Modi calls for 'equal access' to shared maritime area

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday called for countries to have "equal access" to shared maritime and air spaces, and for regional disputes to be settled under international law.
1 June 2018

WWII bunker built by Germans is on sale

Military history fans have a rare chance to buy a German World War II bunker put up by the Nazis in the British Isles.
31 May 2018

Japan whale hunt killed 122 minkes

Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific
31 May 2018

Chinese border forces plan to visit India

China is discussing with India a visit by Chinese border forces to build trust on their disputed frontier, China's defence ministry said
31 May 2018

Modi refused to sign MoU on illegal Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Britain agreeing to facilitate the return of
31 May 2018

China terms US claim 'ridiculous'

US assertions that China is militarising the South China Sea are "ridiculous", China said yesterday, after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
31 May 2018

Pakistan govt to block Musharraf's passport

The Pakistan government yesterday directed the interior ministry to block the national identity card (NIC) and passport of former
31 May 2018

India's ruling party BJP suffers major setbacks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday suffered major setbacks in by-elections to four parliamentary and 10
31 May 2018

MUSLIMS FEAR LOSING CITIZENSHIP IN ASSAM

Bimala Begum is worried. She is among nearly three million married women in India's northeastern state of Assam who have been
31 May 2018

Nipah virus death toll rises to 17 in India

Two new cases of the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus is confirmed in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where another two people were killed by the virus, a health official says.
31 May 2018

China unveils biggest civilian drone for couriers

Chinese engineers soon will have a world-record-holding product to offer to express delivery companies: the largest civilian drone.
31 May 2018

Water wars in India's Shimla as taps run dry

Indian police were forced to escort water tankers through the streets of Shimla yesterday as an unprecedented shortage sparked brawls
30 May 2018

Soldier from Kerala dies in Kolkata

A Indian soldier has died in West Bengal state of suspected infection by the Nipah virus, an official said yesterday, heightening fears the
30 May 2018

US to keep confronting Beijing in S China Sea

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China
30 May 2018

Indonesia, India plan to develop strategic port

Indonesia and India yesterday pledged to step up defence and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian
30 May 2018

Malaysia to build island in waters near S'pore

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he wants to develop an island on a cluster of rocks previously disputed with
30 May 2018

Nepal's first federal budget aims 8pc growth

Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada presents the first federal budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 in Parliament on Tuesday. The Rs 1.31 trillion fiscal plan focuses on energy, infrastructure and proposes a string of reforms in social and agriculture sectors.
30 May 2018

Diplomacy heats up

A senior North Korean official is headed to New York to discuss an upcoming summit, US President Donald Trump said yesterday, the latest indication that an on-again-off-again meeting between Trump and North Korea's leader may go ahead next month.
29 May 2018

Storms, lightning kill at least 47 in India: Officials

Storms and lightning across a swathe of northern India kills at least 47 people, officials say, the latest deaths from freak weather that has battered the country this month.
29 May 2018

Kim aide lands in Singapore as summit preparations continue

A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore on Monday night, Japanese public broadcaster NHK says, the latest indication that the on-again-off-again summit with US President Donald Trump is going ahead.
29 May 2018