Follow The Times of India - South Asia, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/timesofindiadiatimes51 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:18:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fciWTHOFEVPwps0ohxaO6Yr Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will not attend a regional summit of Asia's leaders next week in Jakarta, the foreign ministry announced on Sunday. Srettha was elected prime minister by parliamentary vote last month, and his cabinet was approved by the king on Saturday.]]> Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:04:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fciWTHOFEVPwps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffBSVzVA5sRV3n9ye8UNv30 Bhutan, will cut in half the $200 daily fee it charges visitors in an effort to stimulate a sector that has yet to fully recover a year after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. When Bhutan lifted two years of COVID restrictions in September of last year, it increased its "Sustainable Development Fee" to $200 per visitor per night from $65, stating that the money will be used to offset the carbon produced by tourists.]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:34:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffBSVzVA5sRV3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fd97Hmxu1Uvb8b1naedg1wr Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed hope for a reconciliation process in Sri Lanka that addresses the aspirations of the minority Tamil community for equality and justice. He emphasized the implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for the devolution of power to the Tamil community. Jaishankar also highlighted India's support for Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-religious identity. He discussed India's contributions to Sri Lanka's development and stability, including financial assistance of approximately USD 4 billion. Jaishankar also mentioned collaborative efforts to address Sri Lanka's energy requirements and regional economic activities for mutual benefit.]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:52:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fd97Hmxu1Uvb8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fd2hZADANCH76CY3L745TL_ Less than a day after returning from a protracted exile and beginning his 8-year sentence, Thailand's contentious former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a hospital. On the same day that a party associated with him won a legislative vote to create a new government, he had returned to Thailand after spending 15 years overseas. After being found guilty of various crimes in absentia that he had criticized as being politically motivated, Thaksin was then sentenced to prison to serve his time.]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:14:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fd2hZADANCH76CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffxkd95K-Qz5SejEQ2Mq9rY China has requested permission for its research ship, the Shi Yan 6, to dock in Sri Lanka. The request is being processed, according to Sri Lankan officials. This comes after India raised security concerns over a Chinese research vessel's port call in Sri Lanka last year. India is wary of China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which it sees as its own sphere of influence. Sri Lanka, which is strategically located along key shipping routes, relies on China's support to restructure its foreign loans.]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:15:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffxkd95K-Qz5SejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fcba0d3WYNNbSlmFkX7M1Jw Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time and fuel consumption for East-West travel.]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:55:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fcba0d3WYNNbSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ff8PrY7zka0cHn9ye8UNv30 ]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:23:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ff8PrY7zka0cHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8feVF-BOsPZJNZVjH6qdYdAk ]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:16:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8feVF-BOsPZJNZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fctbN1SFiEG05s0ohxaO6Yr Chinese internet giant Tencent announced on Wednesday a 41 percent year-on-year jump in second-quarter net income to 26.17 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:41:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fctbN1SFiEG05s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fd_2tRG4-FrVaCY3L745TL_ Bhutan is one among the 196 nations that committed to the Paris Agreement during the UN Climate Change Conference focused to restrict global temperature increases to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels.]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:34:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fd_2tRG4-FrVaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffi8sre36CKkSejEQ2Mq9rY The United States, Japan and South Korea will launch a series of joint initiatives on technology and defense when the countries' leaders gather at Camp David this Friday, according to senior U.S. administration officials, amid mounting shared concerns about China.]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:29:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffi8sre36CKkSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fe76RVEsEani5s0ohxaO6Yr ]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:56:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fe76RVEsEani5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fe76RVEsEani-zdsCmHakzH Around 50,000 people attended Tuesday's funeral for an influential Islamist leader in Bangladesh, police said, after news of his death while he was in prison for war crimes prompted violent anti-government protests. Delwar Hossain Sayedee, 83, was sentenced to death in 2013 for rape, murder and the persecution of Hindu Bangladeshis during the country's independence war decades earlier.]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:49:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fe76RVEsEani-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fe-B-p99ROLXezdsCmHakzH Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies while 14 people remain missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, emergency workers said Tuesday.Myanmar has been hit with torrential rain and floods in recent days and the landslide occurred Sunday outside northern Kachin's Hpakant township.]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:46:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fe-B-p99ROLXezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8femMO7zxrhDkZVjH6qdYdAk ]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:59:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8femMO7zxrhDkZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fcIG4285M-9p11cWWor9YPv Taliban celebrated the second anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan, marking their conquest of Kabul and establishment of a successful Islamic system. The Taliban have restricted the education of girls over the age of 12, stopped most female staff from working at aid agencies, and closed beauty salons.]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:06:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fcIG4285M-9p11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffprW3DupSjHylmFkX7M1Jw An Indonesian search and rescue team on Monday was searching for seven people, including four Australian tourists, reported missing in the waters of Aceh following bad weather.]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:40:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8ffprW3DupSjHylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fdr5IUkYLq3zaCY3L745TL_ Afghanistan: In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the arid earth. In the third year of water shortages and high temperatures, his harvest is barely enough to support his family.The 55-year-old farmer from Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh province used to plant two or even three wheat crops a year but in the last three years he has only been able to grow one. The yields from his nine acres of land are dwindling year by year.]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:37:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fdr5IUkYLq3zaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fcCGSLvTM1yRcb1naedg1wr At least three people were killed and seven injured after a blast ripped through a hotel in southeastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Monday, the province's media office said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.]]> Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:41:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fcCGSLvTM1yRcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fdPq--0KuKndilmFkX7M1Jw ]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:56:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jlef8pKv8fdPq--0KuKndilmFkX7M1Jw