500 feared dead as boats sink
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Sri Lanka expands anti-dengue drive as deaths mount
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
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
Adani Power refutes reports of costly power supply to Bangladesh
Adani Power has refuted reports in the Bangladeshi media that say that the company is supplying costly power to India's neighbouring country, CNBC TV 18 reports
30 August 2024, 06:01 AM
Typhoon Shanshan churns up Japan, up to six dead
Typhoon Shanshan dumped record rains Friday as it slowly churned up through Japan, triggering transport havoc and widespread warnings of landslides with up to six people killed.
30 August 2024, 03:37 AM
2-ex editors found guilty of sedition in Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition yesterday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Monsoon floods in India's Gujarat kill at least 28
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said
29 August 2024, 04:31 AM
India rape protests spiral into political street clashes
Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata yesterday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM
China says ‘willing to engage’ with UN rights body on Xinjiang
China said Wednesday it was “willing to engage” with the UN Human Rights Office over its northwestern region of Xinjiang but rejected efforts to “smear” its policies there.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Clashes erupt across West Bengal amid BJP’s 12hr strike
Day-to-day life was partially affected in India's West Bengal today during a 12-hour shutdown called by BJP protesting the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat yesterday
28 August 2024, 07:27 AM
India for swift end to Ukraine war
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a swift end to the grinding conflict in Ukraine after visiting the war-hit country.
27 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Pakistan hunts separatist militants who killed dozens
Pakistani forces hunted separatist militants Tuesday who killed dozens when they pulled passengers off buses, blew up a bridge and stormed a hotel a day earlier.
27 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Experts sound alarm on new Rohingya crackdown in Myanmar
The persecuted and stateless Rohingya minority is caught in a new violent crackdown in Myanmar, with children among those killed, two reports from influential expert groups warned today.
27 August 2024, 09:49 AM
Vietnam to have new president in October: state media
Vietnam's national assembly will elect the country's new president in October, state media said today, the latest top-level change during an unusually turbulent period for the communist state.
27 August 2024, 05:21 AM
Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty, lawyer says
Malaysia has charged opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with sedition for allegedly insulting the country's former king, his lawyer said on Tuesday
27 August 2024, 04:12 AM
Southwest Pakistan: Over 70 killed in militant attacks
At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said yesterday.
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Water release from Farakka no cause of concern for Bangladesh: India
Experts here say all barrage gates usually kept open during monsoon
26 August 2024, 16:56 PM
BJP slams Kangana for linking India's farmers' protest to Bangladesh unrest
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today pulled up its lawmaker and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut over her remarks linking farmers' protest to the unrest in Bangladesh
26 August 2024, 12:32 PM
Flash floods in Thailand after heavy rain kill 22 people
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said today, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.
26 August 2024, 08:34 AM
Gunmen kill 22 on Pakistan highway
Separatist gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan today in an attack that singled out ethnic Punjabis, government officials said.
26 August 2024, 08:30 AM
China, Philippines clash in disputed waters
The Philippines and China clashed in disputed waters of the South China Sea yesterday over what Manila said was a resupply mission for fishermen, the latest in a series of sea and air confrontations in the strategic waterway.
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM
34 dead in two Pakistan bus accidents: rescue officials
At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said.
25 August 2024, 08:52 AM
CBI raids RG Kar ex-principal's Kolkata house in graft probe
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today searched the residences of RG Kar Medical College's former principal Sandip Ghosh and 14 others over alleged financial irregularities.
25 August 2024, 06:25 AM