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
Lack of progress risks peace: ICG
Sri Lanka's failure to address its wartime past nearly a decade after its bloody conflict jeopardises any hope of a lasting peace in the
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM
India's April exports up by 20%
India's exports revival continued for the eighth successive month, recording 19.77 percent growth during April 2017, official data shows.
16 May 2017, 06:58 AM
India changing J&K demographic
Pakistan yesterday wrote to the UN again, this time claiming that India is attempting to "change Kashmir's demographic", Pakistani media reported.
14 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Nepal votes in first local election in 20 years
Nepal held local level polls yesterday, the first since 1997 and a key step in the country's rocky transition to democracy over a decade since the end of the civil war.
14 May 2017, 18:00 PM
India,Pakistan at ICJ after 18 years
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) was last a battleground for India and Pakistan nearly 18 years ago when Islamabad sought its intervention over the shooting down of its naval aircraft.
14 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak shelling kills two in Kashmir
Heavy shelling killed two people, including a teenager, in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, an official said, in the latest deadly
13 May 2017, 18:00 PM
High hopes in Nepal for first local polls in 20 yrs
Nepal holds its first local elections in two decades today hoping to cement a fraught transition to democracy and fill an institutional
13 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Benazir Bhutto's daughter slams Pak's Ramdan law
Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's daughter yesterday sharply criticized the hypocrisy of her country allowing terrorists
13 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Indian climbers make first Everest summit of season
Six Indian climbers reached the top of Mount Everest yesterda, the first group to summit the world's highest peak this season. The team
13 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Gunmen kill 10 workers in southwest Pakistan
Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on construction workers, killing 10 in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan,
13 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Indian police arrest three over alleged involvement in IPL betting
Indian police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season.
12 May 2017, 07:14 AM
Wall falls onto guests taking shelter in India wedding, killing 22
A building wall collapses onto guests at a wedding in western India, killing at least 22 people, police say.
11 May 2017, 04:57 AM
CBI complaint filed against Kejriwal
The war within AAP intensified yesterday with sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra submitting three set of complaints against Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders to the CBI.
9 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Indian SC sentences judge Karnan to 6 months jail
Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan is sentenced to six months jail by Indian Supreme Court, which held him guilty of contempt and ordered the Kolkata police chief to arrest him.
9 May 2017, 05:38 AM
India becomes no. 1 two-wheeler market, overtakes China
India has overtaken China to become the world's largest two-wheeler market. While the Indian two-wheeler market has seen a gradual uptrend, China's two-wheeler sales have been on the decline over the past few years.
6 May 2017, 07:13 AM
India cabinet gives ex post facto nod to $5b LoC for Bangladesh
The Indian cabinet gives ex post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the US $4.5 billion line of credit to Bangladesh for implementation of developmental projects.
3 May 2017, 16:03 PM
Nepal moves to impeach first female CJ
Nepal's first female chief justice has been suspended after the government filed a motion to impeach her, triggering protests within the fragile ruling coalition.
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Pakistan kills, mutilates 2 Indian soldiers
Two Indian soldiers are killed in firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, according to Indian news portal NDTV.
2 May 2017, 06:24 AM
Impeachment motion against Nepal's chief justice
As many as 249 lawmakers from the two big ruling parties -- Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Centre) -- register a motion at the Parliament Secretariat seeking to impeach Sushila Karki, the first female chief justice of Nepal, charging her with infringing upon the executive’s jurisdiction and nurturing factionalism in the judiciary.
2 May 2017, 05:34 AM
11 killed as Pak van plunges into ravine
At least 11 people including women and children were killed when an overloaded passenger van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's mountainous
30 April 2017, 18:00 PM