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Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures after casting her vote casts at a polling station in Dhaka (AFP)

Sheikh Hasina Sworn in for Fifth Term as Bangladesh's Prime Minister

Hasina takes oath after Awami League's overwhelming victory in elections.

12 Jan 2024 12:11 PM IST

Massive Opposition Protest in Dhaka Ahead of Bangladesh General Elections

Massive Opposition Protest in Dhaka Ahead of Bangladesh General...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) stages a massive protest in Dhaka, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh...

6 Jan 2024 5:39 PM IST

People stand next to large cracks in the pavement after evacuating into a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. (Yusuke FUKUHARA / Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP)

Indian Embassy Sets Up Control Room For Earthquake Affected in Japan

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck north central Japan on Monday

3 Jan 2024 11:33 AM IST

People stand next to large cracks in the pavement after evacuating into a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. (Yusuke FUKUHARA / Yomiuri Shimbun / AFP)

Earthquake: Japan lifts all tsunami warnings

TOKYO: Japan has lifted all the tsunami warnings and advisories put in place after a major quake on New Year's Day,...

2 Jan 2024 7:27 AM IST

A building falls on the ground following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan (Kyodo News via AP)

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 30 dead, destroy buildings in...

Buildings crumbled, fires broke out, and tsunami warnings were sent as far away as eastern Russia, following the...

2 Jan 2024 7:20 AM IST

Powerful earthquake tore through centeral Japan.

LIVE: First Tsunami Waves Follow 7.5 Quake in Japan, Residents Urged...

Citizens on Alert for Another Possible 7 Magnitude Earthquake in Japan - Meteorological Agency Issues Warning for Next...

1 Jan 2024 5:05 PM IST

Japan quake havoc: Urgent evacuation as 7.5 hits, tsunami warnings.

7.6-Magnitude Quake Rocks Japan, Mojor Tsunami Alert, Urgent...

Precious Belongings Can Wait, Lives First: NHK Urges Immediate Evacuation to Higher Ground Amidst Crisis

1 Jan 2024 3:45 PM IST

An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning. (Representative Image)

Powerful 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan, Triggers Tsunami...

Japan on High Alert as Tsunami Warnings Issued for Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama Prefectures Following Major Seismic...

1 Jan 2024 2:32 PM IST

Fireworks light-up the sky over the London Eye in central London to celebrate the New Year (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

New Year's Eve celebrations roll across Asia, but wars cast a shadow...

At the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled 2023 as a year marked by wartime suffering

1 Jan 2024 7:44 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking at the 9th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea at the Partys Central Committee headquarters building in Pyongyang. (AFP)

Will launch 3 more spy satellites, build more nuclear weapons in 2024:...

Kim's comments suggest he'll continue a run of weapons tests to expand his arsenal amid long-dormant diplomacy with the...

31 Dec 2023 11:09 AM IST

Volcanic eruption (Representational Image)

11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Mount Marapi Erupts in West Sumatra: Ash Spews 3,000 Meters High, Blanketing Villages and Towns in Volcanic Debris

4 Dec 2023 1:38 PM IST

G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war (Photo:Twitter)

G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war

Tokyo: Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies announced a unified stance on the...

8 Nov 2023 9:53 PM IST