RG Kar rape-murder: Kolkata court pronounces Sanjay Roy guilty

The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on January 20
18 January 2025, 09:27 AM

Land graft case: Imran handed 14-year jail term

A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 14 years’ imprisonment in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the government aimed at cooling political instability in the south Asian nation.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Fencing necessary to ensure a crime-free border with Bangladesh

India yesterday reiterated that fencing is one of the necessary measures to ensure a crime-free border with Bangladesh.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian troops kill 12 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces shot dead at least 12 Maoist rebels in central India, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quell the long-running insurgency.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Xi holds phone talks with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday held phone talks with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in graft case

A Pakistan court convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case on Friday, sentencing Khan to 14 years in prison
17 January 2025, 14:26 PM

China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024

China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates
17 January 2025, 04:10 AM

12 suspected Maoists killed in gun-battle

At least 12 suspected Maoists were killed in a gun-battle with security forces in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district yesterday, a senior police official said
16 January 2025, 19:02 PM

India achieves ‘historic’ space docking mission

India docked two satellites in space yesterday, a key milestone for the country’s dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Modi govt leaving no stone unturned to modernise armed forces: Rajnath Singh

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government is leaving no stone unturned to transform the armed forces into a modern warfare machine.
15 January 2025, 18:44 PM

South Korea's impeached President Yoon arrested

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over insurrection accusations related to his December 3 martial law declaration
15 January 2025, 02:32 AM

Scaling peaks and breaking barriers

The first Bangladeshi all-women winter expedition to Nepal's Langtang region concluded on January 11, marking a significant step for gender equality in adventure sports.
14 January 2025, 20:41 PM

Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin

Separate to the trial, a joint team of investigators from CIO and police are preparing a fresh attempt to arrest Yoon
14 January 2025, 02:16 AM

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Indian troops killed at least five Maoist guerillas in the latest push to crush the long-running insurgency, with a separate bomb blast wounding two policemen, officers said Sunday.
13 January 2025, 18:00 PM

India won’t trim troops in winter

India is not looking to reduce the number of troops along the northern frontier in winter, the country’s army chief said yesterday adding that it will review summer deployment based on outcome of negotiations with China.
13 January 2025, 18:00 PM

South Korea's Gen-Z divided over political crisis

A divide has emerged among South Korea's youth since Yoon Suk Yeol declared a bungled martial law decree last month
13 January 2025, 03:27 AM

China saw record annual exports in 2024: state media

China's exports surged to a record high in 2024, state media reported Monday, as the prospect of biting tariffs imposed by US president-elect Donald Trump looms
13 January 2025, 03:24 AM

President’s resignation: Thousands protest in South Korea

Thousands of South Koreans gathered for rival demonstrations in the capital yesterday, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Malala in Pakistan to attend girls edu meet

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was “overwhelmed” to be back in her native Pakistan yesterday, as she attended a summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world that has been snubbed by Afghanistan’s Taliban government.
11 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Search widens for Tibet quake survivors

Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said yesterday, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite slim survival odds.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM