International

Myanmar military chief who led 2021 army takeover takes presidency after criticised election

Bangkok, Apr 10: Min Aung Hlaing, who as Myanmar's military commander had led the Southeast Asian nation with an iron fist since seizing power from Aung San Suu Kyi's...

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war

Kyiv, Apr 10: Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during...

US, Iran prepare for ceasefire talks as Netanyahu authorises negotiations with Lebanon

Dubai, Apr 10: Negotiators from Iran and the United States prepared Friday for high-level talks planned to start...

4 dead amid channel crossing from France to UK

Equihen Beach, April 9: French authorities said that at least four people, two men and two women, died...

Nepal PM sacks Labour minister for misusing post to benefit wife

Kathmandu, April 9: Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday sacked a minister for misusing the post to benefit...
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Israel’s govt approves proposal to bring all remaining 5,800 Jews from India’s northeast

Jerusalem, Nov 25 : Israel's government has approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India's north-eastern region, commonly referred to...

Asian shares mixed after Wall Street gets lift from hopes for Fed rate cut

Bangkok, Nov 25: Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after US stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. US futures...

New mandatory ETA scheme imposes advance clearance of all travellers to UK

London, Nov 24: International visitors from countries so far visa-exempt will not be able to travel to the UK without advance permission in the...

China denounces Japan’s plans to deploy missiles in island close to Taiwan as ‘extremely dangerous’

Beijing, Nov 24: The rift between China and Japan over Taiwan on Monday deepened further with Beijing terming Tokyo's plans to deploy missiles in...

3 security personnel killed in suicide attack at paramilitary force HQ in Pakistan’s Peshawar

Peshawar, Nov 24: At least three security personnel were killed and two others injured in a suicide attack at a paramilitary force headquarters on...

Death toll climbs in Southeast Asia as heavy rains cause floods, landslides

Hanoi(Vietnam), Nov 24: The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person...

Bangladesh sends letter seeking Hasina’s extradition

Dhaka, Nov 23: Bangladesh’s interim government of Muhammad Yunus has sent an “official letter” to New Delhi seeking the extradition of deposed prime minister...

50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, 253 students and 12 teachers still being held

Abuja (Nigeria), Nov 23: Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are...

Death toll in Vietnam floods reaches 90

Hanoi, Nov 23: At least 90 people have now died in floods and landslides in central Vietnam triggered by heavy rains earlier this week,...

UNSC reforms no longer an option, but a necessity: PM Modi at IBSA meet

Johannesburg, Nov 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the reform of the UN Security Council was no longer an option, but...

Stronger quake may hit Bangladesh, warn experts as 10 killed in 5.7 tremor

Dhaka, Nov 23: Experts have urged the Bangladesh government to take immediate action after an earthquake claimed at least 10 lives in the country,...

PM Modi proposes three initiatives at G20, including one to counter drug-terror nexus

Johannesburg, Nov 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a profound rethink of the global development parameters and proposed setting up...
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