Exactly five years after handing Banerjee a bitter loss in Nandigram, Adhikari has repeated the feat, this time in her home turf.

In the South Pacific nation -- a popular tourist destination of just under a million people -- there were over 2,000 new HIV cases recorded last year, a 26 percent increase from 2024

The Washington Post took home the prestigious award for public service for its reporting on the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk's sweeping cuts to federal agencies. The New York Times won three awards

The explosion occurred at around 4:43 pm on Monday at the Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV said

Iran would need around a year to build a weapon if leaders decided to pursue that path, sources say

The UAE, a close US ally and key Arab partner of Israel, said it came under a barrage of missiles and drones from Iran

Six Iranian fast boats destroyed; drones and cruise missiles intercepted

Europeans have “heard” US President Donald Trump’s message of frustration over the Iran war and are “stepping up”, Nato chief Mark Rutte said yesterday after Washington announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

Seema Das, a househelp in New Delhi, took on a two-day journey to reach her village in India’s West Bengal state, changing trains to make sure she got home in time to vote in provincial elections.

Tensions rose in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday as both the United States and Iran claimed attacks on vessels, with Donald Trump warning Iran that its forces would be “blown off the face of the earth” if they targeted US ships guiding vessels through the strait.

Iran military tells US Navy to steer clear

State election results reflect a deeper transformation in voter sentiment – one rooted in expectations of governance, economic security and credibility

Police say driver arrested

Traveller numbers at Dubai International, usually the world's busiest for international passenger traffic, sank to 2.5 million, down 66 percent year on year

The handover follows a tense maritime standoff in the Gulf of Oman, where US forces intercepted the Iranian-flagged vessel

Military says foreign armed forces will be 'targeted and attacked' if they approach

Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, and Iran's stranglehold on the strategic strait following US-Israeli attacks on Tehran has been a main point of contention

President Donald Trump said Sunday that "very positive discussions" were underway with Iran on finding a solution to the war, but nevertheless added US forces will soon start escorting ships out of the blocked Strait of Hormuz

Public hearings began with members of Sydney's Jewish community expected to talk about their experience of antisemitism

Israel yesterday approved a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire two combat squadrons of fighter jets from the United States, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it would “reinforce” its air superiority.