Kolkata rape-murder: Mamata visits protest site, urges doctors to resume work

Amid the continuing impasse, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today paid a surprise visit to the site where the junior doctors are protesting against the rape and murder of a young medic at R G Kar Hospital in Kolkata and assured them that she would look into their demands..Howev
14 September 2024, 12:54 PM

Vietnam's Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing

More than 820 people have been injured and 82 are still missing, according to the state disaster management agency
14 September 2024, 09:14 AM

Myanmar makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi
14 September 2024, 04:19 AM

China, Russia chide West

Chinese and Russian defence officials took swipes at the West at a military diplomacy forum in Beijing on Friday, with China courting the Global South and Russia saying the United States was shifting military conflicts to the Asia-Pacific. 
13 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian Supreme Court grants bail to Kejriwal

The Delhi chief minister was arrested on March 21 in a corruption case
13 September 2024, 08:23 AM

India, China resolved 75 percent of border disengagement issues: Jaishankar

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday said India and China have resolved nearly 75 percent of the border disengagement issues along the Himalayas
13 September 2024, 07:02 AM

Adani Group denies Hindenburg claims on Swiss probe

India's Adani Group has denied involvement in a money laundering and securities fraud probe that reportedly saw the freezing of more than $310 million in funds stowed in Swiss bank accounts
13 September 2024, 05:06 AM

North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring it as he called for more centrifuges to boost his nuclear arsenal.
13 September 2024, 04:06 AM

Kolkata rape-murder: Mamata says ready to resign ‘for sake of people’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she is ready to resign “for the sake of people” and she also wants justice for the murdered RG Kar hospital doctor
12 September 2024, 19:26 PM

China signs finance co-op deal with debt distressed Maldives

China’s central bank on Friday said it had signed an agreement with the Maldivian authorities to strengthen trade and investment, as the debt-distressed Indian Ocean nation strives to avoid default.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Adani Group denies Hindenburg claims on Swiss probe

India’s Adani Group has denied involvement in a money laundering and securities fraud probe that reportedly saw the freezing of more than $310 million in funds stowed in Swiss bank accounts.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

India SC grants bail to Kejriwal in graft case

India’s Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, paving the way for his release almost six months after he was arrested.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Left veteran Sitaram Yechury no more

Veteran Indian politician and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury died yesterday. He was 72.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Modi's participation at Ganapati puja at CJ's residence sparks row

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation at a Ganapati puja event at Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's residence in New Delhi has set off a political row
12 September 2024, 17:16 PM

Rahul denounces ‘ideological war’ in India

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday denounced an “ideological war” in the South Asian country, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Soldiers kill two ‘rebels’ in J&K

Indian soldiers in Kashmir killed two suspected militants yesterday, the army said, the latest clashes during campaigning for local elections in the disputed region.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Stability will return to Bangladesh soon’

India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed confidence that stability will return to Bangladesh soon.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Protesting doctors reject West Bengal government's invitation, strike enters 33rd day

The strike is primarily focused on demands for the removal of top officials, including the Kolkata police commissioner and several top state health department officials.
11 September 2024, 07:53 AM

Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pakistani waters: senior security official

A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country’s destiny, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday
11 September 2024, 05:32 AM

I'm confident that things will stabilise in Bangladesh: Rahul Gandhi

Emphasises on strong ties with current, future govts of Bangladesh
11 September 2024, 05:23 AM