Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
13 July 2026, 02:47 AM
Accidents & Fires
Rape of 11-yr-old: Dozens arrested in West Bengal after protests
11 July 2026, 00:00 AM
India
‘He has received punishment’: Mother rejects body of rape suspect shot dead by West Bengal police
10 July 2026, 21:40 PM
South Asia
At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China
9 July 2026, 22:15 PM
China
Woman arrested in Japan for 'sewing shut' housemate's lips
9 July 2026, 13:05 PM
Japan
Senkaku islands: Japan, China coast guards face off in disputed waters
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
‘Pokemon airport’ opens to help Japan’s quake-hit region
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Gunmen kill 9 police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan: officials
7 July 2026, 12:52 PM
South Asia
Amit Shah renews anti-infiltration vow in West Bengal
7 July 2026, 12:34 PM
India
Storms, strong winds kill 8 in central China
7 July 2026, 08:27 AM
China
Myanmar quake has left 3,735 dead, 5,108 injured, 120 missing to date
On March 28, a very strong earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck about 20 kilometres northeast of Mandalay.
21 April 2025, 06:58 AM
Hindu Kush Himalayan snow deficit threatens water supply for India, neighbouring countries
South Asia faces a twin crisis due to an alarming reduction in snow cover across the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, posing a serious threat to water security for nearly two billion people in India and neighbouring countries
21 April 2025, 06:32 AM
Exec linked to Bangkok building collapse arrested
Thai authorities said they have arrested a Chinese executive at a company that was building a Bangkok skyscraper which collapsed in a major earthquake, leaving dozens dead.
20 April 2025, 19:14 PM
11 dead, including six from one family, in Delhi building collapse
The 20-year-old building crumbled around 3:00am, prompting a 12-hour-long rescue operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), fire service, Delhi Police and local volunteers
19 April 2025, 13:36 PM
Four dead, several feared trapped as building collapses in Delhi
At least four people were killed and around 10 others are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in India's Delhi area early today
19 April 2025, 05:51 AM
India reacts to Shafiqul’s comments on Murshidabad violence
India has reacted sharply to the remarks of Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam who urged New Delhi to take steps to protect the Muslim population of Murshidabad in West Bengal.
18 April 2025, 18:04 PM
Karachi mob kills member of Ahmadi minority
A mob attacked a place of worship of Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority community in Karachi yesterday, killing one man, police said.
18 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Myanmar’s opposition, junta set to extend truce
Myanmar’s junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday, following rare high-level talks.
18 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension
A Japanese bus driver with 29 years of service lost his retirement package worth $84,000 after being fired for stealing $7 from passengers’ fares.
18 April 2025, 18:00 PM
China pushes anti-‘bullying’ agenda
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Global South nations that “unilateral bullying” was hurting a rules-based world, as Beijing kept up the diplomatic pressure on US President Donald Trump to roll back his punitive trade tariffs.
18 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Dietary supplements produced in North Korea may harm your health
While it may be possible to purchase drinks and dietary supplements made in North Korea as souvenirs or at a North Korean restaurant's recommendation, consumers need to be aware of that what makes them feel good can be fatal to their health as well as those of their loved ones
17 April 2025, 17:57 PM
Modi discusses Waqf act with Dawoodi Bohra community
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a key driver behind bringing the Waqf Amendment Act was that most of the sufferers of the earlier Wakf system were women, especially widows
17 April 2025, 17:26 PM
Indian SC to hear pleas by Muslims on applicability of succession law over Sharia
India's Supreme Court today agreed to examine whether Muslims can be governed by Indian succession law to deal with ancestral properties instead of Sharia without renouncing their faith
17 April 2025, 08:46 AM
Japan watchdog issues cease-and-desist order against Google
It is the first time that such a surveillance measure was added to the order
17 April 2025, 07:02 AM
Trump’s peace push and Xi’s rising anxiety
Amid recent US efforts to accelerate Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Moscow’s favor, China is growing increasingly uneasy as North Korea and Russia deepen their ties through a new strategic treaty and Pyongyang’s troop deployments
16 April 2025, 20:50 PM
IS claims Pakistan bomb blast killing three policemen
The Islamic State group has claimed a bomb explosion targeting police in Pakistan’s turbulent southwest that killed three policemen and wounded more than a dozen.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM
deterioration of ties with US
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for Asian nations to unite in resisting geopolitical confrontation, unilateralism and protectionism, as he aims to consolidate ties with some of China’s closest neighbours amid a deterioration of relations with the US.
16 April 2025, 18:00 PM
'Will Muslims be allowed to be part of Hindu trusts?'
India SC asks Centre during Waqf hearing
16 April 2025, 15:19 PM
Koreans in their late 20s face worst job market in 12 years
This decline persists even after accounting for the shrinking size of the youth population.
16 April 2025, 11:01 AM
Philippines’ Mount Kanlaon’s ash emissions indicate build up to major eruption
The volcano also spewed ash for more than seven hours on Monday.
16 April 2025, 06:34 AM