Drone detects ganja farm in Monaragala area

50 years later: Documentary reveals Bangladesh?s forgotten genocide

The genocide perpetrated in Bangladesh by the Pakistani Armed Forces and its allied Islamist local militias in 1971 has gained renewed attention on its 50th anniversary in 2021. “Bitter Winter” dedicated a series of eight articles to delve into this tragedy that continues to haunt the nation even after more than half a century. Nirmal Rojario, a leader of the Bangladeshi Christian community and the acting president of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, emphasizes the need for

27 Jul, 2023

Day after Chinese foreign ministry statement, MEA confirms Modi-Xi discussed stabilising ties at Bali

New Delhi:?The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping did discuss the need to stabilise bilateral relations at the G20 summit in Bali last November, a day after China?s foreign ministry claimed that the two leaders reached a ?consensus? on the issue at the time. That the two leaders spoke about the border situation at the summit was not mentioned by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra during his briefing to the press in Bal

28 Jul, 2023

India’s offer to privatise rocket has 20 potential bidders

BENGALURU, July 27 (Reuters) – The Indian government’s effort to privatise part of its space programme by opening bids to build its small satellite launch rocket has attracted initial interest from 20 companies, an official overseeing the process told Reuters. India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, the national space agency, and had its first successful satellite launch in February. The SSLV was designed as a low-cost means to lau

28 Jul, 2023