Most exit polls give BJP edge in West Bengal
Star Report
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
Thai ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison next month
AFP, Bangkok
29 April 2026, 15:51 PM Asia
BJP eyes saffron surge in Mamata’s bastion
Star Report
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
Indian photographer Raghu Rai, who documented Liberation War, passes away
Star Online Report
26 April 2026, 09:52 AM Entertainment
Manipur ethnic violence kills 3
AFP, New Delhi
26 April 2026, 00:00 AM India
At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials
AFP, Quetta
23 April 2026, 13:16 PM South Asia

Violence against women in Manipur ‘unprecedented’

India’s Supreme Court yesterday pulled up the Manipur police over the delay in filing of the FIR after the horrific video of two tribal women being paraded naked surfaced on May 4.
31 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Sexual assault in Manipur: 'Why police took 14 days to register an FIR?'

Terming the video of two women in Manipur being paraded naked and subjecting them to sexual assault “horrendous”, India’s Supreme Court today said it would not want the state police to probe the incident as they virtually handed over the women to the rioting mob
31 July 2023, 13:15 PM

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, delaying polls

Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council agreed Monday to extend the country's state of emergency by six months, state media said, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August
31 July 2023, 11:04 AM

One dead, 12 wounded in Myanmar bomb blast

A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday, an official said
31 July 2023, 06:06 AM

Suicide blast kills 44 at Pakistan political rally

At least 44 people were killed and dozens more wounded yesterday by a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Death toll rises to 10 in Thai warehouse explosion

The death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand rose to at least 10 yesterday, the local governor said, as police sought the owner on charges of negligence.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Northern China hit by torrential rain

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri lashed China’s capital with heavy rain yesterday and residents were urged to stay indoors.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Explosion at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 39

Television footage showed panic-stricken people gathering at the site following the blast as ambulances arrived to move the injured to hospitals
30 July 2023, 14:03 PM

At least nine killed in Thai fireworks warehouse blast

A powerful explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse Saturday in southern Thailand, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, a senior official said, as several nearby homes were levelled or damaged
30 July 2023, 02:38 AM

Won’t protest, have no mental disorder: University in India wants undertaking from students

The South Asian University (SAU) in New Delhi has asked the students seeking admission in the fresh academic session to give an undertaking that they will not participate in agitations or go on any strike..The university also wants the admission seekers to give a separate undertaking that
29 July 2023, 18:09 PM

India boasts 6.1 percent growth in tiger population

India today reported a 6.1 percent growth in its tiger population from last year
29 July 2023, 14:07 PM

21 opposition lawmakers visit India's Manipur to assess situation

A 21-member delegation of opposition lawmakers of India today reached Manipur’s capital city Imphal to have a first-hand assessment of the ground situation in the state rocked by ethnic strife.
29 July 2023, 10:14 AM

‘Dengue in Bengal spreading from Bangladesh’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that dengue was spreading in the state from neighbouring Bangladesh and said necessary tests must be conducted at the border
28 July 2023, 18:46 PM

Hong Kong court rejects govt bid

A Hong Kong judge denied yesterday a government request for an injunction banning “Glory to Hong Kong”, a defiant anthem that emerged from the city’s huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.
28 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Junta kills 3 Myanmar students

At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in the country’s northwest, a student union said yesterday.
28 July 2023, 18:00 PM

No consensus in G20 climate talks

Climate talks between representatives of the Group of 20 countries (G20) failed to reach a consensus on emission reduction and mitigation targets, an official said.
28 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Scrap UN veto power of 5 countries, form global govt: Mahathir

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad today said the governments around the world have failed to deal with “population explosion”
28 July 2023, 15:15 PM

3 Myanmar students killed in military raid

At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in the country's northwest, a student union said Friday.
28 July 2023, 10:24 AM

Air India to start Dhaka-Delhi flights from Sept 15

Air India on Thursday announced it would start direct flights between Delhi and Dhaka from September 15
28 July 2023, 03:59 AM

Suu Kyi moved from prison: party official

Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted from power in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her political party said Friday
28 July 2023, 02:32 AM