2nd provincial capital falls to Taliban

The Taliban seized the stronghold of a notorious Afghan warlord yesterday, officials said, the second provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in under 24 hours. 
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Japan commuter knife attacker wanted to kill ‘happy women’

The man alleged to have wounded 10 people in a knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train late on Friday told police he became incensed when he saw
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Afghan Air Force pilot killed in Kabul bombing, attack claimed by Taliban

An Afghan Air Force pilot was killed by a bomb in a Kabul district on Saturday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
7 August 2021, 17:52 PM

Thai anti-govt protesters clash with police in Bangkok

More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters clashed with police on Saturday, as they protested against the government's failure to handle coronavirus outbreaks and its impact on the economy.
7 August 2021, 12:08 PM

Man arrested after injuring 10 with knife on Tokyo train

Japanese police said Saturday they arrested a man who stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo hours earlier, in what Japanese media reported to be a random burst of violence unrelated to the ongoing Olympic Games.
7 August 2021, 11:58 AM

'Waging conflict against govts of India, Bangladesh': NIA takes over case involving 3 Bangladeshis

India’s counter-terrorism organization, National Investigation Agency (NIA), has taken over the probe into a case related to three Bangladeshi nationals entering India illegally and allegedly hatching a conspiracy to wage a conflict by recruiting and motivating vulnerable Muslim youth against the governments of India and Bangladesh.
7 August 2021, 09:51 AM

‘East Pakistan’ tag to be removed from certificates of Bangalees in India’s Uttarakhand

Bangalees who migrated to what is now the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district are finally getting a chance to live without the tag of “East Pakistan” in caste certificates issued to them to avail social welfare schemes.
7 August 2021, 05:38 AM

North Korea developing nuclear, missile programs in 2021 -UN report

North Korea continued developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the first half of 2021 in violation of international sanctions and despite the country's worsening economic situation, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Friday.
6 August 2021, 19:11 PM

Resurgent Taliban take first Afghan provincial capital

The Taliban captured an Afghan provincial capital and assassinated the government’s top media officer in Kabul yesterday, dealing twin high-profile blows to the Western-backed administration. 
6 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Homes flooded, roads damaged as heavy rain hits N Korea

More than 1,100 homes in North Korea were damaged, thousands of people evacuated, and farms and roads washed away after days of heavy rains brought flooding, its state media reported.
6 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Rivals disengage from key flashpoint

In a major step towards de-escalating their military standoff, India and China have carried out disengagement of their troops from eyeball-to-eyeball position at the key patrol point at Gogra Post in eastern Ladakh.
6 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Member of human-trafficking gang involving Rohingyas arrested in India

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested another member of the human-trafficking gang involving Rohingyas and Bangladeshis from Hyderabad in southern India.
6 August 2021, 15:49 PM

Taliban kills Afghan gov't top media officer, US condemns

Taliban fighters on Friday assassinated the Afghanistan government's top media and information officer in the capital Kabul, an act condemned by the senior U.S. diplomat in the country as an affront to human rights and free speech.
6 August 2021, 13:06 PM

Taliban capture first Afghan provincial capital, in Nimroz: police

The city of Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimroz province fell to the Taliban on Friday, provincial police said, making it the first provincial capital the insurgents have captured as they step up offensives.
6 August 2021, 12:59 PM

Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclear weapons, just as they are united against the coronavirus.
6 August 2021, 09:32 AM

Allegations serious if reports true

India’s Supreme Court yesterday said the allegations of Pegasus-related snooping are serious if the reports on it are true.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Security tight in J&K for ‘black day’ anniversary

Hundreds of extra police and troops were deployed in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday as separatist groups called for a shutdown to mark a “black day” on the second anniversary of New Delhi imposing direct rule.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM

No plan to house India military base: Mauritius

Mauritius has denied a report that it has allowed India to build a military base on the remote island of Agalega, with a government official telling AFP that no such agreement exists between the two nations.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Mob in Pakistan sacks Hindu temple over blasphemy row

Dozens of people attacked a Hindu temple in central Pakistan over blasphemy allegations, police said yesterday, in the latest incident of religious-fueled violence targeting a minority group in the Islamic republic.
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Quotes of the day

When unbridled oppression is unleashed & gross injustice heaped there is no other choice but to resist to exist. Mehbooba Mufti, Former Kashmir CM, ahead of 2nd anniversary of New Delhi imposed direct rule on Indian Kashmir
5 August 2021, 18:00 PM