Pakistan militant attack kills 10 frontier police

At least 10 Pakistani frontier police were killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, the interior ministry said in a statement.
25 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Five killed in militant attack in India’s J&K

Suspected militants in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle and killed five people, including three soldiers, officials said yesterday, days after gunmen killed seven construction workers in the disputed territory.
25 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Cyclone Dana sweeps India coastal areas, no casualty reported

The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" swept coastal areas of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal today since making landfall after midnight, toppling trees, snapping power lines and inundating some low-lying areas but no casualties were reported, officials said
25 October 2024, 06:09 AM

10 Pakistan border police killed in militant attack: officials

Ten Pakistan border police were killed in an overnight attack on a check post by at least 20 militants, officials said Friday
25 October 2024, 04:21 AM

Cyclone Dana lashes Odisha

The severe cyclonic storm Dana early today slammed into Bhitarkanika and Dhamra coasts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha where authorities evacuated a million people to safety, shut schools, and suspended flight and train operations.
24 October 2024, 21:25 PM

Cyclone Dana: Over a million Indians moved to storm shelters

At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast hunkered down in storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone set to hammer the low-lying region early this morning.
24 October 2024, 18:11 PM

More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches

Major airports will shut overnight, including key travel hub Kolkata, where heavy rain was already lashing the sprawling megacity
24 October 2024, 07:09 AM

Priyanka Gandhi enters electoral politics by filing nomination for Lok Sabha by-election

The Wayanad seat was previously held by her brother, Rahul Gandhi
23 October 2024, 10:31 AM

Eastern India braces for cyclone

Schools in some parts of India’s eastern state of Odisha were ordered to shut and tourists were asked to vacate the popular beach city of Puri, as authorities braced for a severe cyclonic storm that is expected to hit later this week.
22 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian troops kill five Maoist rebels

Indian commandos shot dead five Maoist rebels in the dense jungles of central India, police said today
22 October 2024, 05:37 AM

Pakistan MPs get more power to appoint top judges

Pakistan’s government narrowly passed constitutional amendments yesterday giving lawmakers more power to appoint top judges, who have issued a series of recent decisions favouring opposition chief Imran Khan.
21 October 2024, 19:42 PM

RG Kar rape, murder: Junior docs lift hunger strike

Agitating junior doctors of India's West Bengal state tonight withdrew their 17-day-long hunger strike over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, hours after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
21 October 2024, 17:22 PM

6 workers, doctor killed in attack in Jammu and Kashmir

A doctor and six labourers were shot dead in an attack on the site of an under-construction tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district last night, officials said
21 October 2024, 05:21 AM

RG Kar rape and murder: Junior docs vow to continue stir

A day after West Bengal chief minister called for an end to the two-week fast-unto-death by agitating junior medics in Kolkata, the doctors today held a mega rally to press home their 10-point demands over the rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
20 October 2024, 17:14 PM

Explosion near Delhi school; several vehicles, shops damaged

No casualties were reported in the blast and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion
20 October 2024, 08:45 AM

Boat carrying 100 Rohingyas sighted off Indonesia

A boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia’s westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said yesterday.
19 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Malaysia’s minimum wage to go up to 1,700 ringgit from Feb 1

The Malaysian government has agreed to increase the minimum wage rate from RM1,500 currently to RM1,700, with effect from February 1, 2025, said Anwar Ibrahim
19 October 2024, 03:28 AM

India FM’s Pakistan visit a ‘good beginning’

The visit of India’s foreign minister to Pakistan earlier this week was a “good beginning” that could lead to a thaw in relations between the two rivals, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted as saying by Indian media yesterday.
18 October 2024, 18:00 PM

N Korea sending troops to Russia: Seoul spy agency

North Korea has decided to send a “large-scale” troop deployment to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia’s Far East and undergoing training, Seoul’s spy agency said yesterday.
18 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Salman Khan receives Rs 5cr extortion threat amid rising gang violence

The threat was communicated to the city’s traffic control room via its WhatsApp helpline on Thursday afternoon. Officials reported that the sender issued a direct threat to the actor and insisted on the substantial monetary demand. An investigation is currently underway to trace the source of the message.
18 October 2024, 08:14 AM