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Vietnam accuses Thailand of attacking fishing boats




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Indian-origin Uber driver allegedly rapes passenger in Canada: report




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Japan enhances military’s role as contentious legislation passed




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Pakistan arrests 28 suspects in connection with Taliban attack on air force base




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Four funerals and a wedding: China’s Xi mends political bridges




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Vietnam frees high-profile blogger, US call for more releases




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Pakistan decides to share crucial evidence of Badhaber attack with Afghanistan




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India calls its Nepal envoy for consultations; Nepal says can’t make everyone happy




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Cow becomes national animal of Nepal




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Pakistan postpones execution of physically challenged death row convict




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No peace until foreign troops leave Afghanistan: Taliban chief Mullah Mansour




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Philippines: Gunmen abduct three foreigners, Filipino from resort




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Bangkok blast probe: Malaysia detains 8 suspects for questioning




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US, China sign deal to deal with naval, air force encounters




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Burqa a ‘garment of extremism, backwardness’: Chinese official




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Thai police ready to prosecute two for Bangkok shrine bombing




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Climate change: China pledges fund of $3 billion for developing nations




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At a Beijing radio station, a little Hindi, Urdu and Tamil




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US asks Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to take action against LeT, Haqqani network




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Flood waters jet out of Taiwan dam after deluge of Dujuan Typhoon




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Another blast hits Chinese city where explosions killed seven




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Aung San Suu Kyi says she will lead govt if party wins Myanmar polls




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Philippine forces mount massive search for abducted Italian




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Indonesia asks for foreign help to extinguish forest fires




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2 dead, 8 trapped after blast in coal mine in eastern China




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17 killed in eastern China restaurant as gas container explodes




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Ready to respond to any kind of war the US imperialists want: N Korea




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China starts operating lighthouses on South China Sea reef




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Blast rocks Tianjin port city again, two months after fatal explosion




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Afghanistan: Taliban withdraw from Kunduz, says retreating to avoid civilian casualties




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China: Blast rocks Tianjin port city two months after fatal explosions




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Philippines backs US plan to sail ship near Chinese island on South China Sea




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Taliban promised protection but later killed those who stood in their way in Kunduz: residents




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Chinese military reaches out amid South China Sea tensions




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Sailing in South China Sea not provocative, says US




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Won’t use force ‘recklessly’ in South China Sea: China




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S Koreans travel to North Korea to reunite with war-divided kin




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Cambodian on trial for infecting more than 100 with HIV




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Bangladesh hangs two top opposition leaders for war crimes




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COVID-19: Modi's India sets a laudable example

With its gaze steadily fixed on the well-being of its people, the government is going about taking all the imperative measures that need to be taken to beat back the pandemic, observes B S Raghavan.




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What a post-COVID-19 world may look like

'Whatever else may or may not happen, China and its people are likely to pay a very heavy price for the lack of transparency of its Communist regime,' predicts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).




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Petrol, diesel prices depend on govt, not crude rate!

'I have no problems with the finance ministry or with state governments treating petrol pump prices as the last resort for meeting their ambitious spending targets with very limited revenue resources.'




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Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

'A balanced head plus heart approach would be a full opening up of the economy including manufacturing and internal travel in the country but excluding COVID-19 hotspots,' recommends Jaimini Bhagwati.




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The Rishi-Neetu love story

They were married for 40 years till Rishi Kapoor's death did them apart.




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Uttam's Take: We mourn them all

Uttam Ghosh pays homage to these martrys for India.




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Coronavirus blow for other parties, it's AIADMK vs DMK in 2021

The Tamil Nadu voter may not be in the mood to test new talent, not when the state and the people are going through unprecedented and unanticipated crises, of which coronavirus is only the first.




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15 volunteers distribute sanitary products for women, combat taboo around menstruation




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Dairies want sale of milk to be allowed in two shifts




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Despite containment zone rules, supply of essential items allowed: PMC




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To get early treatment for co-morbid patients, PCMC seeks help from housing societies, senior citizens’ groups