The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has climbed to 2,719, according to the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday.
Over 4,521 people have been injured, and more than 440 are still (...)
Myanmar on Monday announced seven days of national mourning following a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the central region on Friday, claiming the lives of more than 1,700 people.
State-run broadcaster MRTV said the national flag (...)
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, with over 2,300 people injured and 30 still missing, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Myanmar's state-run broadcaster MRTV reported the updated (...)
A number of countries have officially announced that Eid Al-Fitr will fall on Monday, March 31, 2025, as the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted on Saturday evening.
Authorities in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Australia (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, recorded an increase of 10.7 percent in January 2025 compared to the same month last year. The increase in the non-oil exports, with the exclusion of re-exports, stood at 13.1 percent (...)
This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, "Trumpism will outlast his presidency". But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back?
At 09.00 one (...)
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was called "a gold digger" and "a murderer". She was slut-shamed and spent 27 days in prison after a hate-filled vicious media campaign in 2020 alleged she had been involved in the death of her actor boyfriend (...)
On 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives.
India's already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic's weight.
The WHO (...)
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Venezuela has been "very hostile" to the US and countries purchasing oil from it will be forced to pay the tariff on all their trade to the US starting April 2.
The tariffs would most likely add to the taxes facing (...)
A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician.
Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under (...)
Millions of tires being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
The majority of the UK's exported waste tires (...)
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and becomes the first woman and first African to get arguably the biggest job in global sports.
The Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold (...)
A report considered the world's most trusted source of climate updates has laid out the parlous state of a planet that has recorded its 10 hottest years over the last decade.
The World Meteorological Organization's State of the Global Climate report (...)
It took Arun George half a working life to scrape together £15,000 ($19,460) in savings, which he used to secure a care worker job for his wife in the UK.
But in barely a few months, he lost it all.
George — not his real name as his wife doesn't (...)
A curfew has been imposed in parts of a city in India's western state of Maharashtra after Hindu groups demanded the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a 17th-Century Mughal emperor, sparking violence on Monday night.
Vehicles were set on fire and (...)
A political storm is brewing in India, with the first waves already hitting the southern part of the country.
Leaders there are calling for mass mobilization to protect the region's political interests amid a heated controversy over the redrawing of (...)
The dramatic political developments in Bangladesh that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina being ousted last year have thrown up many surprises — including Dhaka's growing closeness with one-time foe Pakistan.
Last month, after decades of troubled (...)
Pakistan said Friday that the death toll from a train hijacking in the southwestern region climbed to 30 as it accused India and Afghanistan of supporting militants responsible for the attack.
Militants loyal to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) (...)
With Donald Trump's tit-for-tat tariffs on India looming next month, millions of Americans may have to brace for steeper medical bills.
Last week, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal made an unscheduled trip to the US for discussions with (...)
Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump's first term of office sent her company into a tailspin.
It was 2019 and her California-based firm, Austere, had just agreed to supply several big (...)
Authorities in India have arrested a cryptocurrency exchange administrator wanted by the US for allegedly helping cybercriminals launder money and violate sanctions.
Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian citizen and Russian resident, was arrested in the (...)
Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India's future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds.
The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment (...)
تعمل شركة دي إم جي إيفنتس مع Messe München للمشاركة في تنظيم معرض IFAT الشهير عالميًا في المملكة العربية السعودية في عام 2026. ستقام الدورة الأولى من معرض IFAT في المملكة، وهو المعرض التجاري الرائد للتقنيات البيئية الذي يركز على إدارة المياه والصرف (...)
The dusty highway leading to Sidhpur, in western India's Gujarat state, winds through arid landscapes past roadside eateries and herds of lumbering camel, offering little hint of what the historic town holds.
In the heart of Sidhpur lies a street (...)
Air India has confirmed that one of its flights was forced to turn around last week after plastic bags, rags and clothes clogged up most of its toilets.
The plane, which was heading from Chicago to the Indian capital of Delhi, spent several hours in (...)
