Adani Group denies Hindenburg claims on Swiss probe

India's Adani Group has denied involvement in a money laundering and securities fraud probe that reportedly saw the freezing of more than $310 million in funds stowed in Swiss bank accounts
13 September 2024, 05:06 AM

North Korea releases images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring it as he called for more centrifuges to boost his nuclear arsenal.
13 September 2024, 04:06 AM

Kolkata rape-murder: Mamata says ready to resign ‘for sake of people’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she is ready to resign “for the sake of people” and she also wants justice for the murdered RG Kar hospital doctor
12 September 2024, 19:26 PM

China signs finance co-op deal with debt distressed Maldives

China’s central bank on Friday said it had signed an agreement with the Maldivian authorities to strengthen trade and investment, as the debt-distressed Indian Ocean nation strives to avoid default.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Adani Group denies Hindenburg claims on Swiss probe

India’s Adani Group has denied involvement in a money laundering and securities fraud probe that reportedly saw the freezing of more than $310 million in funds stowed in Swiss bank accounts.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

India SC grants bail to Kejriwal in graft case

India’s Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, paving the way for his release almost six months after he was arrested.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Left veteran Sitaram Yechury no more

Veteran Indian politician and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury died yesterday. He was 72.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Modi's participation at Ganapati puja at CJ's residence sparks row

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation at a Ganapati puja event at Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's residence in New Delhi has set off a political row
12 September 2024, 17:16 PM

Rahul denounces ‘ideological war’ in India

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday denounced an “ideological war” in the South Asian country, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Soldiers kill two ‘rebels’ in J&K

Indian soldiers in Kashmir killed two suspected militants yesterday, the army said, the latest clashes during campaigning for local elections in the disputed region.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Stability will return to Bangladesh soon’

India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed confidence that stability will return to Bangladesh soon.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Protesting doctors reject West Bengal government's invitation, strike enters 33rd day

The strike is primarily focused on demands for the removal of top officials, including the Kolkata police commissioner and several top state health department officials.
11 September 2024, 07:53 AM

Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pakistani waters: senior security official

A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan’s territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country’s destiny, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday
11 September 2024, 05:32 AM

I'm confident that things will stabilise in Bangladesh: Rahul Gandhi

Emphasises on strong ties with current, future govts of Bangladesh
11 September 2024, 05:23 AM

Pakistan: Several PTI MPs arrested in midnight raids

Pakistani police arrested several lawmakers and leaders of ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s party in midnight raids a day after it held a major rally in the capital to demand his release, the party and police said yesterday.
10 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Ethnic clashes in manipur: Internet blackout, curfew ordered

India’s strife-torn northeastern state of Manipur ordered an internet blackout yesterday, after imposing a curfew following days of deadly ethnic violence and clashes between protesters and police.
10 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Last India polls ‘controlled’

India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday said he did not view this year’s two-month general elections as a free exercise, but rather as one structured to deliver an advantage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without citing evidence.
10 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Vietnam jails journalist for seven years on 'propaganda' charge

A Vietnam court Tuesday sentenced a journalist who wrote about issues including corruption, land rights and the environment to seven years in jail, his sister said, the latest government critic to be put behind bars.
10 September 2024, 10:17 AM

Curfew imposed in Manipur amid escalating ethnic violence

An indefinite curfew was imposed today in the two districts of Imphal following a violent clash between university students and security personnel, marking a further escalation of ethnic strife in the northeastern state of Manipur
10 September 2024, 09:48 AM

Kolkata unrest: Mamata says West Bengal not same as Bangladesh, slams ‘political opportunism’

'We love and respect Bangladesh and its language, but Bengal will not become Bangladesh'
10 September 2024, 06:12 AM