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UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN expert: No peace in Myanmar if no military prosecutions

3:37 pm August 24, 2019

United Nations: A member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar warned Friday that there will be no long-term peace in the country and no return of Rohingya refugees unless there is accountability for the “brutality” of Myanmar’s military forces. Radhika Coomaraswamy, a Sri Lankan lawyer who is one of the mission’s three […]

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

Myanmar, Bangladesh schedule Rohingya repatriation

11:25 pm August 16, 2019

Bangkok: Myanmar and Bangladesh will soon make a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims, 700,000 of whom fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, officials from the two countries and the United Nations said Friday. Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay, speaking in his country’s capital, Naypyitaw, said the parties concerned had […]

Ravi Shastri reappointed head coach of Indian team

8:06 pm August 16, 2019

Mumbai: Ravi Shastri was on Friday re-appointed head coach of the Indian men’s team by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee, a decision that was expected and has the backing of captain Virat Kohli. Shastri has been reappointed for a two-year period, ending with the 2021 T20 World Cup in India. This will be Shastri’s […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

Pak police removes pro-India banners, one arrested

2:59 pm August 7, 2019

Islamabad: Pro-India banners which appeared in different parts of Pakistani capital, including in the high security Red Zone, hailing India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir have been removed by authorities who arrested a man in this connection. The banners carried a map envisioning Akhand Bharat (undivided India) showing parts of […]

Kobe Bryant's death put life in perspective for me: Virat Kohli

ICC World Test Championship will add context to five-day game: Kohli

3:11 pm July 29, 2019

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), that gets underway on August 1, will add context to the longest format of the game. The inaugural edition will see top nine Test teams — Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies […]