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
Six dead, dozens hurt in stampede at Indian temple
At least six people lost their lives, and dozens were injured in a stampede at a renowned Hindu temple in Tirupati of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh last night
9 January 2025, 04:31 AM
India extends Hasina’s visa: HT
Delhi-based newspaper reports citing people ‘familiar with the matter’
8 January 2025, 03:09 AM
Investigators get new warrant to arrest S Korea President Yoon
South Korean anti-graft investigators yesterday secured a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil.
7 January 2025, 19:57 PM
3 Pakistani soldiers, 19 militants killed in NW clashes
Three soldiers and 19 militants were killed in the latest clashes in Pakistan’s restive northwestern region, the military said Tuesday.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Delhi to vote on Feb 5
Over 1.55 crore Delhi voters will vote in the assembly elections on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8, the Indian Election Commission announced yesterday.
7 January 2025, 18:00 PM
North Korea's Kim says new missile will deter 'rivals'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region
7 January 2025, 02:51 AM
Rohingya crisis: More than 260 refugees arrive in Indonesia
More than 260 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, arrived in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days, an official said yesterday.
6 January 2025, 20:17 PM
5 cases of HMPV virus confirmed in India
Five infants tested positive for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat yesterday, the first reported cases of the virus in India.
6 January 2025, 19:11 PM
8 security men, civilian killed in Maoists attack in India
Eight security men and a civilian were killed when outlawed Maoists blew up their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh today, police said
6 January 2025, 13:12 PM
India detects first two HMPV cases in Bengaluru
A three-month-old and an eight-month-old in the same hospital test positive
6 January 2025, 06:22 AM
South Korea extends closure of airport where plane crashed
South Korean authorities have extended the closure of a southwestern airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed and killed 179 people onboard, the land ministry said Monday
6 January 2025, 04:11 AM
South Korea police seek to extend arrest deadline for impeached president
South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have asked for an extension to the warrant that expires Monday, with the embattled leader holed up in his residence
6 January 2025, 03:10 AM
ISRO says it germinated seed in microgravity conditions in spacecraft
The cowpea seeds were sent on the PS-4 Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) mission on December 30 and have germinated in the near zero-gravity conditions in just four days and enclosed the surroundings of space
4 January 2025, 19:05 PM
Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants
Malaysia yesterday said it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country’s waters.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM
China vegetable market fire kills 8
A fire at a vegetable market in north China killed eight people and injured 15 yesterday, local authorities reported.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM
World’s oldest person dies at 116
The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Rival protests rock Seoul
Thousands of rival South Korean protesters rallied in the capital yesterday, a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing a short-lived martial law decree that led to his impeachment.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian draft bill proposes mandatory parental consent for minor
Personal data protection law seeks public feedback till February
4 January 2025, 06:58 AM
Tibet dam plan: India conveys concerns to China
India’s foreign ministry yesterday said that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China’s plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river which flows into India.
3 January 2025, 19:08 PM
‘Nothing to add at this point of time’
India yesterday said it does not have anything to add “at this point” to Bangladesh’s interim government’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
3 January 2025, 18:21 PM