Sri Lanka mass cancelled over specific attack threat

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has cancelled plans to resume Sunday services following a “specific threat” of fresh bomb attacks against at least two places of worship, a spokesman said.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Monster storm targets India

India has evacuated more than 300,000 people along its northeast coastline by boat, bus and train ahead of a severe cyclone due to make landfall today, with many villagers piling household possessions on to trucks before fleeing their homes.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Cyclone Fani: Special train for tourists in Odisha

Indian Railways have announced a special train to aid in evacuation of stranded tourists as cyclone Fani inches closer towards Odisha.
2 May 2019, 07:12 AM

UN adds Pakistani militant chief Masood Azhar to terror list

Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar is listed as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council, in a major diplomatic victory for India after China withdrew its objections.
1 May 2019, 14:10 PM

Are you British?

India’s government has asked Rahul Gandhi, the president of the main opposition Congress party, to respond to a complaint by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accusing him of holding dual British citizenship against Indian law.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants dressed in uniforms

Sri Lankan security officials warn that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military uniforms.
29 April 2019, 08:06 AM

Most radicals killed or held

Sri Lankan forces have killed or arrested most of the radical Islamists linked to the Easter suicide bombings and the country is ready to return to normality, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Will remove article 370 from J&K if voted to power’

BJP president Amit Shah yesterday said that Article 370 will be withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, if the party is voted to power again.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Pakistan suspends anti-polio drive

The Pakistan government has suspended the anti-polio drive and post-campaign evaluation following the increasing number of attacks on polio workers in different parts of the country.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Looks like army chief’s choice’

Pakistan’s new interior minister, appointed in a major cabinet reshuffle this month by Prime Minister Imran Khan, is a former spy chief and close ally of the country’s last military ruler who has long been accused of deep ties to militant groups.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kill polio vaccinator in Pak

Gunmen shot and killed a female polio vaccinator yesterday, the fourth this week in the latest surge of violence against efforts to rid the
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Rich are playing with fire’

India’s Supreme Court yesterday said it was anguished over the “systematic attack” on the judiciary and said time has come to tell the rich and powerful of this country that they are “playing with fire” and this must stop.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

SRI LANKA TERROR ATTACK

India warned Sri Lanka of possible suicide bombings weeks before the Easter attacks, based on “threatening” Islamic State-influenced
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

BJP contesting more seats than Congress

In a first, the Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting more seats than its chief rival the Congress in the ongoing Indian parliamentary election.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Lanka paying deadly price

Crucial intelligence that could have prevented Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks went ignored in part because of feuding between the country’s leaders, experts say.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Top Sri Lanka defence official resigns over blasts

Sri Lanka's top defence official resigns over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended all services fearing further attacks.
25 April 2019, 13:53 PM

Sri Lanka halts low season visa-free plan after bombings

Sri Lanka's government says it was suspending plans to grant citizens of 39 countries visa-free entry during the country's tourism low season after deadly Easter bombings that killed hundreds.
25 April 2019, 11:20 AM

Bangladesh not to take blame for any casualty in Rohingya camps: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says those who are opposing the relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char Island should take the responsibility if there is any casualty in Cox's Bazar camps during monsoon.
25 April 2019, 09:41 AM

Earthquake rattles northeast India, Tibet

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early yesterday and was felt in neighbouring Tibet. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

US, govt forces killed more than insurgents

Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a UN report released yesterday revealed.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM