Chinese robot ‘guide dog’ to help the blind

It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team in Shanghai.
1 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Concerns as India overhauls penal code, CrPC

India today implemented an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, praised as a "watershed" movement by the top judge but which critics said could worsen an already glacially slow pace of justice
1 July 2024, 11:33 AM

Delhi’s heavy rains claim 11 lives

The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of India reported, while flight operations stuttered in the Indian capital.
30 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

Myanmar’s central bank denied a UN report that the military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under bank’s supervision followed prescribed procedures.
30 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Rohingya genocide: Argentine prosecutor petitions court seeking arrest warrants for perpetrators

An Argentine prosecutor petitioned to an Argentine Court seeking multiple arrest warrants against the perpetrators of Rohingya genocide in Rakhine State
29 June 2024, 14:19 PM

Ganga water-sharing: Indian foreign ministry refutes Mamata’s claim

Indian foreign ministry yesterday refuted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the Centre did not consult the state government on the renewal of the Ganga water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM

China planning ‘major’ reforms Says Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday said the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing “major” reforms, ahead of a closely watched political conclave that is expected to put economic recovery high on the agenda.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Roof collapse at Delhi airport kills one, injures 8

Heavy rainfall and winds brought down a roof at the main airport in New Delhi yesterday, killing one person and disrupting flights from a domestic terminal, while flooded streets and traffic snarls threw daily life out of gear in India’s capital.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Iranians vote in presidential polls with limited choices

Vote unlikely to alter policies, may shape Khamenei succession
28 June 2024, 14:54 PM

Vikram Misri named India's new foreign secretary

Senior diplomat and India's former ambassador to China Vikram Misri was named as the country's new foreign secretary today, succeeding Vinay Mohan Kwatra
28 June 2024, 14:04 PM

Ganga water-sharing treaty: Indian foreign ministry refutes Mamata's claim

Indian foreign ministry today refuted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the Centre did not consult the state government on the renewal of the Ganga water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh
28 June 2024, 13:14 PM

N Korea claims successful test to develop multiple warhead missile

North Korea successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, state media said yesterday, as dozens more trash-laden balloons sent by Pyongyang landed in the South.
27 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Maldives climate minister arrested over 'black magic'

Police in the Maldives have arrested a state environment minister, officers said Thursday, with media in the Indian Ocean nation reporting she was accused of performing "black magic" on the president
27 June 2024, 08:57 AM

US issues rare criticism of India in religious freedom report

The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report published yesterday on religious freedom, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Jews and Muslims
26 June 2024, 18:26 PM

Delhi for early democratic transition in Myanmar

India’s foreign minister said he voiced concern about the impact of continuing violence in Myanmar in a meeting with his counterpart from the Southeast Asian nation yesterday.
26 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Rahul Gandhi vows MPs won’t be silenced

India’s new leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi said yesterday that his lawmakers would not be silenced, in his first speech since formally taking up a post vacant for a decade.
26 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Om Birla re-elected as Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha

In the first trial of strength on the floor of newly-elected Lok Sabha, lower House of Indian parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance emerged triumphant when its candidate Om Birla was elected to the post of the House Speaker.
26 June 2024, 13:35 PM

Money laundering: Singapore seizes $6 billion in five years

Anti-money laundering efforts in Singapore saw the authorities seize $6 billion linked to criminal and money laundering activities between January 2019 and June 2024
26 June 2024, 12:25 PM

Kejriwal formally arrested by India's CBI

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today formally arrested Delhi chief minister and key opposition politician Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a case related to excise policy scam.
26 June 2024, 08:36 AM

Modi, Rahul Gandhi shake hands in rare gesture

In a rare display of bonhomie, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his arch critic Rahul Gandhi shook hands in the newly elected Lok Sabha today following the Speaker's election, in which Om Birla, the nominee for the ruling BJP-led NDA, won by voice vote
26 June 2024, 08:27 AM