Police probe fresh attack in Sri Lanka

Vandals yesterday attacked a Muslim-owned restaurant in Sri Lanka in an alleged "hate crime", police said, as tensions remain
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Pak student hurls shoe at former PM

An Islamic seminary student hurled a shoe at Pakistan's former prime minister yesterday, an act considered a major
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Have forgiven killers of Rajiv Gandhi: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he and his sister Priyanka had "forgiven" the killers of their
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Pakistan's duplicity exposed: India

India has blasted Pakistan's decision to allow Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's party to contest in general
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka to open probe, lifts curfew

An investigation into anti-Muslim riots that spread in central Sri Lanka prompting the authorities to declare a
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM

28 Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia for running illegal homestay business

A Malaysian immigration department raid saw 28 Bangladesh nationals arrested after they are found to be running an illegal homestay business in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
10 March 2018, 06:53 AM

Suu Kyi’s lost honours

Since the beginning of ongoing Rohingya crisis, the world’s biggest humanitarian catastrophe, many international organisations withdrew or suspended awards and titles they gave to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her contribution and struggle in democracy.
8 March 2018, 08:47 AM

India bans Tibetans from Delhi rally

India has banned Tibetans from holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi this month to mark the 60th
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Modi warns of stern action

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday condemned incidents of vandalism reported from some parts of the
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Fresh arson attacks reported

Mobs torched Muslim-owned businesses in a central Sri Lanka district yesterday as hundreds of police and troops
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Beijing 'prevented' Delhi intervention

A Chinese naval combat force that entered the Indian Ocean for the first time in four years may have helped deter an
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Research starts on advanced icebreaker in China

Chinese scientists have begun preliminary research on a next-generation icebreaker capable of lengthy research missions in the Arctic and Antarctica, according to the programme’s chief designer.
7 March 2018, 05:57 AM

Koreas to hold historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea will hold a historic summit in the Demilitarised Zone next month after Pyongyang expressed
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM

India pulls down Lenin statue in Tripura

A statue of Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is pulled down in Belonia town in southern part of Tripura state.
6 March 2018, 07:20 AM

China meeting lauds lifetime power for Xi

Thousands of Chinese legislators erupted into enthusiastic applause yesterday over plans to give President Xi Jinping a lifetime
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Kim hosts Seoul envoys

The most senior South Koreans to travel to North Korea for more than a decade met leader Kim Jong Un yesterday, a Seoul official
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM

S Korean delegation meets N Korean leader Kim

A South Korean delegation meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean official said, after arriving in the North on a visit aimed at encouraging North Korea and the United States to talk.
5 March 2018, 11:34 AM

Pakistan elects first female Dalit senator

Pakistan elected its first female senator from the lowest Dalit caste in weekend polls which also saw the ruling party
4 March 2018, 18:00 PM

South sends envoys to North

South Korea will dispatch a delegation led by senior security officials for a two-day visit to North Korea starting
4 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Nothing to rejoice, 2019 will be disaster for BJP

Downplaying the BJP's victory in Tripura, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said the BJP will never win West Bengal
4 March 2018, 18:00 PM