Water tourism between Bangladesh, India soon

India and Bangladesh are going to introduce water vessels for tourists of both the countries soon, Secretary of Shipping Ministry Ashoke Madhab Roy says.
7 December 2016, 08:03 AM

Jayalalithaa buried with state honours in Tamil Nadu

J Jayalalithaa is buried with full state honours at Marina beach, near to the memorial of her mentor MG Ramachandran with hundreds of thousands of people following her funeral procession to get a final glimpse of their beloved "Amma" or mother.
6 December 2016, 11:23 AM

Rohingya: EU welcomes Myanmar’s inquiry move

The European Union welcomes Myanmar government’s move to establish an inquiry commission into the recent violence in Rakhine state.
6 December 2016, 06:15 AM

Crowds gather after Indian leader suffers cardiac arrest

The life of the leader of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu hang in the balance after she went into cardiac arrest, drawing large crowds to the hospital where doctors were fighting to save the hugely popular former actress.
5 December 2016, 06:24 AM

Kidnapped Bangladeshi worker rescued in Malaysia, 6 held

A kidnapped Bangladeshi migrant worker is rescued from Malaysia and six persons are held for their alleged involvement with the kidnapping.
4 December 2016, 07:03 AM

Myanmar’s new probe body is a sham

There is little doubt that the questionable homegrown commission is simply a tool to temporarily quell the backlash that Suu Kyi is facing as a result of her silence and inaction on the army crackdown in the northwest, resulting in at least 86 deaths and 10,000 fleeing to Bangladesh.
3 December 2016, 07:59 AM

Indian economy racing before Modi removed oxygen of cash

India posts the world's fastest growth rate for a large economy in the September quarter, yet that offers cold comfort after misery inflicted by the government's unexpected move to remove high denomination banknotes from circulation.
1 December 2016, 04:34 AM

Park's impeachment vote delayed

An impeachment vote against South Korea's scandal-hit president will be postponed by at least a week, lawmakers said
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Review Myanmar's Asean membership

Myanmar's membership of Asean must be reviewed because of its "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya Muslim
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Ohio attacker had 'no direct terror links'

The Somali student who plowed his car into a crowd and slashed several people with a knife in Ohio had no ties to terror groups,
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

China offers help to end border unrest

China has told Myanmar that they should work together to stabilise their shared border, in the wake of a series of attacks by
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

'I will include you among them'

Human rights campaigners expressed shock and defiance yesterday after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Indian Defence Minister arrives in Dhaka

Indian Defence Minister Shri Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar arrives in Dhaka on a two-day official visit.
30 November 2016, 06:04 AM

Modi on al-Qaeda hit list: Indian cops

Three al-Qaeda operatives arrested from South India were planning to kill 22 top leaders, including the countries Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say Indian cops.
29 November 2016, 05:42 AM

Babies, skeletons found as human trafficking probe widens in W Bengal

Police in West Bengal rescues 13 babies and discovers the skeletons of two infants in raids on homes for the elderly and mentally disabled, as a probe into a suspected international human trafficking ring widens.
29 November 2016, 05:21 AM

S Korea's Park refuses grilling

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not answer questions from prosecutors over a snowballing influence-peddling
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Pakistan gets new army chief

Pakistan yesterday appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as its new military chief, the prime minister's office said, passing over the
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh 8th in Asian women political representation

Bangladesh stands eighth among the Asian countries in terms of women’s parliamentary representation with women occupying 20% of the seats in the national parliament. Nepal with 30% closely followed by the Philippines with 27% is the Asian leader with women occupying of the seats in its national parliament.
26 November 2016, 04:26 AM

Indian journalist Dilip Padgaonkar passes away

Veteran Indian journalist Dilip Padgaonkar, who was widely respected for his secular and liberal approach on key issues facing India and the world, dies at a hospital in Pune.
25 November 2016, 11:40 AM

Malaysia decides not to abandon soccer tournament over Myanmar Rohingya crackdown

Malaysia decided on Friday to carry on with a regional soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar, days after a Malaysian minister said it was considering pulling out in protest against Myanmar's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
25 November 2016, 07:18 AM