DHAKA: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to the Director of Special Protection Group (SPG), asking for withdrawal of special airport exemptions provided to her and family. The plea came hours after reports claim today that government is

DHAKA: There is outrage over police inaction in a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where two teenage girls were gang raped and hanged from a tree. The father of one victim said he was ridiculed by policemen when he sought help in finding his missing daughter. He said when

DHAKA: The US has expressed new concerns about rising violence in eastern Ukraine, including the downing of a military helicopter by pro-Russian rebels battling the government. The White House and State Department both said on Thursday that a de-escalation of the crisis was imperative

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged states not to include him in school curriculum, in a series of Friday morning tweets. "Am reading in the news that some states want to include Narendra Modi's life struggles as a part of their school curriculum...I firmly believe that

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged states not to include him in school curriculum, in a series of Friday morning tweets. "Am reading in the news that some states want to include Narendra Modi's life struggles as a part of their school curriculum...I firmly believe that

DHAKA: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has described the stoning to death of a woman by her family in front of a Lahore court as ‘totally unacceptable’. Farzana Parveen, who was three months pregnant, was pelted with bricks and bludgeoned by relatives furious because she

DHAKA: Details of the ‘gist’ of talks between Tony Blair and George Bush ahead of the Iraq war are to be published. The UK’s Chilcot inquiry says, reports the BBC. But transcripts and full notes of conversations will remain secret at the request of the government. The agreement

DHAKA: A powerful explosion Thursday killed two people and wounded another six at a crowded market in India's restive northeast that has been plagued for decades by separatist violence. India police said, reports The Straits Times. Police suspected a local militant group behind the

DHAKA: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India on June 8 to meet India prime minister Narendra Modi. Times Now reported, says The Times of India. He will also meet external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. Attaching importance to ties with India, Chinese premier Li Keqiang on

DHAKA: A 3-year-old Payson boy shot and killed his 1-year-old brother after the boys found a handgun in a neighbour’s apartment and took it to another room. The eastern Arizona town’s police chief said on Wednesday, gulfnews.com publishes this report on Thursday. Police chief Don

DHAKA: Two Indian girls found hanging from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had been gang raped, police say. One man has been held over the murders and three policemen removed from duty for not registering cases when the girls were reported missing,

DHAKA: Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to wage a ‘total war’ against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Speaking on the 15th anniversary of the end of military rule, he said ‘international terrorism’ threatened Nigeria’s democratic gains, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday to visit, seeking greater engagement between the world's two most populous nations on trade and regional security. Modi extended the invitation when he spoke by telephone with Chinese premier Li

DHAKA: Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have shot down a military helicopter near Sloviansk, killing 14 people. The country’s outgoing president says, reports the BBC. Olexander Turchynov says a general was among the dead and that the rebels used a Russian-made anti-aircraft

DHAKA: Just a day after he shook hands with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif is facing heat in his home turf. The tone of the coverage on many news channels shifted from positive to negative, with many anchors questioning the timing of the press

DHAKA: India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministers to lay emphasis on overall governance, efficient delivery and implementation. Chairing the second meeting of his Cabinet on Thursday, prime minister Narendra Modi outlined the top 10 policy priorities for his

DHAKA: Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have shot down a military helicopter near the flashpoint city of Sloviansk, reports say. The aircraft was reportedly hit after dropping off troops at a military base. Sloviansk has seen fierce fighting between separatists and government

DHAKA: India’s human resource development minister Smriti Irani has sought to settle the controversy over her educational qualifications by requesting her critics to ‘judge me by my work’. Smriti said on Thursday morning, ‘Extraneous circumstances have been created to divert my

DHAKA: The army’s coup d'etat in Thailand was illegal but necessary as a ‘cooling off’ period to prevent the country from becoming a failed state. An army general told foreign media on Thursday, reports The Straits Times. Even planning for the seizure of power was an act of

DHAKA: Pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine have admitted they are holding four international monitors and said they may free them soon. Interfax says, reports the BBC. ‘We’ll clarify who they are, where they were heading and why, and will set them free,’ the self-proclaimed