South Korea’s Lee rules out military involvement in ME
19 September 2026
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Asia
AFTERMATH OF NEPAL-CHINA FLOODS / ‘Everything is gone’
17 September 2026
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Asia
More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
15 September 2026
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Asia
Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
12 September 2026
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Asia
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 76: coast guard
12 September 2026
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Asia
Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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World
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Indian forces kill 28 suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh
The gunfight broke out at around 1:00pm in the forest between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abhujmaad
4 October 2024
North Korea's Kim threatens to use nukes if attacked
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would use nuclear weapons "without hesitation" if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday
4 October 2024
India’s SC pulls up authorities over air quality
India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked authorities to report back within a week on what they were doing to stop farmers from burning crop residue as smog began to pollute the air in the capital Delhi and surrounding regions, local media reported.
3 October 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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