements in various government agencies. ..Read More..

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DAVOS (SANA): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that media was enjoying complete freedom in Pakistan and that the country’s economy was getting back on track. Addressing a panel ..Read More..

DAVOS (SANA): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said Pakistan offered extensive investment opportunities and high returns for foreign entrepreneurs. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Awami National Party (ANP) Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan will hold an important meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Pakistan People Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Q have agreed on basic terms for reaching an understanding over sharing of power. ..Read More..

LAHORE (SANA): The lawyers Thursday took out a rally for restoration of the deposed judges, and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Ali Ahmad Kurd claimed that their long march in March will bring a historic revolution in the country. ..Read More..

DAVOS (SANA): Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Thursday met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and discussed Pak-Russia ..Read More..

DI KHAN (SANA): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami Amir Mualana Fazal-ur-Rehman has made it clear on that the JUI will not quit the ruling coalition. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that the PTI 50000 workers to participate in lawyer’s long March and stage sit-in on March 9. ..Read More..

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Ambassador of Jordan Dr Saleh Ahmad Mohammad Al-Jawaarneh called on President Asif Ali Zardari in the Presidency Thursday and extended an invitation from King Abdullah bin Al-Hussain to participate in the World Economic Forum meeting in May. ..Read More..