25 cities contribute more than 50pc

Just 25 big cities – almost all of them in China – accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world, an analysis of emissions trends showed. 
12 July 2021

India foils terror attack

An al-Qaeda offshoot in Kashmir planned attacks in northern India ahead of the country’s Independence Day, police claimed after arresting two men with alleged links to the group on Sunday.
12 July 2021

Suu Kyi hit by four new charges in Mandalay court

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional criminal charges, filed in a court in the country’s second biggest city Mandalay, her lawyer said yesterday.
12 July 2021

UN resolution calls for reconciliation in Myanmar

The UN Human Rights Council yesterday adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations by Myanmar’s military against the Rohingya and other minorities, and called for a process of reconciliation.
12 July 2021

UNHRC adopts resolution emphasising justice and repatriation of Rohingyas back to Myanmar

UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the "Human Rights Situation of Rohingya Muslims and other Minorities in Myanmar" today, calling on the international community to continue providing humanitarian assistance until they return to Myanmar.
12 July 2021

Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit by new charges in Mandalay court

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing four additional criminal charges, filed in a court in the country's second biggest city Mandalay, her lawyer said on Monday.
12 July 2021

Bond with Bangladesh basis for joint prosperity, inclusive growth: Indian foreign secretary

India said the existing bonds of friendship with Bangladesh provide a solid basis for the greater development of South Asia, its joint prosperity, and inclusive growth of the people.
12 July 2021

NKorea dismisses US humanitarian aid as 'sinister scheme'

US humanitarian aid is a "sinister political scheme" to put pressure on other countries, a North Korean researcher said, after suggestions from US allies such as South Korea that coronavirus vaccines or other help could promote cooperation.
12 July 2021

Lightening kills over 50 in India’s Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

Over 50 people, including children, were killed by lightning in northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Sunday, police said today.
12 July 2021

Taliban widens control in Afghanistan

India said yesterday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar, a major city in southern Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters continue to gain control amid the withdrawal of international forces.
11 July 2021

Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on provincial capital, governor says

Afghan security forces, with the help of air strikes, repelled an assault by Taliban fighters on the provincial centre of a key northern province bordering Tajikistan on Sunday, officials said.
11 July 2021

3 suspected JMB terrorists arrested in south Kolkata

Three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists were arrested from Kolkata's Haridebpur locality today, said the police.
11 July 2021

India withdraws nearly 50 diplomats, security personnel from Kandahar consulate

India has withdrawn nearly 50 diplomats and security personnel from its consulate in Kandahar of Afghanistan in view of the deteriorating security situation as Taliban gained control of new areas around the southern Afghan city.
11 July 2021

Leaders of North Korea, China vow greater cooperation in face of foreign hostility

The leaders of North Korea and China traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation on the anniversary of their treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the two countries, North Korea's KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
11 July 2021

Myanmar rebel group suspends key leader in massacre investigation

A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders this week, a spokesman said yesterday, as it investigates an alleged massacre of civilians on its territory. 
10 July 2021

India’s poor can’t afford to beat the heat

Beating the merciless heat is hard in the Indian desert city of Sri Ganganagar, a reality facing millions across the vast country as the climate changes in the coming decades. 
10 July 2021

China evacuates its citizens

China criticized hasty withdrawal of troops by Washington as Afghan authorities yesterday prepared to retake a key border crossing seized by the Taliban in a sweeping offensive that the insurgents claim has helped capture a vast swath of the violence-wracked nation. 
10 July 2021

‘Bangabandhu Chair’ to be established at University of Delhi

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will establish “Bangabandhu Chair” at the University of Delhi to honour the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and the 50th anniversary of the country’s Liberation War and Indo-Bangla diplomatic relations.
10 July 2021

Toilet that turns excrement into power and digital currency

Using a toilet can pay for your coffee or buy you bananas at a university in South Korea, where human waste is being used to help power a building. 
9 July 2021

Two soldiers among 10 killed in gunbattles

Eight suspected rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of counterinsurgency operations in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. 
9 July 2021