A 20-year-old Indian student studying in a university in the Chinese city of Tianjin has been found dead in his room and the cause of his death is not yet known, officials said. Aman Nagsen, who hailed from Gaya in Bihar, was a student of Business...
-
5th Aug 2021 | Updated at 07:21am 5th Aug 2021
India assumes presidency of United Nations Security Council
- 04 Aug 2021
India on August 1 assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council and will be hosting signature events related to maritime security, peacekeeping, and counter-terrorism during the month.
Sydney seeks military help as it posts record daily rise in Covid cases
- 04 Aug 2021
Sydney: Australia's biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local Covid-19 cases last week and warned the outbreak would get worse, as authorities sought military help to enforce a lockdown of 6 million people poised to enter its...
JeM chief Masood residing in Pakistan as state guest: reports
- 04 Aug 2021
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has ensured that India's most wanted terrorist Masood Azhar, who has been charge-sheeted in several cases from the 2001 Parliament attack to the 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing, remains in a densely populated area so that an...
Daughter of Pak ex-envoy killed in Islamabad amid Af security row
- 28 Jul 2021
Islamabad: A former Pakistani diplomat’s daughter has been murdered in Islamabad, according to a media report, just days after a major diplomatic row broke out between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the alleged abduction of the daughter of Afghanistan’s...
More than 50 hurt as football match in Bangladesh turns violent
- 04 Aug 2021
Dhaka: A mob of radical Islamists in Bangladesh attacked the Hindu community without provocation June 21 (Eid day). The incident took place at Kalabari Union Parakata Bazar in Kotalipara in the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh.
Fire kills 52 workers locked inside Bangladesh factory
- 14 Jul 2021
Dhaka: A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said. The blaze began Thursday night at the five-storey...
“NO BETTER ALLY THAN THE UK”
- 25 Nov 2020
Recently appointed Indian-American Chief of Staff to Acting Defence Secretary speaks about 9/11, Kashmir, safeguarding regional security in the Indian Ocean through the Quad and the UK-USA special relationship.
Harvey Weinstein rape trial begins in New York
- 08 Jan 2020
Dressed in a black suit, former film producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark rape trial, met by celebrity accusers including Rosanna Arquette who helped fuel the #MeToo movement in the wake...
A gutsy and outdoorsy couple tale
- 29 Jun 2021
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Nepal SC orders ouster of Oli as PM
- 14 Jul 2021
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday reinstated its parliament, which was dissolved by caretaker Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in May, and ordered that his rival Sher Bahadur Deuba be appointed as prime minister. The move deals a major...
BAPS UK Donates 33 Oxygen Concentrators to Nepal for Life-Saving Covid Relief Work
On 28 June, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) in the UK responded to Nepal’s escalating crisis by facilitating the procurement and distribution of 33 portable oxygen concentrators to Noble Compassionate Volunteers (NCV) Nepal – a group of humanitarian...
UK diaspora and students protest against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi
Braving snow and rain, more than 200 members of the Indian diaspora and student communities in London gathered outside the Indian High Commission on Saturday 29 January afternoon, to protest the targeted anti-Muslim pogrom in Delhi which has...
Kerala Chief Minister opens trading floor at the London Stock Exchange
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rang the bell at the London Stock Exchange, opening the Market on Friday 17 May, marking the listing of Masala Bonds sold by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). It is a government owned...
- 04 Aug 2021
Dhaka: A mob of radical Islamists in Bangladesh attacked the Hindu community without provocation June 21 (Eid day). The incident took place at Kalabari...
Kabul: Taliban fighters pushed deeper into the southern Afghan provincial capital of Lashkargah on Monday and closed in on government buildings, a senior...
Experts believe that after making steady advances in Afghanistan with active support from Pakistan, Taliban may create massive security implications for India. According Pakistani journalist Amjad Ayub Mirza, the Pakistan Army has been planning...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Nyingchi, a strategically located border town close to Arunachal Pradesh, during his first visit...
New York: Officials in Queens, New York, recently honored an influential community member by naming the 133rd Street and Liberty Avenue junction Pandit...
- 28 Jul 2021
Washington: The US is seeking to extradite Tahawwur Rana to India for his alleged involvement with David Coleman Headley, who masterminded the 2008 terror...
Texas: Jeff Bezos blasted into space on July 20 on his rocket company Blue Origin’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire...
The Biden administration has said that it would nominate Jonathan Kanter to be the top antitrust official at the justice department, a move that would add another longtime critic of Big Tech and corporate concentration to a powerful regulatory...
Pretoria: At least 40,000 South African businesses were looted, burnt or vandalised during widespread rioting that broke out after the jailing of ex-president...
