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Student protests in Kolkata persist despite education minister’s resignation
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Doctor's rape-murder: junior medics in West Bengal defy SC order, continue strike
Junior doctors in West Bengal have decided to continue their “cease work” protest, despite the Supreme Court's directive to return to duty by 5:00pm today
10 September 2024, 04:40 AM
India reports 'suspect' case of Monkeypox, identified as travel-related
India today said an “isolated” suspected case of Monkeypox virus has been confirmed in the country but made it clear that it has been verified as a travel-related infection and “not a part of the global public health emergency sounded by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the outbreak
9 September 2024, 15:08 PM
China consumer prices edge up to six-month high in August
Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, official data showed Monday, but the reading missed expectations and did little to soothe worries about sluggish spending in the world's number two economy
9 September 2024, 04:56 AM
India records first ‘mpox case’
India yesterday reported that it had put a “suspected mpox case” into isolation, assuring that the world’s most populous nation had “robust measures” in place, the health ministry said in a statement.
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM
India isolates 'suspected mpox case'
India reported Sunday that it had put a "suspected mpox case" into isolation, assuring that the world's most populous nation had "robust measures" in place, the health ministry said in a statement
8 September 2024, 14:08 PM
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Kolkata scaled down amid outrage over doctor’s rape, murder
Some social media posts have already suggested that this year's Durga Puja should be observed with restraint, foregoing the usual grandeur.
8 September 2024, 06:24 AM
Six killed as violence flares again in Manipur
Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur yesterday, authorities said.
7 September 2024, 18:00 PM
China tells US it presents ‘opportunity’ not ‘threat’: ministry
Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen told his US counterpart on Saturday that a modern China was an economic “opportunity” not a “threat” to the United States, the ministry said.
7 September 2024, 18:00 PM
3 killed as Yagi hits Vietnam
Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees, swept ships and boats out to sea and ripped roofs off houses in northern Vietnam yesterday, killing at least three people, after leaving a trail of destruction in Southern China and the Philippines.
7 September 2024, 18:00 PM
5 killed in fresh violence in Manipur’s Jiribam following rocker attacks
One person was shot dead in his sleep, while four armed individuals were killed in a subsequent gun battle.
7 September 2024, 04:04 AM
Kolkata rape-murder: West Bengal govt employees join protests
A section of employees of the West Bengal government yesterday joined the protests against the rape and murder of a woman doctor in R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month..The members of the pro-Left Coordination Committee of state government employees marched in a rall
6 September 2024, 18:52 PM
Myanmar armed group says 11 civilians killed in junta air strikes
The junta is battling widespread armed opposition to its 2021 coup and its soldiers are accused of bloody rampages and using air and artillery strikes to punish civilian communities.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Direct communications among Asian nations vital for progress
Says Malaysia's communications minister at the Asia News Network (ANN) 25th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
6 September 2024, 16:49 PM
Adani seeks quick payment of dues from Bangladesh: report
The conglomerate also said it assured Bangladesh of uninterrupted power supply, according to Indian news outlet
6 September 2024, 10:48 AM
Star Media Group’s Esther Ng elected new chair of ANN
Datin Paduka Esther Ng, chief content officer of Malaysia's Star Media Group, has been elected the next chairman of the Asia News Network (ANN)
6 September 2024, 04:55 AM
Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima debris
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Thursday it aims to carry out a trial removal of highly radioactive debris next week, after a previous attempt was suspended
5 September 2024, 07:06 AM
South Korea posts highest average summer temperature on record
South Korea recorded its highest average summertime temperature since such records began half a century ago, the weather agency said Thursday, nearly two degrees higher than the historic average
5 September 2024, 06:53 AM
Doctor’s rape-murder: Kolkata turns off lights, thousands on streets with ‘Reclaim the Night’ campaign
In a strong display of civic protest not seen in more than a decade, thousands of women across West Bengal marched on Wednesday midnight as part of the "Reclaim the Night" campaign demanding justice for a doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month
5 September 2024, 04:05 AM
Kolkata rape-murder: Thousands join candlelight vigil
Thousands of people from different walks of life yesterday participated in a candlelight vigil across Kolkata against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in the city
4 September 2024, 18:19 PM
Revoke licences of Indian companies exporting arms to Israel: PIL filed in Indian SC
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in India's Supreme Court seeking a directive to the central government to revoke existing licenses and halt the issuance of new ones to Indian companies exporting arms and military equipment to Israel, which is currently engaged in a conflict in Gaza
4 September 2024, 09:08 AM