Modi to kick off construction of India-Sri Lanka solar plant

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the construction of a long-delayed solar power project during his upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, an official said yesterday.
28 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Limits of China-North Korea cooperation and the consequences for China's national interest

According to a source familiar with North Korean affairs, a North Korean cargo ship sailing in the West Sea since late February with its automatic identification system(AIS) turned off collided with a Chinese vessel on March 13, 2025. Adverse weather conditions made it difficult for the Chinese ship to detect the North Korean vessel in time
28 March 2025, 17:57 PM

Myanmar junta asks for international aid after quake, declares emergency

The junta rarely asks for international aid after natural disasters, suggesting casualties could be on a large scale
28 March 2025, 09:39 AM

State of emergency declared in Bangkok after quake: Thai PM

Damage was reported to buildings across Bangkok after the 7.7-magnitude quake.
28 March 2025, 08:27 AM

43 trapped as Bangkok skyscraper collapses after quake

The building collapsed in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake, which had its epicentre in Myanmar.
28 March 2025, 07:57 AM

Myanmar junta preparing for Dec election

The chief of Myanmar’s ruling junta yesterday vowed to hold a free and fair election in December, as he urged armed opponents in a widening civil war to renounce violence and pursue dialogue.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's R&AW

The report also said that religious freedom in Bangladesh has declined
26 March 2025, 13:11 PM

India knew of anti-Hasina wave but could not interfere

India was aware of an anti-Hasina wave building up in Bangladesh ahead of the overthrow of her government on August 5, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Consultative Committee on External Affairs.
23 March 2025, 20:35 PM

Pakistan charges Baloch activist with ‘terrorism’

Pakistan yesterday charged a Baloch rights activist with terrorism, sedition and murder after she led a demonstration which ended in the death of three protesters, according to police documents.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM

India scraps 20pc duty on onion exports from April 1

India yesterday announced the scrapping of 20 percent duty on onion export with effect from April 1.
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Protests intensify as S Korean court prepares to rule on impeached president

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets Saturday as rallies for and against the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol intensified over the upcoming Constitutional Court’s decision on whether to dismiss him.
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan detains leading Baloch rights activist: police

Pakistan detained a leading female Baloch rights activist on Saturday for holding a sit-in in southwestern Balochistan at which three protesters were also killed, police said. 
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Four killed in South Korea wildfire

At least three firefighters and a public servant have been killed in a wildfire in South Korea, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency in southeastern regions, authorities said yesterday. 
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We are at a turning point in history’

Japan, South Korea and China agreed Saturday that peace on the Korean peninsula was a shared responsibility, Seoul’s foreign minister said, in a meeting of the three countries’ top diplomats in which they pledged to promote cooperation.
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We are at a turning point in history’

Japan, China, and South Korea agree to promote peace, cooperation
22 March 2025, 15:57 PM

Pak Taliban kill five cops in attacks

The Pakistani Taliban killed at least five police officers and wounded six others in multiple attacks in the country’s northwest, police said yesterday.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

North Korea test-fires new weapons

North Korea yesterday said it had test-fired a new weapons system which would boost its combat readiness, as Russia’s security chief held talks in Pyongyang with leader Kim Jong Un.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

X sues India govt over content regulation

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian forces kill 30 Maoist rebels

While 26 Maoists were killed in Bijapur district, four Maoists were gunned down in Kanker by a joint team of the BSF and District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel of the state police
20 March 2025, 15:42 PM

China keen to import mangoes, jackfruits, and guavas from Bangladesh

"They said they would import so many mangoes that Bangladesh might face a shortage"
20 March 2025, 14:12 PM