4-nation friendship motor rally visits Savar memorial

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal Friendship Motor Rally visits national memorial at Savar, on the outskirts in Dhaka.
1 December 2015, 06:59 AM

US warns of 'imminent' attack in Afghan capital

The US Embassy says it has received "credible reports of an imminent attack" in the Afghan capital.
1 December 2015, 05:59 AM

'ISI planning major strikes in India'

Coinciding with the 7th anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the central intelligence agencies have received specific inputs that
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Another sickening gang-rape in India

Four schoolboys in the western Indian city of Mumbai have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping their classmate. Police said the boys,
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Sonia meets Modi for tea

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited his predecessor Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to his home for
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Militants storm India Kashmir army camp

Three militants force their way into an army camp in Indian-administered Kashmir and ensued in a gun battle, the army says.
25 November 2015, 06:51 AM

India seeks 'climate justice' for poor nations at Paris talks

India will urge rich nations to deliver "climate justice" for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environment minister of the country says in an interview with AFP.
23 November 2015, 06:15 AM

UN urges end to Nepal blockade

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged protesters in Nepal to stop blocking essential supplies and called for dialogue to resolve differences.
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Delhi boy gets Rs 1.27cr offer from Google

Delhi boy Chetan Kakkar has set a new record for international placement for Delhi Technological University (DTU) by grabbing an offer of $1,90,000 (Rs 1.27 crore approx) per annum from Google, reports The Times of India.
21 November 2015, 06:36 AM

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar CM

Janata Dal-United's Nitish Kumar, whose Grand Alliance with former rival Lalu Prasad saw them storming to power in Bihar, was sworn in
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

28 “terrorists” shot dead in China

Chinese police kill 28 members of a "terrorist group" in the mainly Muslim Xinjiang region, in the bloodiest such operation in months and as Beijing denounces Western "double standards" in the wake of the Paris attacks.
20 November 2015, 12:03 PM

Bus, cargo services to connect 3 countries with Bangladesh soon: FM

Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) -- are planning to launch a new passenger bus and cargo service soon, announced Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.
13 November 2015, 13:17 PM

Anti-BJP leaders to attend Bihar ceremony

A number of leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, will attend Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar oath-taking ceremony being described as "a new beginning of opposition unity in the country".
12 November 2015, 20:12 PM

Maldives sacks chief prosecutor

The Maldives parliament sacked the chief prosecutor shortly after the government bowed to international pressure and lifted a state of emergency imposed
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

UN chief calls for lifting of blockade

Expressing concern over the obstruction of essential supplies to Nepal, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on "all sides" to lift the blockade at the Indo-Nepal border immediately invoking the landlocked country's right of free transit.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM

BJP veterans chide party leadership

Two days after the BJP suffered a shocking defeat in Bihar, the veterans in the party have hit out at the leadership.
10 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Domestic flights to be cancelled

Airlines in Nepal have been forced to cancel more than half of their domestic flights because of an ongoing fuel shortage, an official said
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Soul-searching begins for BJP

Indian financial markets took fright yesterday at the humiliating defeat suffered in the pivotal Bihar election by Prime Minister Narendra
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

'Results not a mandate to disrupt parliament'

The government yesterday reminded the opposition that the victory of the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar's assembly polls should not be
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Lanka minister quits over arms scandal

Sri Lanka's police minister resigned yesterday following allegations he tried to shield a private security firm under investigation for gun
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM