Hasina sends mangoes to Indian president, PM, Congress chief

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent fresh seasonal mangoes as gifts to Droupadi Murmu and Narendra Modi, the president and prime minister of India respectively
13 June 2023, 10:10 AM

China hopes India can meet it halfway

China yesterday called on India to meet it halfway in a dispute over journalists working in each other’s countries after China said its reporters in India had been treated unfairly and an Indian journalist was asked to leave China.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM

China’s Xi signals support for Honduras

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged economic and social backing for Honduras yesterday, state media reported, in his first remarks on the Central American country since it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing instead.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Severe cyclone likely to hit India, Pakistan on Thursday

A storm off India's west coast has strengthened to become a powerful cyclone and could hit India's western state of Gujarat and southern parts of Pakistan this week, the weather department said..The cyclone, named Biparjoy, is expected to make landfall on Thursday afternoon between Mandvi
12 June 2023, 12:06 PM

Hearing for Abe murder suspect cancelled over suspicious object

A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said
12 June 2023, 06:38 AM

Bangladeshi girl symbol of close China bonds

Chin, whose birth was aided by Peace Ark medics, wants to be 'envoy of friendship'
12 June 2023, 05:18 AM

At least 25 perish as rain, windstorms batter Pakistan

At least 25 people were killed and over 140 injured as a heavy downpour, strong winds and thunderstorms lashed the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, toppling walls, uprooting trees and pylons, leaving many areas without power
11 June 2023, 06:37 AM

India, Pakistan brace for ‘Biparjoy’

Coastal states of India and neighbouring Pakistan were on alert yesterday after meteorologists warned that a cyclonic storm over the Arabian sea would intensify over the next 24 hours.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian wrestler accuses govt of silence

An Olympic wrestler yesterday criticised the pace of a police inquiry into sexual harassment accusations against the chief of India’s national wrestling body.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Two planes collide on Tokyo runway

Two passenger planes collided on the ground at an airport in Tokyo on Saturday
10 June 2023, 06:38 AM

11 percent of Indians diabetic

Some 11 percent of Indians are diabetic, a government study found, adding that diabetes, hypertension and obesity are much more common in India than previously estimated.
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM

3 killed, 2 hurt in shooting by ‘insurgents’

Fresh violence in India’s Manipur state has claimed at least three lives, including of a woman. Two others were injured in the attack, by suspected insurgents in Khoken village yesterday, Army sources said.
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM

China slams US over reported ‘spy base’ in Cuba

China warned the United States yesterday against “interfering in Cuba’s internal affairs”, in response to reports that Beijing was planning to set up a spy base on the island just off American shores.
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM

India rebukes Canada over parade float showing assassination of Indira Gandhi

India's foreign minister on Thursday hit out at Canada for allowing a float in a parade depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards, perceived to be glorification of violence by Sikh separatists.
9 June 2023, 06:30 AM

Indian FM play down row over 'Akhand Bharat' mural

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday played down the controversy over the mural of "Akhand Bharat" (undivided India) installed in the new parliament building, saying "it is not a big political issue"
8 June 2023, 18:41 PM

Mosque Blast: 11 killed during funeral of Afghan governor

An explosion inside a mosque in northern Afghanistan yesterday killed at least 11 people during the funeral of the Taliban’s provincial deputy governor, who died in an attack earlier this week, officials said.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Not good for relationships’

India’s foreign minister yesterday hit out at Canada for allowing a float in a parade depicting the 1984 assassination of Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards, perceived to be glorification of violence by Sikh separatists.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

11 killed in blast during funeral of Taliban official

An explosion took place inside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least eleven people during the funeral of the Taliban's provincial deputy governor who died in an attack earlier this week, officials said
8 June 2023, 12:22 PM

India successfully flight-tests new generation ballistic missile

India successfully flight-tested its new generation ballistic missile "Agni Prime" last night at APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Bay of Bengal coast of Odisha ahead of the weapon's induction in the armed forces..This was the first night launch conducted by the users after three successful d
8 June 2023, 08:59 AM

Myanmar lawyers face harassment, intimidation in junta courts: HRW

Myanmar lawyers defending political detainees in junta-run courts are being harassed and even jailed by military authorities, Human Rights Watch said today, warning that intimidation was forcing many to stop taking cases
8 June 2023, 05:41 AM