Jharkhand govt sheltering Bangladeshi infiltrators: BJP chief
BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda today accused the JMM-led coalition government in Jharkhand of providing shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators in madrasas and facilitating documents like Aadhaar and voter IDs for them
Mob tries to storm Manipur CM's residence amid rising tensions
This prompted authorities to impose an indefinite curfew in seven districts of the northeastern state and suspend internet services
India conducts successful test of indigenous long-range hypersonic missile
India marked a major milestone in defense technology with the successful flight trial of its indigenously developed long-range hypersonic missile yesterday
At least 8 killed in mass stabbing in China
Police say a 21-year-old student went on a stabbing rampage in China's eastern city of Yixing, leaving at least 8 people dead and 17 wounded
Xi tells Biden ready for 'smooth transition' to Trump
After shaking hands to begin their meeting, Xi noted that Beijing's goals for stable ties with Washington remained unchanged
Bid to smuggle cough syrup to Bangladesh: Man held in Kolkata
India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a suspected drug trafficker in Kolkata in connection with attempted smuggling of nearly 15,000 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup to Bangladesh, NCB said in a statement
Internet cut, curfew imposed in Manipur
An Indian state riven by months of ethnic tensions yesterday imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after angry protests over the recovery of six bodies of people believed to have been kidnapped by insurgents.
10 newborns killed in India hospital fire
A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said yesterday, with another 39 rescued from a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine.
Baloch separatists kill 7 Pak soldiers
Separatists fired on a paramilitary border post in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, killing seven soldiers, local authorities said yesterday, a week after the same militant group killed 26 people at a railway station.
Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Man-yi
A super typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines on Saturday was intensifying and could have a “potentially catastrophic” impact, the state weather forecaster warned, with millions of people at risk from storm surges.
Money laundering case: 2 Bangladeshis among 4 arrested in India
India's anti-money laundering agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has arrested two Bangladeshi nationals and two Indian in a money laundering case tied to illegal infiltration from Bangladesh into Jharkhand and neighbouring areas
Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib apologises over 1MDB scandal
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has welcomed former premier Najib Razak's apology over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal
Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris
The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will resume an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material next week, reports said yesterday, after having suspended the effort over a technical snag.
Pakistan militant attack kills 10 frontier police
At least 10 Pakistani frontier police were killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Five killed in militant attack in India’s J&K
Suspected militants in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle and killed five people, including three soldiers, officials said yesterday, days after gunmen killed seven construction workers in the disputed territory.
Cyclone Dana sweeps India coastal areas, no casualty reported
The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" swept coastal areas of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal today since making landfall after midnight, toppling trees, snapping power lines and inundating some low-lying areas but no casualties were reported, officials said
10 Pakistan border police killed in militant attack: officials
Ten Pakistan border police were killed in an overnight attack on a check post by at least 20 militants, officials said Friday
Cyclone Dana lashes Odisha
The severe cyclonic storm Dana early today slammed into Bhitarkanika and Dhamra coasts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha where authorities evacuated a million people to safety, shut schools, and suspended flight and train operations.
Cyclone Dana: Over a million Indians moved to storm shelters
At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast hunkered down in storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone set to hammer the low-lying region early this morning.
More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches
Major airports will shut overnight, including key travel hub Kolkata, where heavy rain was already lashing the sprawling megacity
Priyanka Gandhi enters electoral politics by filing nomination for Lok Sabha by-election
The Wayanad seat was previously held by her brother, Rahul Gandhi