ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar govt
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Asia
Myanmar made lives of the Rohingyas a nightmare
13 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll
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Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4
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Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: reports
11 January 2026, 02:08 AM
Bangabandhu’s autobiography translated to Korean
2 July 2021, 08:18 AM
Asia
Japan minister says necessary to 'wake up' to protect Taiwan
29 June 2021, 02:49 AM
Japan
Myanmar violence escalates with rise of ‘self-defence’ groups: report
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Asia
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport: media
28 June 2021, 11:36 AM
China
China turns on world’s second-biggest hydropower dam
28 June 2021, 08:40 AM
China
Assam govt to provide legal aid to the needy: MHA
The Assam government will provide legal aid to the needy people from amongst those who have been excluded from the final list of
3 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Pak won’t start military conflict with India: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday both Pakistan and India are nuclear-armed states and escalation of tension may threaten world peace, adding that Pakistan will never start a military conflict.
3 September 2019, 18:00 PM
8 students killed in Chinese elementary school attack
An attacker kills eight students and injures two others at an elementary school in central China on the first day of the new semester, police says.
3 September 2019, 09:22 AM
Moon lander separation successful, says ISRO
Indian probe Chandrayaan-2’s lander Vikram detached itself from atop the main spacecraft yesterday afternoon as planned, as it got
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM
S Korea MP grills official nominee for not giving birth
A South Korean lawmaker provoked outrage yesterday when he berated a female economics professor nominated as the country’s
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM
No scope for talks
Pakistan openly practises terrorism and there is no scope for negotiations until Islamabad reins in its financing and recruitment of
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM
US, Asean kick off first joint naval drills
The United States and ten Southeast Asian countries kicked off maritime drills yesterday, as part of a joint exercise extending into the
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM
HK students defy China warnings
Thousands of black-clad students rallied in central Hong Kong yesterday at the start of a two-week university boycott, piling pressure
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Maldives journo killed by Islamist militants
An abducted Maldivian journalist was murdered by Islamist militants, a panel investigating deaths and disappearances under the previous
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Assam unit of BJP demands nationwide NRC
The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is extremely anxious over the speculation of a large number of ‘Hindustani’ names
1 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Ready for talks with India
After Pakistan PM Imran Khan had ruled out dialogue with India until it reversed the decision to revoke J&K’s special status, his foreign
1 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Assam NRC was a statutory process: Indian foreign ministry
The Indian External Affairs Ministry has asserted that updating of the NRC in Assam was a statutory, transparent and legal process mandated by the Supreme Court, which is “non-discriminatory” and “leaves no room for bias and injustice”.
1 September 2019, 15:53 PM
Colombian troops kill 9 FARC rebels
Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid Friday in what the president said was “a clear message” to their leaders who have
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
From Assam Accord to NRC: A timeline
1951: First Census of Independent India conducted. First NRC compiled based on Census
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Hopes for talks ‘disappearing’
North Korea yesterday lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments on Pyongyang’s “rogue behaviour” and
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Nationalism vs Xenophobia’
“There is a thin line between nationalism and xenophobia,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted, quoting Rabindranath Tagore, ahead
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong protesters join meandering march for democracy
Thousands march in a meandering tour of downtown Hong Kong in the pouring rain, the latest in a series of pro-democracy protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
31 August 2019, 04:36 AM
Malaysia for stronger bilateral ties with Bangladesh
Malaysia’s acting high commissioner to Bangladesh has said his country, which is already enjoying a strong bilateral relation with Bangladesh, wants to further improve it through trade and tourism as the Southeast Asian country strives to become a high-income country while Bangladesh moves towards becoming a middle-income nation.
30 August 2019, 14:24 PM
Dengue: Scientists taking the fight to world’s most dangerous creature
Around the world, mosquitoes are winning their war of attrition. With the help from a tiny bacterium, scientists are fighting back.
28 August 2019, 05:47 AM
Manmohan Singh’s top security cover withdrawn
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s top Special Protection Group (SPG) security will be withdrawn. He will have Central
26 August 2019, 18:00 PM