Bhutan inks huge renewable energy deal with Indian firm

Bhutan has signed a deal with India’s Reliance Group to build 1,270 megawatts’ worth of renewable electricity projects in the Himalayan nation as it seeks to become an energy-exporting powerhouse.
3 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Malaysia PM arrives today

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Dhaka today for an official visit, ushering in the hope of boosting trade and investment, improving migration system, and addressing the Rohingya crisis.
3 October 2024, 17:49 PM

Bengali recognised as 'classical language' in India

Bengali and four other languages have been conferred the status of classical language, the Indian government announced tonight..The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi..The classical language status was conferred also
3 October 2024, 17:40 PM

Doctor shot dead inside Delhi nursing home

A doctor was shot dead inside a nursing home in the Kalindi Kunj locality of south east Delhi today, police said.
3 October 2024, 06:45 AM

Kolkata rape, murder: Junior doctors take out mega protest march demanding justice

Thousands of junior doctors, joined by people from all walks of life, took out a mega protest march in Kolkata yesterday demanding justice for a medic who was raped and murdered at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August
3 October 2024, 05:55 AM

Junta takes census amid boycott calls

Census takers guarded by police and soldiers took to the streets of Myanmar yesterday for a national survey that anti-junta groups have urged people to boycott.
2 October 2024, 18:00 PM

India does not share vision for ‘Asian Nato’

India does not share the vision for an “Asian Nato” called for by Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
2 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Jaishankar, Blinken discuss 'Indian-subcontinent' issues in Washington

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday and held discussions on a number of issues, including the "recent developments in the Indian sub-continent"
2 October 2024, 14:32 PM

Mahatma Gandhi inspired anti-colonial struggles in many countries: Verma

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma today said Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of coexistence with their ecology and respect for Mother Nature has great relevance in addressing some of the pressing problems of their times such as climate change and sustainable development
2 October 2024, 12:41 PM

Options for India, China to resolve border stand-off

Talks between Indian and Chinese diplomats have opened options for the rivals to resolve conflict on their Himalayan frontier, India’s army chief said yesterday.
1 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Jr doctors in West Bengal resume strike

Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state resumed their full strike yesterday, complaining that the country’s judiciary has not made adequate efforts to restore justice after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in August.
1 October 2024, 18:00 PM

School bus fire in Thailand kills 23

At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire in the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, police said yesterday.
1 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Govinda injured in accidental gunshot at his Mumbai residence

Famous Bollywood actor Govinda sustained a bullet injury to his leg today when his licensed revolver misfired after being dropped at his residence in Juhu, Mumbai, according to his manager and police
1 October 2024, 04:58 AM

Man kills 3, wounds 15 in Shanghai supermarket stabbing

A man killed three people and wounded 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai, police said Tuesday
1 October 2024, 02:27 AM

Malaysia PM likely to fly in October 4

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is likely to visit Bangladesh on October 4 and discuss a number of key bilateral and regional issues, including labour migration, trade, and the Myanmar crisis.
30 September 2024, 18:32 PM

Nepal landslides, floods kill 66

At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said yesterday.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM

India lifts ban on non-basmati rice export

India yesterday withdrew its 14-month-long blanket ban on the export of non-basmati white rice with immediate effect but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $490 per tonne.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan on alert after detecting China missile firing

Taiwan said yesterday it was on heightened alert after detecting “multiple waves” of missile firings in inland China, days after Beijing test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kill 7 in southwest Pakistan

Gunmen killed seven workers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan late on Saturday, police said.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Six people killed in Pakistan helicopter crash

At least six people were killed when a charter helicopter crashed in northern Pakistan on Saturday, security sources said
28 September 2024, 11:56 AM