India plans to supply LNG to Lanka: Modi

India plans to supply liquefied natural gas to Sri Lanka’s power plants and will work on connecting the power grids of the two countries as well as lay a petroleum pipeline between the neighbours, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday.
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM

South Korea’s Yoon impeached: What happens next?

Yoon's future now hangs in the balance as his case proceeds to the Constitutional Court, which has 180 days to decide whether to uphold or overturn his impeachment
15 December 2024, 03:51 AM

Martial law fiasco: South Korea’s President Yoon impeached

South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.
14 December 2024, 19:18 PM

South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally

Thousands took to the streets of South Korea's capital Saturday in rival rallies for and against President Yoon Suk Yeol, hours ahead of an impeachment vote over his failed martial law bid
14 December 2024, 06:00 AM

2nd martial law impeachment vote on knife edge

South Korea’s opposition leader yesterday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the “people” and impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote that appears on a knife edge.
13 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh's treatment of minorities, a source of concern for India

Says Foreign minister S Jaishankar in parliament
13 December 2024, 12:21 PM

UNHCR team meets Rohingyas and Bangladeshis in Jammu slum

A two-member team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met undocumented Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals at a slum in Jammu city of India.
13 December 2024, 10:57 AM

South Korea opposition leader says impeaching Yoon best way to restore order

Yoon's move to impose military rule on Dec. 3 was rescinded before six hours but it plunged the country into a constitutional crisis and widespread calls for him to step down for breaking the law.
13 December 2024, 05:33 AM

India approves 2 bills including 'one nation, one election'

The opposition MPs said the idea of having simultaneous elections ran counter to India's federal structure and questioned if India was logistically prepared to hold such an exercise.
12 December 2024, 14:11 PM

Fake videos fuelling communal tension: Mamata

Urges Indian govt to protect Bangladeshi minorities
11 December 2024, 19:16 PM

Protesters barred from marching to Bangladesh mission in Delhi

Hundreds of protesters from various outfits, including Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), yesterday marched towards the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi for what they said were atrocities and human rights violations against minorities in the country.
11 December 2024, 13:05 PM

Status of North Korean troops in Russia and protection as POWs

With reports that about 10,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, it has become clear that North Korea is involved in Russia’s illegal act of aggression against Ukraine
10 December 2024, 17:32 PM

Several private schools in Delhi receive bomb threats

After receiving the threat, the school administrations sent the students back home
9 December 2024, 06:50 AM

Border management: India to install new system for Pakistan, Bangladesh

India will put a comprehensive integrated management system to “monitor sensitive areas” along the entire border with Bangladesh and Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said yesterday.
8 December 2024, 18:38 PM

The North Korean troops dispatched to Russia now have an opportunity to make a choice for freedom

Russia, which initially denied the presence of North Korean troops on its soil, has finally acknowledged their deployment
8 December 2024, 18:12 PM

Protesters burn Dhakai Jamdani in West Bengal

West Bengal today witnessed protests organised by far-right Hindu outfits against what they said were atrocities on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. During the protests, groups set Dhakai Jamdani sarees on fire..Hundreds of people joined the protest rallies organised in Purulia, Kolkata, Ka
8 December 2024, 16:48 PM

South Korean interior minister resigns: media

South Korea's interior minister resigned on Sunday following the declaration of martial law that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported
8 December 2024, 07:29 AM

South Korea arrests ex-defense minister over martial law

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency said
8 December 2024, 03:23 AM

Fire at Chinese construction site kills 9: emergency bureau

A fire has killed nine people at a construction site in eastern China, the local emergency management bureau said Sunday
8 December 2024, 03:08 AM

Gunmen kill six Pak soldiers near Afghan border

Gunmen attacked a Pakistani army base near the border with Afghanistan and killed six soldiers, the army reported yesterday.
7 December 2024, 19:41 PM