India's second mission to moon rescheduled to July 22

India’s second unmanned mission to the moon, which was halted from launch three days ago due to a technical snag, will now take off on July 22, the Indian Space Research Organization says.
18 July 2019, 06:31 AM

No respite as rains pound S Asia

Heavy monsoon rains across South Asia claimed more lives yesterday, with the death toll passing 200 as authorities tried to reach stranded villagers cut off by surging floodwaters.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

New govt within five months

Sri Lankans would have the opportunity to appoint a new government within five months and they should ensure that a government of humane, patriotic and clean politicians would be elected, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Tuesday at Nuwara Eliya.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Suu Kyi’s reform bid draws ire

Thousands of people yesterday demonstrated on the streets of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, both for and against proposed constitutional amendments that would reduce the power of the military.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

World court orders review

The International Court of Justice yesterday ordered Pakistan to review the death sentence for an alleged Indian spy, in a ruling hailed by nuclear rival New Delhi as a “complete victory”.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Taliban shut dozens of health clinics

The Taliban have shut down dozens of health facilities run by a Swedish aid group in a move affecting thousands of people, especially women and children, the agency said yesterday.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

No respite as monsoon rains pound South Asia

Heavy monsoon rains across South Asia claim more lives, with the death toll passing 200 as authorities tried to reach stranded villagers cut off by surging floodwaters.
17 July 2019, 13:18 PM

South Asia’s 6m people under flood threat: IFRC

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) fears that nearly six million people across South Asia are under threat from rising flood waters following heavy monsoon rains.
16 July 2019, 15:45 PM

Myanmar must take back Rohingyas: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her call to Myanmar to begin the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, saying that they (Myanmar) must take back their nationals from Bangladesh.
15 July 2019, 14:45 PM

13 killed in India building collapse

At least seven Indian soldiers and a civilian were killed and 28 injured when a four-storey building collapsed following heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Sunday evening, the country's officials say.
15 July 2019, 05:41 AM

India to launch second mission to moon tomorrow

Eleven years after its maiden successful unmanned mission to the moon which found traces of water there, India is all set for the launch of the second one in the wee hours tomorrow (July 15).
14 July 2019, 05:22 AM

India includes death penalty in child abuse law

The Indian cabinet has cleared amendments to an existing gender-neutral law against sexual abuse of children introducing the provision of death penalty in cases of aggravated sexual offences and more stringent penal provisions aimed at clamping down on child pornography.
11 July 2019, 04:48 AM

Maoists-cops battle kills 2 in Nepal

A market gunbattle between police and Maoist rebels yesterday left two dead and highlighted a simmering showdown between Nepal’s
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Qaeda chief threatens India over Kashmir

Terror group Al Qaeda’s Chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has told “Mujahideen in Kashmir” to inflict “unrelenting blows” on the Indian Army and
10 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Malaysia to work with Bangladesh on Rohingya repatriation’

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said Malaysia has agreed to work with Bangladesh on quick repatriation of the Rohingya refugees.
7 July 2019, 15:16 PM

India's Jaipur, Myanmar’s temple city Bagan awarded Unesco World Heritage status

Unesco inscribes India’s 18th century Jaipur city, one of the most popular tourist spots in India, and Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site,
7 July 2019, 04:49 AM

Dutch House of Representatives adopts motion for probe on Rohingya genocide

The Dutch House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, has adopted a motion asking the government to investigate Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya Muslims in order to pave the way to open a case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
5 July 2019, 15:00 PM

Pakistan books Hafiz Saeed

Pakistani authorities announced a crackdown against Hafiz Saeed, leader of the group blamed for deadly attacks on Mumbai in 2008, amid growing international pressure to act against militant groups.
4 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Man dies after 'custody abuse' in Myanmar's Rakhine

A detainee in Myanmar's Rakhine state dies from injuries allegedly sustained in custody, his family said, as the army wages war against rebels in the same area which saw the 2017 mass expulsion of Rohingya Muslims.
4 July 2019, 04:52 AM

Rahul Gandhi resigns as Congress president

Congress MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi says that he is no longer the President of the party. He also said that the party’s working committee should meet immediately and decide on who would be the next president of the Congress.
3 July 2019, 11:07 AM