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
'Al-Qaeda cell' busted in New Delhi
Delhi police have busted a suspected al-Qaeda cell and arrested a founder member of the jihadist group's India wing, officials said yesterday.
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM
India to buy Russian air defence systems
India's Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of five S-400 air defence systems from Russia, two defence ministry sources said yesterday.
17 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Air India technician dies in accident
An Air India technician was killed when the ground staff was sucked into an aircraft’s engine at Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic airport in Mumbai yesterday.
17 December 2015, 06:59 AM
'Nirbhaya' named
The mother of a student who died after being gang-raped publicly named her daughter for the first time yesterday, in a bid to end the stigma facing sex attack victims in India.
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Every country should govern its own Internet: China
Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, telling a government-organised conference that "freedom and order" are both necessary in cyberspace.
16 December 2015, 09:52 AM
Kejriwal calls PM Modi 'psychopath'
The chief minister of India's capital, Delhi, has alleged that his office has been raided by the country's federal investigation agency.
15 December 2015, 06:32 AM
Burdwan blast: JMB man among 28 freshly charged
The National Investigation Agency of India files its second supplementary charge sheet in the Burdwan bomb blast case, slapping fresh charges against 28 accused including a JMB man for waging war against Bangladesh.
15 December 2015, 06:09 AM
India, Pakistan to resume peace talks
India and Pakistan agreed to resume high-level peace talks yesterday, according to a joint statement that signalled a thaw in tense relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, which have fought three full-scale wars.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Japan police arrest Korean suspect in Yasukuni shrine bombing
Japanese police arrest a South Korean man suspected of bombing Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni shrine.
9 December 2015, 06:56 AM
Chennai flood: Clean up begins
A major clean-up operation is under way in the the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras) after a week of devastating floods.
8 December 2015, 06:31 AM
Malik attended Pak madrasa
The woman who along with her husband shot dead 14 people in California last week attended one of Pakistan's most high-profile
7 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Chennai airport to resume flight operations
Commercial flight operations to resumes at the Chennai airport that was shut on Tuesday evening due to excessive water-logging.
6 December 2015, 06:09 AM
Myanmar general backs Suu Kyi
Myanmar's former military ruler sees erstwhile foe Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's "future leader" and pledges support for her in a secret meeting.
6 December 2015, 04:54 AM
Chennai grapples with flood aftermath
Residents in India's southern Tamil Nadu state yesterday were grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods as authorities stepped up relief work following the worst deluge in decades that killed over 250 people.
5 December 2015, 18:08 PM
Indian FM to travel Pakistan on Dec 8
Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad on December 8 to attend the Heart of Asia security conference being held there, top government
5 December 2015, 18:04 PM
Twin blasts hits Guwahati
Assam's capital Guwahati witnessed twin bomb blasts yesterday afternoon. The blasts occurred around 3pm within three minutes of each other at the
5 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Power supply restored as Chennai floodwaters recede
Power has been restored in many parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai days after severe floods hit the city.
5 December 2015, 05:05 AM
PM shocked at loss of lives, property in Chennai flood
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her profound shock at the loss of lives and damage of property in southern India due to the terrible flood.
4 December 2015, 12:21 PM
Flood waters recede as Chennai rain eases
Floodwaters start receding from parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), hours after it experienced a respite from rain.
4 December 2015, 07:58 AM
Chennai flood: Fresh rains worsen lives
Fresh rains in the southern Indian city of Chennai cause serious flooding, with flights and trains suspended and hundreds of people without power.
2 December 2015, 06:37 AM