US, UN discuss int’l community’s efforts to end violence after Myanmar coup
23 June 2021, 16:58 PM
South Asia
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Biden’s reluctance in engaging Pakistan 'stunning', says US senator
23 June 2021, 07:00 AM
South Asia
Chinese national’s arrest near Bangladesh border: Indian agencies probe 'larger conspiracy'
23 June 2021, 05:23 AM
South Asia
'Women wearing few clothes impact men, unless robots': Imran Khan's rape remark draws flak
21 June 2021, 17:51 PM
South Asia
Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks
20 June 2021, 07:16 AM
South Asia
Govts of South Asian countries fail to devise Covid-19 recovery solutions: experts
19 June 2021, 05:38 AM
Business
Chinese, Indian workers among 11 killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing
18 June 2021, 11:54 AM
South Asia
India calls for ‘open and inclusive’ Indo-Pacific based on sovereignty, peace
16 June 2021, 09:57 AM
South Asia
Police trying to find out if Chinese man illegally entering India from Bangladesh is a spy
16 June 2021, 05:38 AM
South Asia
‘Illegally crossing over from Bangladesh’: Chinese national remanded in West Bengal
13 June 2021, 08:33 AM
South Asia
End goal of Turkish ops is to capture of Raqqa
President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria was not just to retake the city
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Kailash Satyarthi's stolen Nobel replica recovered
The high-profile case of theft at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's residence in India has been solved with the recovery of the replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and other stolen valuables, reports The Time of India.
12 February 2017, 06:44 AM
Trump: Washington '100%' behind Tokyo after NKorea missile launch
President Donald Trump assures Japan it has the full support of the United States following a North Korean ballistic missile launch.
12 February 2017, 06:27 AM
Test for Modi as UP votes
Millions of voters in India's most populous state cast their ballots yesterday in a contest seen as a key test for Narendra Modi halfway through his first term as prime minister.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Indian IT companies worried over Trump's new visa plans
As the United States looks at tightening visa rules for skilled foreign workers, concerns are mounting that India's software industry will take a hit.
11 February 2017, 07:04 AM
Which Asian country consumes more oil?
Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.
11 February 2017, 06:41 AM
Malaysia ship arrives in Myanmar port
A small group of protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked in Myanmar yesterday carrying aid bound
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Prize replica stolen
Indian social activist Kailash Satyarthi's house in south Delhi has been burgled and his Nobel prize replica is among the objects that have been stolen, the country’s police said on Tuesday.
7 February 2017, 08:07 AM
Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians
In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg.
7 February 2017, 05:17 AM
Afghan diplomat shot dead at Karachi consulate
An Afghan diplomat is shot dead by a guard at the Afghan consulate in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi in a personal dispute, officials say.
6 February 2017, 09:05 AM
Myanmar forces raped Rohingya women: HRW
Myanmar government forces committed rape and other sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls during security operations in northern Rakhine State in late 2016, Human Rights Watch says.
6 February 2017, 04:34 AM
Dhaka calls out to support relocating Rohingyas to Hatiya
Bangladesh calls out to the United Nations and other international communities for supporting the government’s plan to relocate Rohingyas to Thengar char in Hatiya.
5 February 2017, 07:47 AM
JuD rebrands under new name in Pakistan
Jamaat-ud-Dawa has rebranded under the new name of 'Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Kashmir', just days after its chief Hafiz Saeed was put
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Did not expect Pakistan to behave so harshly: Sharbat Gula
National Geographic's famed 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula says in an exclusive interview with BBC that she was taken aback by the Pakistani government.
4 February 2017, 04:41 AM
100 Indian children died from eating litchis on empty stomach: Study
More than 100 children died of mystery illness for eating litchis on an empty stomach in a year in northern India, according to a research.
2 February 2017, 12:43 PM
India road victim dies of bleeding as bystanders film
In a horrific instance of public apathy, an 18-year-old boy bleeds to death following a road accident as people take photos on their phones and film him instead of offering help in India’s Bengaluru city.
2 February 2017, 11:59 AM
India’s objection to a Pakistani secretary general may hurt Saarc
New Delhi, however, through a diplomatic note last month asked the secretariat to adhere to the “due working procedures” in the appointment of Thapa’s successor.
2 February 2017, 05:17 AM
WATCH what happened when Salman met Jackie Chan
Salman Khan didn't want to miss a rendezvous with Jackie Chan when the king of martial arts came down to India.
1 February 2017, 15:21 PM
India’s oldest elephant dies
Indira, India’s oldest elephant dies at 99, reports The Hindu.
1 February 2017, 12:46 PM
Pakistan detains top suspect Hafiz Saeed
A militant group held protests in Pakistan's major cities yesterday after its leader, one of the alleged masterminds of the 2008 Mumbai
31 January 2017, 18:24 PM