China pledges firm backing for Cuba amid US pressure
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N Korea boosting ability to make nuclear arms: UN
AFP, Seoul
16 April 2026, 01:31 AM Asia
Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
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15 April 2026, 15:17 PM US-Israel war on Iran
Golden voice goes silent
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13 April 2026, 02:02 AM India
2025 Crackdown: Freed Nepal ex-PM Oli issues defiant message
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10 April 2026, 00:34 AM Asia
India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border
AFP, Kolkata
8 April 2026, 16:02 PM South Asia

Air India jet skids off runway in Mumbai

An Air India Airbus A320 flight veered off the runway as it landed during heavy rain at the Mumbai International Airport yesterday, briefly shutting the runway and damaging the underside of one of the plane’s engines.
21 July 2025, 19:48 PM

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns

He sent his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and said he was stepping down with immediate effect
21 July 2025, 16:57 PM

180 dead as Pakistan faces intensified monsoon

Over 500 injured across Pakistan since rains began
21 July 2025, 03:33 AM

Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued

The ferry sinking en route to Bali this month was attributed to bad weather
21 July 2025, 03:14 AM

Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued

An Indonesian ferry fire killed at least five people yesterday, the country’s coast guard said, while more than 200 others were saved with many jumping overboard to flee the huge blaze.
20 July 2025, 19:09 PM

Sri Lanka sacks top cop over Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka’s independent regulator has sacked a senior police officer for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people including 45 foreigners.
20 July 2025, 18:10 PM

Election thrashing projected for Japan PM

PM Ishiba's centre-right LDP has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader
20 July 2025, 14:05 PM

China starts building dam on Brahmaputra

China started building a mega-dam yesterday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
19 July 2025, 20:49 PM

Myanmar's junta chief makes first appearance at memorial event

Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday attended annual commemorations for the country's assassinated independence hero for the first time since the military seized power more than four years ago
19 July 2025, 10:14 AM

Lightning strikes kill 33 in eastern India this week

Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in eastern India this week killed at least 33 people and injured dozens, officials said yesterday.
18 July 2025, 19:47 PM

Myanmar conflict: Junta offers cash rewards to anti-coup defectors

Myanmar’s junta said yesterday it is offering cash rewards to fighters willing to desert armed groups defying its rule and “return to the legal fold” ahead of a slated election.
18 July 2025, 19:46 PM

Incorrect speed record card caused 2024 Nepal plane crash: panel

A passenger plane crash in Nepal last year that killed 18 people was caused by faulty information about the aircraft’s takeoff speed in the flight documentation, a report issued yesterday by a government-appointed investigation panel said.
18 July 2025, 18:52 PM

Myanmar junta claims recapture of town near military academy

Myanmar’s junta yesterday claimed to have ousted armed rebels who captured a town near the military’s main officer training academy after a year-long battle.
17 July 2025, 19:32 PM

63 killed in 24hrs of heavy rain in Pakistan

Heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan’s Punjab province killed at least 63 people and injured nearly 300 in the past 24 hours, provincial officials said yesterday, bringing the nationwide death toll from the rains to at least 159 since late June.
17 July 2025, 19:15 PM

China jails Japanese national for espionage: embassy

A court in China sentenced a Japanese businessman to three-and-a-half years in prison yesterday for spying, Tokyo’s ambassador in Beijing said.
16 July 2025, 18:39 PM

‘Prove they’re Rohingyas’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday expressed concerns over the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states, challenging the BJP to prove they were Rohingyas.
16 July 2025, 18:31 PM

China says economy grew 5.2% in second quarter

The country's leadership is fighting a multi-front battle to sustain growth, a challenge made more difficult by US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign
15 July 2025, 02:19 AM

Pakistan to create new paramilitary force

Pakistan said yesterday it was creating a national paramilitary force, prompting concern among opposition parties and human rights groups that it could be used as a tool of political repression.
14 July 2025, 21:31 PM

Check fuel switches on Boeing jets

India yesterday ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensified of fuel switch locks at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash.
14 July 2025, 19:24 PM

Harsh Vardhan Shringla nominated to Rajya Sabha

The career diplomat served as high commissioner of India to Bangladesh in 2016-2019
13 July 2025, 12:38 PM