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

12 arrested in India baby trafficking ring

Twelve people have been arrested in eastern India for trafficking newborn babies, who were smuggled out of clinics in biscuit boxes,
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Sindh criminalises 'forced conversions'

Pakistan Sindh province Thursday passed a law making "forced conversions" punishable with a life sentence and forbidding minors from
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Pakistan asks UN to act to prevent crisis

Alarmed by the escalation of tension with India along the LoC , Pakistan yesterday asked the UN to act before the situation snowballs into a "full-fledged crisis".
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Sylhet industrialist Ragib Ali sent to jail

A Sylhet court sends industrialist Ragib Ali to jail in two cases filed grabbing land of Tarapur Tea Estate in the district.
24 November 2016, 08:52 AM

Pakistan stage actress shot

Stage actress Kismat Baig was shot by unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Thursday, police told DawnNews. She is currently in critical condition.
24 November 2016, 07:41 AM

Cricket: Qadir, Haroon, Khalid ask ICC to penalise India captain Virat Kohli

Former Pakistan cricketers and an ex-Pakistan Cricket Board chairman on Tuesday demanded of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban Indian skipper Virat Kohli for ball-tampering.
23 November 2016, 07:41 AM

India accuses Pakistan of killing troops

India said three of its soldiers were killed yesterday on the de facto border in disputed Kashmir and blamed Pakistani troops.
22 November 2016, 18:39 PM

Search for bodies at Indian train crash site ends; 146 dead

The death toll from India's worst train accident in years rises to 146 after rescuers used cranes to lift the last of the twisted metal wreckage to check for bodies underneath.
21 November 2016, 05:09 AM

10 deadliest train accidents in India

Top10wala.in compiles a list of 10 major train accidents in India with number of death tolls pointing out the reason behind those accidents. Most of these incidents happened because of manual faults.
20 November 2016, 11:33 AM

Indian train disaster death toll hits 116

More than 116 people are killed in their sleep and nearly 200 injured when 14 coaches of an express train derailed in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, local media said quoting officials.
20 November 2016, 02:26 AM

Indian cops raid Zakir Naik’s NGO offices

India’s National Investigation Agency conducts raids at 10 offices of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an NGO of Zakir Naik in Mumbai.
19 November 2016, 10:43 AM

Rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers in Assam

Three Indian soldiers were killed and four seriously wounded in a separatist attack in the restive northeastern state of Assam, officials say.
19 November 2016, 09:29 AM

Traffic cop offers kidney to Sushma Swaraj

A day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted about her kidney failure, a traffic constable of Madhya Pradesh Police offers to donate one of his kidneys to her, reports NDTV Online.
19 November 2016, 08:24 AM

Infographic: How internet has transformed China

As the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen charts the way ahead for the web, we look at the many ways it has transformed life in China.
19 November 2016, 07:43 AM

Demonetisation a 'bold move' to curb shadow economy: Bill Gates

Praising Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said it is a "bold move" and will deflate India's shadow economy.
19 November 2016, 04:33 AM

Rajapakse to leave Lanka unity govt

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse is planning to break away from the ruling coalition, his brother announced
17 November 2016, 18:28 PM

20 million 'illegal Bangladeshis’ in India – Really!

Illegal migration has been an election issue and has been cleverly exploited by some political parties in India particularly to seek votes in the Northeastern States. And predictably this was also used by the BJP in the 2014 Indian elections when Modi had threatened to pack off all illegal Bangladeshis.
17 November 2016, 07:09 AM

25 stranded Bangladeshis return from Afghanistan

Twenty five Bangladeshi workers who were stranded in an Afghan factory for over 10 months are flown back home.
17 November 2016, 05:53 AM