South Asia India’s foreign minister rejects Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ comment NEW DELHI: Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected US President Joe Biden’s comment that... Published 04 May, 2024 11:37am
South Asia Floods in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi kill 14 JAKARTA: Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 14 people in South Sulawesi, while 115 people... Published 04 May, 2024 10:04am
South Asia India payment dispute: Nepal faces widespread internet outages KATHMANDU: Internet providers in Nepal warned Friday the Himalayan republic was facing widespread outages because of... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
South Asia Indian wrestlers upset as BJP fields controversial lawmaker’s son in polls NEW DELHI: Top Indian Olympic wrestlers have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party for fielding the son... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
South Asia High security in India’s Manipur on anniversary of ethnic clashes GUWAHATI: Security forces were on heightened alert in India’s troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Friday, the... Published 03 May, 2024 10:51am
South Asia India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from Raebareli too NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party said on Friday that Rahul Gandhi, the face of the party and its... Published 03 May, 2024 11:06am
South Asia China says to take ‘necessary measures’ after fresh US sanctions BEIJING: Beijing on Thursday said it would take “necessary measures” after the United States announced fresh... Published 02 May, 2024 06:33pm
South Asia India’s Kerala shuts schools, colleges amid sweltering heat NEW DELHI: India’s Kerala state has closed all schools and colleges until Monday due to scorching temperatures,... Published 02 May, 2024 03:38pm
South Asia India’s Adani Ports posts bigger Q4 profit on strong cargo volumes BENGALURU: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India’s largest private port operator, posted a 76% rise in its... Published 02 May, 2024 01:03pm
South Asia Taliban plan regional energy trade hub with Russian oil in mind KABUL: The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed... Published 02 May, 2024 03:01pm
South Asia Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine NEW DELHI: Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of the country amid a... Updated 01 May, 2024 07:47pm
South Asia April temperatures in Bangladesh hottest on record: forecaster DHAKA: Bangladesh last month saw the hottest average April temperatures since the country began keeping weather... Published 01 May, 2024 11:55am
South Asia Forest fires raze parts of India amid heat, dry weather NEW DELHI: Frequent fires are razing forests in India’s Uttarakhand state in the north and Odisha in the east amid... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
South Asia Seven Maoist rebels killed by Indian security forces RAIPUR: At least seven Maoist insurgents were shot dead by Indian security forces on Tuesday, police told AFP, the... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:00pm
South Asia India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am
South Asia Gunman kills six in attack on Afghan mosque: govt spokesman KABUL: A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday.... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:41am
South Asia Indian state suspends licences of 14 products of yoga guru’s pharma firms NEW DELHI: An Indian state regulator has suspended manufacturing licences of 14 products made by pharmaceutical... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
South Asia Bangladesh again closes schools nationwide due to heatwave DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools on Monday due to an ongoing heatwave, the day... Published 29 Apr, 2024 05:42pm
South Asia Two people die in southern India as heatwave scorches region THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At least two people have died in India’s southern state of Kerala of suspected heat stroke,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 03:08pm
South Asia India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:42pm
South Asia Bangladesh reopens schools despite heat alert DHAKA: Millions of students returned to their reopened schools across Bangladesh Sunday despite a lingering heatwave... Published 28 Apr, 2024 02:42pm
South Asia India set to sign trade deal with Oman to expand its Middle East ties NEW DELHI: India and Oman will sign a trade deal in the coming months, two Indian government officials said, as New... Published 27 Apr, 2024 12:04pm
South Asia North Korea accuses US of politicizing human rights issues SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country,... Published 27 Apr, 2024 10:38am
South Asia India votes in second election phase as Modi vs Gandhi contest heats up BENGALURU/NOIDA: India voted on Friday in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister... Published 26 Apr, 2024 06:01pm
South Asia Blinken says US campus protests part of ‘democracy’ BEIJING: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that campus protests sweeping the United States over the... Published 26 Apr, 2024 05:18pm
South Asia Sri Lanka leases white elephant airport built with Chinese loans COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Friday it had leased a white elephant international airport built with Chinese loans to a... Published 26 Apr, 2024 05:07pm
South Asia Bangladesh children sweat at home as heatwave shuts schools DHAKA: Classes are cancelled across Bangladesh due to searing heat, but high school student Mohua Akter Nur found... Published 26 Apr, 2024 11:33am
South Asia India’s top court declines to order any change to vote-counting process NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court declined on Friday to order any change to the vote-counting process, rejecting... Published 26 Apr, 2024 12:34pm
South Asia India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up BENGALURU/KOTTAYAM/MATHURA: India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 11:41am
South Asia At least six killed in India hotel fire: police PATNA: At least six people were killed in a fire that ripped through a hotel in eastern India on Thursday, police... Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:14pm