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Mount Merapi releases volcanic materials during an eruption in Sleman, Indonesia, Saturday, (AP)World
Indonesia-'s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, spewing hot clouds, lava

Jakarta: Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out...

12 March 2023 7:55 AM IST

Women supporters of a religious party \Jamaat-e-Islami\ participate in a rally to mark International Womens Day, in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP/PTI)World
International Women-'s Day: Women rally in Pakistan after legal...

Hundreds gathered outside the city-'s press club but were penned in by shipping containers and police who stopped them...

8 March 2023 5:26 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AFP)World
China accuses Washington of trying to block its development

BEIJING: Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington...

8 March 2023 3:53 PM IST

Nandyal CI Somasekhar Reddy and head constable Gangadhar were booked in connection with the mass suicide pact of Abdul Salams family in Kurnool districtWorld
Top scientist behind Russia-'s Sputnik V Covid vaccine -'strangled to...

Moscow: Andrey Botikov, one of the scientists who helped to create the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, was strangled...

4 March 2023 12:39 PM IST

Passengers arriving from Changsha in China are screened for the new type of coronavirus (Patrick Ngugi/ AP)World
Hong Kong Ends One of World’s Longest Mask Mandates After 945 Days

Hong Kong to have busiest month for events in years in March

28 Feb 2023 9:57 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. (Photo: Twitter)World
China accuses US of -'bullying-' with new -'illegal-' sanctions

BEIJING: China on Monday accused the U.S. of “outright bullying and double standards” in leveling what it called...

27 Feb 2023 3:56 PM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)World
Zelenskyy fires Ukraine-'s commander of joint forces

Kyiv [Ukraine]: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired commander of joint forces operation Major...

27 Feb 2023 1:12 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday (Korean Central News Agency. AP)World
North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

South Korean experts estimate that North Korea is short around 1 million tons of grain, 20 percent of its annual demand

27 Feb 2023 12:05 PM IST

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 5 am. (Representational image: PTI)World
6.8-magnitude quake hits eastern Tajikistan: USGS

The USGS estimated that -'little or no population-' would be exposed to landslides from the quake

23 Feb 2023 10:22 AM IST

This image made from video broadcasted by North Koreas KRT shows what it says is a ballistic missile being launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KRT via AP)World
North Korea fires short-range missiles after making threats

Both South Korea and Japan condemned the launches as a threat to international peace and violations of U.N. Security...

20 Feb 2023 11:56 AM IST

Nurturing children through green gardensWorld
Nurturing children through green gardens

A pathbreaking initiative by two young women is impacting the lives of malnourished Tamil kids in the Northern Province...

18 Feb 2023 12:40 PM IST

Tik Tok has been the most popular app in India in the last few years.World
TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets -'decadent content-'

BAGHDAD: Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit among tens of thousands of followers, but now she...

16 Feb 2023 10:20 AM IST

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