Ethnic Indians not helping in probe, say Malaysian police
Team DainikDisha Kuala Lumpur, Aug 19 (IANS) Inspector General Musa Hassan, chief of Malaysian police, Thursday said he was ‘disappointed’ at the…
Read MorePakistan floods: NGOs barred from fund collection
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The provincial government in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has banned collection of funds for flood victims by people…
Read MoreBritish ministers escape protests in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad/London, Aug 19 (IANS) Two British cabinet ministers on a tour of flood-hit Pakistan were airlifted to safety after their…
Read MoreSharath Kamal out of China Open
Suzhou (China), Aug 19 (IANS) India’s table tennis star Sharath Kamal lost in the first round of the China Open…
Read MoreBangladesh frees 1,000 prisoners
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) Bangladesh Thursday began releasing about 1,000 long-serving prisoners in an amnesty move that jail authorities say…
Read MoreAsian Development Bank announces $2 bn aid for Pakistan
Manila, Aug 19 (DPA) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Thursday a $2 billion assistance package for emergency and rehabilitation…
Read MoreNew Zealand opt to bat against Sri Lanka
Dambulla, Aug 19 (IANS) New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in…
Read MoreBangladesh apex court jails journalist-politician
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Supreme Court Thursday convicted a politician, who heads a pro-opposition newspaper, for committing contempt of…
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