South Asia Canada’s Sikhs voice outrage over Modi G7 invitation TORONTO: Members of Canada’s Sikh community who were warned by police that their lives were at risk and allege the... Published 14 Jun, 2025 05:53pm
South Asia Death toll in India plane crash rises to at least 279 AHMEDABAD: The death toll from the fiery crash of a London-bound passenger jet in an Indian city climbed to 279 on... Published 14 Jun, 2025 05:02pm
South Asia Bangladesh’s Yunus meets key party leader in London DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus met in London on Friday with the leader of the South Asian... Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:11pm
South Asia India, China agree to expedite resumption of direct flights as ties improve India and China have agreed to expedite the resumption of direct air services and step up communication, the two... Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:23pm
South Asia Senior adviser to Iran’s Khamenei wounded in Israel attack: state media TEHRAN: A senior adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was wounded during Israel’s deadly attack on Iran... Published 13 Jun, 2025 02:41pm
South Asia Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand after bomb threat; all passengers off plane BANGKOK: An Air India flight from Phuket in Thailand to India’s capital New Delhi received an onboard bomb threat on... Published 13 Jun, 2025 11:38am
South Asia Israel hits Iran nuclear and missile facilities, appears to block retaliation Iran promises a harsh response against Israel Updated 13 Jun, 2025 02:12pm
South Asia Iran Guards chief killed in strike outspoken opponent of Israel TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Tehran Friday,... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 01:52pm
South Asia Air India plane crash: reactions from across the world Many people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after... Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:19pm
South Asia Air India Dreamliner crashes into Ahmedabad college hostel, kills over 290 At least one passenger known to have survived, police say Updated 12 Jun, 2025 10:01pm
South Asia Bangladesh’s Yunus says will step down after polls LONDON: Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Wednesday that there was “no way” he wanted to continue in... Published 11 Jun, 2025 05:55pm
South Asia Fire at Iran petrochemical plant kills at least three: state TV TEHRAN: A fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in southern Iran on Wednesday, killing at least three people,... Published 11 Jun, 2025 03:10pm
South Asia India and US advance toward interim trade deal after four-day talks NEW DELHI: Indian and U.S. negotiators made progress in their latest round of talks in New Delhi on Tuesday on a... Published 10 Jun, 2025 08:56pm
South Asia India intensifies expulsion of suspected foreigners to Bangladesh GUWAHATI, INDIA: India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but... Published 10 Jun, 2025 05:04pm
South Asia Iran says to submit own nuclear proposal to US soon TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it will soon present a counter-proposal on a nuclear deal with the United States, after it... Published 09 Jun, 2025 02:23pm
South Asia Restive Indian state orders curfew after fresh violence IMPHAL, INDIA: An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters... Published 08 Jun, 2025 08:32pm
South Asia Iran says US travel ban shows ‘deep hostility’ for Iranians, Muslims Tehran on Saturday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’stravel ban on countries including Iran, saying it showed... Updated 08 Jun, 2025 08:18pm
South Asia India hails trade deal in talks with visiting British FM NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday a trade deal with Britain was “truly a... Published 07 Jun, 2025 05:52pm
South Asia New rail line links IIOJK to Indian network: Modi vows not to stop IIOJK development after attack NEW DELHI: India is committed to efforts to develop its restive territory of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Prime... Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am
South Asia Indian PM Modi says he will go to Canada for G7 summit NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he will attend the Group of Seven leaders summit in... Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:33pm
South Asia Bangladesh’s Yunus announces elections in April 2026 DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold elections in early April 2026 for the first time since a mass uprising overthrew the... Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:23pm
South Asia India, central Asian countries express interest in joint rare earths exploration NEW DELHI: India and five central Asian countries have expressed interest in joint exploration of rare earths and... Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:01pm
South Asia Indian police arrest four people for cricket fans stampede Police in India’s tech capital of Bengaluru have arrested four people, including an official of a top cricket... Published 06 Jun, 2025 10:44am
South Asia France’s Dassault and India’s Tata to produce Rafale fuselage in Hyderabad India looking to modernise its military and boost domestic weapons’ production, particularly to strengthen its defences against neighbours Pakistan and China Published 05 Jun, 2025 08:21pm
South Asia IPL’s Bengaluru pledge financial aid for victims of crowd surge BENGALURU: Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru have pledged one million Indian rupees... Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:49pm
USA India, US push to finalise interim tariff deal as Trump’s deadline nears NEW DELHI: Indian and U.S. are holding high-level talks this week, aiming to finalise tariff cuts in sectors such as... Published 05 Jun, 2025 05:42pm
South Asia Sustainable Switch: Deadly floods hit Nigeria, India and Bangladesh Fatal floods have wreaked havoc across Nigeria, India and Bangladesh this week and Romania is dealing with the... Published 04 Jun, 2025 09:51pm
South Asia India sets date of population and caste census NEW DELHI: The world’s most populous nation India will conduct a census in 2027, its first since 2011, the... Published 04 Jun, 2025 07:07pm
South Asia At least 11 die in crowd chaos outside Indian cricket stadium BENGALURU: At least 11 people died on Wednesday in a crowd surge outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of... Updated 04 Jun, 2025 09:44pm
South Asia Bangladesh says India pushes back 1,200 people DHAKA: Bangladesh said Wednesday that neighbouring India has pushed more than 1,270 people across its border in the... Published 04 Jun, 2025 05:38pm