Post-youth protests: Modi announces panel to overhaul exam system
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Analysis / India's Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls
26 July 2026, 13:20 PM
India
Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of India's education ministry
26 July 2026, 09:39 AM
India
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
26 July 2026, 08:53 AM
China
Indian protesters claim victory as edn minister quits
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
India
Student protests in Kolkata persist despite education minister’s resignation
25 July 2026, 18:42 PM
India
India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns
25 July 2026, 18:38 PM
India
India's education minister Dharmandra Pradhan resigns after youth protests
25 July 2026, 15:07 PM
India
Cockroach movement: Education minister won’t quit, decides India's govt
25 July 2026, 09:41 AM
India
Taiwan arms sales: China imposes sanctions on 10 US defence firms
China sanctioned 10 US defence firms yesterday over arms sales to Taiwan, its second round of measures against American companies over the issue in less than a week.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM
BSF aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators: Mamata
The West Bengal CM accuses the infiltrations as central govt’s ploy to destabilise West Bengal
2 January 2025, 14:06 PM
Toxic waste from Bhopal Gas Tragedy finally being cleared after 4 decades
Twelve container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey
2 January 2025, 04:42 AM
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke installations
India and Pakistan yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
1 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Nine Bangladeshi arrested over illegal stay
Suspects are accused of obtaining Aadhaar cards using forged documents
1 January 2025, 05:57 AM
‘No one can stop’ unification with Taiwan
China’s President Xi Jinping said yesterday that “no one can stop” unification with Taiwan, as he addressed the nation in a New Year’s speech.
31 December 2024, 18:00 PM
South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families
South Korean authorities began releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash landed and burst into flames
31 December 2024, 05:16 AM
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said Tuesday, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law on the country
31 December 2024, 01:57 AM
India successfully launches its first space docking mission
The mission, christened SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment), is a pioneering mission to establish India's capability in orbital docking, a key technology for future human spaceflight, bringing back lunar soil and landing a manned mission on the moon and set up a space station, the national space agency said
30 December 2024, 20:05 PM
Cause of South Korea plane crash: Bird strike or landing gear malfunction?
The South Korean government said it will announce the exact cause of Sunday's deadly plane crash as soon as authorities complete the corresponding investigation
29 December 2024, 07:39 AM
Mideast ‘not a battleground for big powers’
The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is “not a battleground for the big powers” and should not be an arena of geopolitical competition between countries outside the region.
28 December 2024, 18:00 PM
One killed in Pakistan as Kabul retaliates
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan’s forces, a security source said yesterday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes.
28 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours
Rahul Gandhi accompanied the procession alongside Singh's relatives including his wife Gursharan Kaur and daughter
28 December 2024, 10:06 AM
16 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry
The accused have been booked under the Foreigners Act and other relevant laws
28 December 2024, 05:55 AM
Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh
India announced seven days of state mourning yesterday after the death of former prime minister
28 December 2024, 03:39 AM
MPs impeach acting S Korea president Han
South Korea’s parliament impeached acting president Han Duck-soo yesterday, less than two weeks after suspending president Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos.
27 December 2024, 18:55 PM
China sanctions US firms over Taiwan military support
China yesterday slapped sanctions on seven US companies after Washington’s approval last week of a $571.3 million military aid package to Taiwan, which Beijing said infringed on its “sovereignty and territory”.
27 December 2024, 18:00 PM
India announces 7-day mourning for Manmohan Singh
India has declared a seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last night
27 December 2024, 06:29 AM
South Korea's acting president faces impeachment vote
South Korea's acting president faced an impeachment vote on Friday, as the country struggled to shake off political turmoil sparked by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.
27 December 2024, 04:45 AM
China to build world’s largest dam in Tibet
China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh.
26 December 2024, 18:00 PM