Most exit polls give BJP edge in West Bengal
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Thai ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison next month
29 April 2026, 15:51 PM
Asia
BJP eyes saffron surge in Mamata’s bastion
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Thailand projects lower growth, fewer tourists due to Mideast war
28 April 2026, 12:54 PM
Asia
Indian photographer Raghu Rai, who documented Liberation War, passes away
26 April 2026, 09:52 AM
Entertainment
Manipur ethnic violence kills 3
26 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Tokyo govt workers swap suits for shorts to save on AC bills
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
West Bengal logs highest-ever turnout: 92.88% in phase 1, final count awaited
24 April 2026, 12:52 PM
India
West Bengal records 92% turnout in first phase of polling
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
India
At least 10 killed in Pakistan mining project attack: officials
23 April 2026, 13:16 PM
South Asia
25 dead after bus catches fire in India: police
Twenty-five passengers were killed and eight injured when a bus carrying 33 people burst into flames on an expressway in western Indian state of Maharashtra
1 July 2023, 03:27 AM
Diplomacy needed to resolve Ukraine war: Modi tells Putin
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday repeated his country's call for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the war in Ukraine in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an Indian statement said
30 June 2023, 19:01 PM
Manipur CM says he's not resigning
Chief Minister of India's riot-hit Manipur state N Biren Singh today said he will not resign, putting an end to a day-long speculations
30 June 2023, 12:45 PM
Rahul Gandhi visits relief camps in riot-hit Manipur
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said restoration of peace in the ethnic riot-hit Manipur state of India should be the top priority and asked the authorities to address the deficiencies in some relief camps where thousands of people displaced by arson and violence are sheltered.
30 June 2023, 11:17 AM
Rahul Gandhi visits relief camps in violence-hit Manipur
One reported killed as ‘rioters’ open fire to disperse pro and anti-Rahul protesters
29 June 2023, 14:43 PM
India lists 30 critical minerals in clean energy push
India on Wednesday came out with a list of 30 "critical minerals" which will be key to the country’s quest for low-carbon economy with cleaner technologies in defence, energy, agriculture, electronics, telecommunications, and transport
29 June 2023, 05:53 AM
World Cup from Oct 5 to Nov 19
The Cricket World Cup will begin on October 5 with England facing New Zealand in Ahmedabad and the same venue hosting the final on November 19, organisers said on Tuesday, with the schedule for the showpiece in India also confirming Pakistan’s participation.
27 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Modi bats for uniform civil code
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday made a strong pitch for a uniform civil code, a key ideological issue for his Bharatiya Janata Party, and had a dig at the opposition parties’ attempts to firm up a united front against him in coming general elections.
27 June 2023, 18:00 PM
China weary of weakening yuan
The US dollar’s protracted smile is making China and Japan uncomfortable.
27 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Mamata hurt after her helicopter makes emergency landing
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sustained injuries when the helicopter carrying her made an emergency landing at Sevoke air base near Siliguri in India..The emergency landing was made due to bad weather, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting officials..Mamata,
27 June 2023, 14:57 PM
South Koreans to wake up a year younger tomorrow
South Koreans will become at least a year younger from Wednesday as the nation adopts a new law to join the international standard of age counting
27 June 2023, 13:49 PM
Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed since Taliban takeover: UN
Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the UN's mission to Afghanistan released today
27 June 2023, 13:39 PM
Pakistan passes law paving way for return of exiled ex-PM
Pakistan's national assembly has passed legislation limiting how long lawmakers can be disqualified from office, a state spokesman said today, paving the way for exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return to politics
27 June 2023, 11:25 AM
Modi makes strong pitch for uniform civil code
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a key ideological issue for his Bharatiya Janata Party, and had a dig at the opposition parties’ attempts to firm up a united front against him in coming general elections
27 June 2023, 10:56 AM
Amara Raja bags solar project worth $130m in Bangladesh
Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd (ARIPL), a part of the $1.75 billion Amara Raja Group, has secured a contract for installing a solar power plant worth $130 million in Bangladesh's Jamalpur
27 June 2023, 08:37 AM
Attacks By Imran’s Followers: Pakistan army sacks three senior officers
Pakistan’s army has sacked three senior officers, including a lieutenant general, for failing to avert last month’s violent attacks on military assets by former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters to protest his arrest, the army’s spokesperson said yesterday.
26 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Indian finance minister scoffs at Obama comment
India’s finance minister has derided comments by former US President Barack Obama that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government should protect the rights of minority Muslims, accusing Obama of being hypocritical.
26 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Power supply from Adani plant’s second unit begins
Bangladesh now can import more electricity from the Adani power plant in India as the second unit of it started commercial operation
26 June 2023, 13:12 PM
Chained Indians rescued from debt slavery
About a dozen shackled workers in India were rescued from "torture" in a chain gang digging wells for 12 hours a day without wages, a government rights body said today
26 June 2023, 12:58 PM
Modi awarded Egypt’s highest state honour
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received Egypt’s highest state honour, “Order of the Nile”, from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo.
25 June 2023, 18:00 PM