Myanmar government says a landslide at a jade mine in the country's north has killed 50 people. The Ministry of Information cited the local fire service at the site of Thursday's landslide in Hpakant in Kachin state.
Two renowned Indian-Americans who have contributed towards the efforts in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis are among the 38 immigrants honoured by a prestigious American foundation ahead of US Independence Day commemoration this year.
Nashik court sends ‘godman’ Kharat to 3-day police custody in 7th sexual exploitation case
ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Akola hottest in India at 46.9 deg C; Vidarbha under grip of heat wave
ED cracks down on suspected interstate liquor racket, raids 9 sites in Arunachal
Odisha: Two teachers engaged in Census work die of 'heatstroke' in 2 days
Kolkata Port: Decline in number of voters during SIR brings in uncertainty in TMC bastion
RS Chairman accepts merger of 7 AAP MPs with BJP
Two killed in high-speed bike crash on Mukundpur flyover in Delhi
J-K: Six held with drugs, assets worth Rs 73 lakh attached in Udhampur
FIR against five students of Pune law college for ‘ragging’ junior
NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
The ILO has warned that if another COVID-19 wave hits in the second half of 2020, there would be global working-hour loss of 11.9 per cent - equivalent to the loss of 340 million full-time jobs.
Top leaders of Nepal's ruling communist party, including former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday demanded Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's resignation, saying his recent anti-India remarks were "neither politically correct nor diplomatically appropriate."
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country's Han majority to have more children.
A day after India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in activities which are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity" of the country, China on Tuesday voiced strong concern over the move, and said the Indian government has the responsibility to uphold the "legitimate and legal rights" of international investors.
A new flu virus strain, identified among pigs in China, is becoming prevalent among workers in the swine industry, according to a study which says the pathogen has "all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus."
Tehran: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said on Monday.
Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday claimed that efforts are being made to oust him after his government redrew the country's political map by incorporating three strategically key Indian territories.
Shares of Facebook and Twitter dropped sharply Friday after the the giant company behind brands such as Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap said it will halt U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram through at least the end of the year.
