At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials
23 April 2026, 13:16 PM
South Asia
Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
23 April 2026, 08:54 AM
Southeast Asia
West Bengal goes to polls amid SIR row
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Under-fire Nepal minister quits after weeks in office
22 April 2026, 20:30 PM
Asia
India’s election body issues directives for smooth West Bengal polls
22 April 2026, 13:38 PM
India
Philippines, US and allies start huge military drills
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire
20 April 2026, 09:53 AM
China
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM
Southeast Asia
West Bengal Polls: Nearly 7 lakh voters added to electoral rolls
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
World’s largest polls to begin in April
Setting the stage for a marathon electoral battle spread across nearly two months, India’s Election Commission announced today that the 18th Lok Sabha polls of the world’s largest democracy, will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, involving nearly 97 crore voters.
16 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian Navy thwarts Somali pirates by intercepting a 'pirate vessel'
The Indian Navy today said one of its warships yesterday intercepted a pirate vessel
16 March 2024, 08:17 AM
‘Misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted’
Comments by the United States expressing concern about India’s implementation of a contentious citizenship law based on religion are “misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted”, the foreign ministry of the South Asian nation said yesterday.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian SC to hear pleas seeking stay on CAA rules
India’s Supreme Court yesterday said it will hear a batch of petitions seeking a stay on the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
India’s top political donor subject of tax evasion probes
India’s largest known political donor is a lottery company which has been the subject of fraud and tax evasion probes, according to data published weeks before national elections.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian warship 'in close vicinity' of hijacked Bangladeshi ship: Indian navy
The Indian Navy today said in a statement that it was in close vicinity of the Bangladeshi ship hijacked in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday
15 March 2024, 13:28 PM
BJP, TMC top receivers of electoral bonds
While India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) redeemed bonds worth Rs 6,061 crore from contentious election bonds, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress was second the encashing bonds worth Rs 1,610 crore followed by main opposition Congress in the third place with Rs 1,422 crore
15 March 2024, 10:49 AM
India SC refuses to entertain plea alleging irregularities in functioning of EVMs
Ahead of parliamentary elections due in April-May, India’s Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea alleging irregularities in functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) saying "every method has its plus and minus points"
15 March 2024, 08:04 AM
India's Election Commission to announce general elections schedule tomorrow
India's election panel today said it would announce dates for general elections at 3 pm local time (0930 GMT) on March 16.
15 March 2024, 07:21 AM
West Bengal CM Mamata suffers injury
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday suffered an injury on her forehead when she slipped at her residence in South Kolkata’s Kalighat locality, her party Trinamool Congress said.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Mamata Banerjee suffers 'major injury' in accident: TMC
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today suffered major injuries after she met with an accident, her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) said.
14 March 2024, 15:17 PM
Military team visits Maldives, Sri Lanka Nepal: China
A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defence issues, Beijing said yesterday.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
60 Afghans killed by weeks of snow, rain
At least 60 people have been killed by heavy rain and snow in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, the government’s disaster ministry said Wednesday.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
Japan's Space One's small, solid-fuelled Kairos rocket exploded shortly after its inaugural launch on Wednesday as the firm tried to become the first Japanese company to put a satellite in orbit
13 March 2024, 03:06 AM
Indian troops begin Maldives pullout
India has begun withdrawing military personnel operating surveillance aircraft in the Maldives after the new pro-China president ordered them to leave, defence authorities said Tuesday.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Chemical cat sparks alert in Japan
Locals in a city in western Japan have been told not to approach or touch a missing cat that fell into a vat of dangerous chemicals and then scampered off into the night.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Pak cabinet tasked with ending crisis
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the key members of his cabinet, tasking them with leading the country out of a crippling economic crisis fuelled by debt, spiralling inflation and a feeble rupee.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Muslims need not to worry about CAA
India today said its Muslims need not worry as Citizenship Amendment Act has not made any provision to impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the present 18 crore Indian Muslims who have equal rights like their Hindu counterparts.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
No bar under CAA for Muslims to seek Indian citizenship: Indian home ministry
India today said its Muslims need not worry as the Citizenship Amendment Act has not made any provision to impact their citizenship and has nothing to do with the present 18 crore Indian Muslims who have equal rights as their Hindu counterparts
12 March 2024, 15:34 PM
Citizenship law CAA in India: opposition parties flay Modi govt
Opposition parties in India have flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for enforcing the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 paving the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan while BJP has welcomed it
12 March 2024, 09:14 AM