‘My 90-sec speech created panic in INDIA bloc’

Amid a debate on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that “Congress wants to snatch women’s Mangalsutra,” the Prime Minister reiterated yesterday that he had put the truth before the country that Congress is hatching a deep conspiracy to snatch your property and distribute it to its special people.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Maldives vows China-backed building boom, Indians out

The Maldives will press on with Chinese-backed construction and evict Indian troops from the strategically placed atoll nation, President Mohamed Muizzu’s office said yesterday, two days after his party’s stunning parliamentary victory.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Troops back in border trade hub

Myanmar junta troops have moved back into a vital border town they were ousted from by an alliance of ethnic rebels and anti-junta fighters this month, military sources told AFP yesterday.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Asia hit hardest in 2023: UN

Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said yesterday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM

89pc of 2,431 glacial lakes expanded in 38 years: ISRO

At least 89 percent of 2,431 glacial lakes in the Himalayas that were identified in 2016-17 have notably expanded since 1984, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a report on Monday.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM

India spice maker says products safe after health concerns

Indian manufacturer Everest Food Products said on Tuesday its spices were safe for consumption after Singapore and Hong Kong flagged allegedly high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide in a product
23 April 2024, 10:51 AM

Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said today, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses
23 April 2024, 05:12 AM

Two military choppers collide in Malaysia killing 10 crew

Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed killing all 10 naval flight crew during a training session on Tuesday, the country's rescue agency said
23 April 2024, 04:33 AM

Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake

Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago
23 April 2024, 03:36 AM

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries

In fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India’s A-lister Bollywood actors are seen criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asking people to vote for the opposition Congress party in the country’s ongoing general election.
22 April 2024, 18:00 PM

India Polls Campaign: Congress seeks action against Modi for remarks on Muslims

India’s main opposition Congress party yesterday petitioned the Election Commission to act against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making what it said were “deeply objectionable” comments about Muslims that violated election laws.
22 April 2024, 18:00 PM

China to strengthen Maldives ties after election

China said yesterday it would seek to strengthen ties with the Maldives, after pro-Beijing President Mohamed Muizzu’s party celebrated a landslide win in parliamentary polls in the strategic Indian Ocean nation.
22 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Opposition eyeing people's property: Indian PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today repeated that the opposition party and the opposition INDIA bloc were "eyeing people's earnings and property"
22 April 2024, 15:40 PM

Calcutta HC deals heavy blow to Mamata

Declares recruitment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff null and void
22 April 2024, 12:29 PM

Modi resorted to ‘hate speech’ in his rally speech: Congress

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks suggesting that Congress, if voted back to power in the ongoing general elections, would redistribute wealth to "those who have more children and infiltrators" has kicked up a row over "hate speech"
22 April 2024, 05:04 AM

Chinese tourist falls off cliff while posing for photo on Indonesian volcano

A Chinese woman who was posing for photos on an Indonesian volcano known for its stunning "blue fire" phenomenon died after stepping on her clothing and falling off a cliff on April 20
22 April 2024, 04:48 AM

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

The two videos have been viewed on social media more than half a million times since last week, a Reuters review shows.
22 April 2024, 04:12 AM

Maldives votes in election key to its India, China ties

The Maldives voted enthusiastically yesterday in a parliamentary election set to test President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in two attacks

Unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan, officials said yesterday, following the killing of five other customs officials in the area in recent days.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM

India to re-run election at 11 places

India, staging the world’s biggest election, will re-run voting at 11 polling stations in the northeastern state of Manipur today after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the state torn by months of ethnic clashes.
21 April 2024, 18:00 PM