India bus crash kills 44

A bus swerves off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in a Himalayan region of northern India, killing at least 44 people, an official says.
19 April 2017, 10:36 AM

Ensure support for people with autism, neuro disorders: PM

Underscoring the necessity for all countries to support their most vulnerable citizens, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bhutan says it is the responsibility of all to make sure adequate social and medical support for individuals with autism and neuro-development disorders.
19 April 2017, 05:16 AM

They have turned off a lamp

A teacher has described the moment he was turned on by a Pakistani mob as it lynched a liberal student in a deadly attack which has
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Air India mulls fining unruly passengers

India's national carrier Air India is planning to impose penalty of up to 15 lakh rupees (1 US$ equals 65 Indian rupees approx) on passengers causing flight delays in the aftermath of embarrassing incidents involving members of Parliament, who use the carrier for their visits.
18 April 2017, 04:54 AM

Hundreds moved after Lanka dump collapse

Sri Lanka has moved over 400 families to temporary shelters after tonnes of rotting garbage collapsed onto a slum on Friday, killing at
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Nepal convicts soldiers of killing during war

Three former Nepalese soldiers have each been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in jail for killing a teenage girl, only the second
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

'Pakistanis themselves give a bad name to Pakistan, Islam'

Referring to the recent mob-lynching of a university student for 'blasphemy', Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, in a strongly-
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka garbage dump toll hits 15

Sri Lankan soldiers dug through rubbish with their bare hands yesterday to pull out victims after a huge garbage mountain collapsed on
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Pakistan arrests '3 RAW spies targeting CPEC'

Even as Indo-Pak relations are on the boil over the death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan said it has arrested three suspected
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Porn video on Delhi's Rajiv Chowk Metro Station screen: Report

A video goes viral on social media of porn being played out on a big screen at one of the busiest metro stations in Delhi.
15 April 2017, 14:39 PM

South Asian Satellite to be launched on May 5

Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch on May 5 the 'South Asia Satellite' that will benefit all the countries in South Asian region, except Pakistan which is not a part of the project.
14 April 2017, 18:29 PM

Dhaka-Delhi ties in new heights: Indian HC

Ties between Dhaka and Delhi have reached a new height, Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla says.
14 April 2017, 15:38 PM

Malala, 19, becomes honorary Canadian

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai became only the sixth person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship Wednesday, as she
13 April 2017, 18:34 PM

Lok Sabha condemns BJP man’s bounty offer for beheading Mamata

The Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, condemns a BJP youth wing leader's offer for a bounty of Rs 11 lakh to anyone who beheads West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
12 April 2017, 05:50 AM

Malala becomes UN Messenger of Peace

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace on Monday to
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Malala Yousafzai made United Nations Messenger of Peace

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace to promote girls education, more than four years after a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012.
11 April 2017, 08:29 AM

India clamps down on Kashmir transport

Indian police yesterday imposed curfew-like curbs on movement of people across several parts of disputed Kashmir, a day after clashes
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Pak sentences accused Indian 'spy' to death

Pakistan will execute an Indian who allegedly confessed to spying for Indian intelligence, the powerful military said yesterday in a move that quickly raised tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh, India companies strike deals worth nearly $10b

Leading companies from India and Bangladesh sign 13 MoUs and agreements for electricity, oil and gas projects, including the controversial Rampal thermal power plant, worth nearly $10 billion, aimed at deepening the bilateral economic partnership.
10 April 2017, 13:08 PM

Pakistani court sentences accused Indian spy to death

A Pakistani military court sentences an Indian accused of espionage to death, potentially ratcheting up tension between the two nuclear-armed states.
10 April 2017, 11:30 AM