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

Cargo train operators authorised to use Indian railway network between India-Nepal

All cargo train operators today got the authorisation to use the Indian railway network to carry all cargo, including third-country freight between India and Nepal.
9 July 2021

Tripura CM to send ‘queen pineapples’ to PM Sheikh Hasina

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb will send its state fruit ‘queen pineapple’ to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The move comes just days after Bangladesh Prime Minister sent mangoes to the Tripura Chief Minister.
9 July 2021

Taliban says it controls most of Afghanistan, reassures Russia

A Taliban delegation in Moscow said on Friday that the group controlled over 85% of territory in Afghanistan and reassured Russia it would not allow the country to be used as a platform to attack others.
9 July 2021

5 Bangladeshis among busted contraband beer distribution syndicate in Malaysia

Malaysian police have crippled a contraband beer distribution ring with the arrest of eight men, five of them Bangladeshis, and the seizure of illicit beverage and other items worth more than RM one million.
9 July 2021

Indian PM Modi thanks PM Hasina for ‘thoughtful gesture of mango gift’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed the mangoes sent by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a thoughtful gesture and reminded him of the generous hospitality of Bangladesh during his visit in March.
9 July 2021

Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM

The biggest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), yesterday said it was withdrawing support for the embattled prime minister and urged him to step down.
8 July 2021

Rajapaksa family tightens grip on crisis-hit Sri Lanka

A brother of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday became finance minister, tightening the family’s grip on power in the South Asian nation as it confronts growing economic troubles. Basil Rajapaksa, 70, took over the finance portfolio from another brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
8 July 2021

Be wary of platform being used for anti-India comments: India to OIC

India has asked the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to be “watchful that its platform is not subverted by vested interests for comments on India’s internal affairs or for anti-India propaganda”.
8 July 2021

Mamata Banerjee thanks PM Hasina for gift of Haribhanga mangoes

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter thanking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the sweet Haribhanga mangoes, saying she was overwhelmed by the gifts.
8 July 2021

Taiwan asks US not to cause 'misunderstanding' after flag tweet removed

Taiwan has asked its office in Washington to remind the United States not to cause "unnecessary speculation or misunderstanding" after the White House deleted a social media post on Covid-19 vaccine donations that included Taiwan's flag.
8 July 2021

Last of the legends goes

A legend of Indian cinema, he was one of those who helped turn their film industry into one of the biggest in the world.
7 July 2021

Modi ‘overhauls’ Indian cabinet

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday carried out a major expansion and reshuffle of his council of ministers inducting 43 people, including 36 new faces, taking its total strength to 77. 
7 July 2021

‘India’s vast consumer market offers opportunities for Bangladesh food products’

The vast consumer market of India offers enormous opportunities for Bangladesh’s quality food products, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Vikram Doraiswami, highlighting the duty-free, quota-free market access available to Bangladesh products under SAFTA since 2011.
7 July 2021

Indian PM Modi carries out major reshuffle in council of ministers

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today carried out a major expansion and reshuffle of his council of ministers, inducting 43 people, including 36 new faces, and sacking a dozen ministers including six senior ministers of cabinet rank.
7 July 2021

Tajikistan takes in over 1,000 Afghan refugees

Tajikistan has taken in more than 1,000 civilian refugees fleeing the violence in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province across the border, the government of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan province said on Wednesday.
7 July 2021

Olympics likely to open during COVID ‘state of emergency’

Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of emergency to start next week and continue for the duration of the Tokyo Olympics.
7 July 2021

Taliban fighters storm capital of northwestern Afghan province

Regional officials in northern Afghanistan said on Wednesday they had recaptured government buildings in a provincial capital after Taliban fighters stormed it overnight, taking over the police headquarters and sparking panic among residents.
7 July 2021

Tribute to the ‘First Khan’ of Bollywood

Legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar passed away earlier today (July 7) in Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. He was 98.
7 July 2021