India protest leaders say government seeks time until Saturday on demand for minister's resignation
24 July 2026, 17:26 PM
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Two years apart, two young women stand before police vans
23 July 2026, 21:46 PM
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Sri Lanka uses navy drones to tackle dengue
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘He has received punishment’: Mother rejects body of rape suspect shot dead by West Bengal police
10 July 2026, 21:40 PM
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Gunmen kill 9 police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan: officials
7 July 2026, 12:52 PM
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At least 40 dead after bus falls into ditch in Pakistan
3 July 2026, 14:09 PM
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Pakistan strikes on eastern Afghanistan kill dozens
29 June 2026, 09:31 AM
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Three Pakistani troops killed in terror attack in Karachi
28 June 2026, 11:19 AM
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Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Pak checkpoint: Militants kill 6, abduct 8 paramilitary troops
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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'World's heaviest woman' loses 100 kgs in surgery
Indian doctors yesterday said that an Egyptian who is believed to be the world's heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee Myanmar army clashes with insurgents near China border
Thousands of people have fled clashes between the Myanmar military and ethnic rebels along the border with China, a Chinese official says.
8 March 2017, 07:09 AM
PM seeks Jakarta help to send back Myanmar refugees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.
7 March 2017, 16:16 PM
Ethnic group attacks Myanmar army near China border, 30 dead
At least 30 people die in clashes between ethnic rebels and Myanmar security forces in a restive area along the border with China.
6 March 2017, 17:50 PM
Air India claims record with all-female round-world flight
India’s national airline claims to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely by women.
6 March 2017, 13:49 PM
India plans to clamp more curbs on cash
The Central government is considering more steps to curb cash transactions even as a few banks have already started imposing charges after limited transactions. The government is now considering imposing a cap on cash holding limit as suggested by the SIT.
4 March 2017, 06:42 AM
Bangladesh Cricket: Tigers and Hathurusingha hunt Sri Lanka
Onetime discarded coach, Chandika Hathurusingha has returned to the land that evicted him from a possible coaching job this time fully armed with a rising band of cricketers and waiting to settle an old score.
4 March 2017, 02:57 AM
Policies see intl student numbers rise in China
The number of students studying in China from countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road has increased greatly under a series of preferential policies, education officials say.
2 March 2017, 05:45 AM
2 women charged with Kim murder
A tightly-guarded Malaysian court yesterday charged two women with murdering the estranged half-brother of North
1 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Father of slain SEAL refuses to meet Trump
The father of a US Navy SEAL killed in a raid in Yemen criticized President Donald Trump's decision to give the go-ahead and
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
'I have belated regret'
South Korea's president expressed "belated regret" yesterday over the scandal that triggered her impeachment, as
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
UN envoy calls Myanmar for action on Rohingyas
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has called for urgent action by the government there to end the suffering of the Rohingya population.
27 February 2017, 09:51 AM
Gunmen kill 7 in Sri Lanka prison bus shooting
Gunmen open fire on a prison bus in Colombo killing five prisoners and two warders on their way to court in what was believed to be a gangland dispute, officials say.
27 February 2017, 08:06 AM
16 churchgoers die in India road accident
Sixteen people were killed and more than 50 injured when a truck carrying churchgoers overturned in a hilly region of northeast India
26 February 2017, 18:00 PM
India conducts major drill to test combat readiness
The Indian Navy has carried out a mega exercise which saw participation of its strategic assets including nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, besides Su-30 and Jaguar fighter jets of Indian Air Force.
26 February 2017, 18:00 PM
600 suspects arrested in Punjab; four killed
Pakistan Rangers have killed four terrorists and detained 600 terror suspects during over 200 search operations in Punjab province under the recently launched nation-wide military operation 'Radd-ul-Fasaad'.
26 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pakistan airline probing safety breach as 7 passengers forced to stand during flight
As many as seven passengers aboard the Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-743 (Karachi-Madina) on January 20 were forced to stand throughout the over three-hour flight after the airline boarded excess passengers in a serious breach of air safety regulations.
25 February 2017, 08:26 AM
World's cheapest smartphone boss held
The former managing director of a little-known Indian company that claimed to be selling the world's cheapest smartphone has been
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak on equipment buy spree to fight militancy
Pakistan has expedited efforts to acquire military equipment and weapons to combat militancy as a fresh bout of terror attacks have killed over 100 people.
23 February 2017, 18:25 PM
Four killed as rebels ambush army convoy
A woman and three soldiers were killed yesterday when militants ambushed an army convoy in Indian Kashmir, police said.
23 February 2017, 18:18 PM